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• DC Universe Online: $50 million gamble aims for audience that World of Warcraft 'can't touch'
• Rockin' and writhin' at Crazy Girls
• Television review: 'Lights Out' on FX
• Universal Music Group's vintage recordings head to Library of Congress
• DC Universe Online: Five Easter eggs in Metropolis, Gotham and Smallville?
• On the Media: With the Tucson shooting, impatient pundits can't wait till all the facts are in
• Vatican steps back from Discovery's 'Exorcist Files'
• No female directors among DGA nominees
• Snap Judgment: "Hold It Against Me" by Britney Spears

DC Universe Online: $50 million gamble aims for audience that World of Warcraft 'can't touch' Posted: 11 Jan 2011 07:39 AM PST The developers of DC Universe Online encountered an unexpected problem when they set about creating the video game.

Rockin' and writhin' at Crazy Girls Posted: 10 Jan 2011 07:51 PM PST Scrappy bands play amid dancers at a kitschy club that served as the setting for Mötley Crüe's infamous 'Girls, Girls, Girls' video. Scrappy bands play amid dancers at a kitschy club that served as the setting for Mötley Crüe's infamous 'Girls, Girls, Girls' video.

Television review: 'Lights Out' on FX Posted: 11 Jan 2011 12:00 AM PST The 13-episode boxer comeback series isn't always electrifying or convincing, but it, and its many fine performances, exert a pull. The 13-episode boxer comeback series isn't always electrifying or convincing, but it, and its many fine performances, exert a pull.

Universal Music Group's vintage recordings head to Library of Congress Posted: 10 Jan 2011 06:57 PM PST UMG's donation of about 200,000 classic recordings to the Library of Congress, including Bing Crosby's original 'White Christmas,' could open up a treasure trove of early American music to the public. UMG's donation of about 200,000 classic recordings to the Library of Congress, including Bing Crosby's original 'White Christmas,' could open up a treasure trove of early American music to the public.

DC Universe Online: Five Easter eggs in Metropolis, Gotham and Smallville? Posted: 11 Jan 2011 07:38 AM PST Comics nerds will be able to wander for days on end in the game s virtual world and still not catch every detail.

On the Media: With the Tucson shooting, impatient pundits can't wait till all the facts are in Posted: 11 Jan 2011 12:00 AM PST On the right and left, commentators are weighing in on the accused shooter's political beliefs. U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 19 other shooting victims scarcely had been scooped up from a bloodstained shopping center parking lot Saturday when the struggle to politicize, or de-politicize, the mass shooting swept the media.

Vatican steps back from Discovery's 'Exorcist Files' Posted: 10 Jan 2011 08:33 PM PST The Vatican-based officials that executive producer Gary Auerbach.met with didn't disapprove, but they didn't actively partner on the series.

No female directors among DGA nominees Posted: 11 Jan 2011 12:00 AM PST Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, Tom Hooper, Christopher Nolan and David O. Russell make the cut a year after Kathryn Bigelow's landmark win. Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, Tom Hooper, Christopher Nolan and David O. Russell make the cut a year after Kathryn Bigelow's landmark win.

Snap Judgment: "Hold It Against Me" by Britney Spears Posted: 10 Jan 2011 01:18 PM PST Think of it as a new version of the hard-soft dynamic employed by Nirvana. Think of it as a new version of the hard-soft dynamic employed by Nirvana.

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