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Music Review: A hit from The Baseball Project (AP)

AP - The Baseball Project, "Vol. 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails" (Yep Roc)

Review: Shallow `Journey' gains depth in 3-D form (AP)

AP - Hollywood wisdom through the ages has always been that no technological innovation — the transition from silent film to sound, black-and-white to color, hand-drawn animation to digital images — could ever make a bad movie into a good one.

`The Wackness' is trite coming-of-age pic (AP)

AP - Like "Definitely, Maybe" from earlier this year, the coming-of-age dramedy "The Wackness" asks us to dig deep within our nostalgia wells and reminisce about the mid-1990s.

Cumming dares, bares in lively "Bacchae" revamp (Reuters)

Reuters - He is a rock star, an exhibitionist and a vengeful god. He is Dionysus as played by stage and film star Alan Cumming in a vibrant production of Euripides' "The Bacchae," courtesy of the National Theatre of Scotland.

Kenny Chesney's songs sound the same after a while (Reuters)

Reuters - Only one guy has mounted a full tour of outdoor stadiums during this economically shaky summer, and that lone figure, Kenny Chesney, brought his show to about 45,000 fans at Nashville's NFL stadium Saturday.

Cirque du Soleil-style extravaganza hits Broadway (Reuters)
Reuters - Cirque du Soleil has no right to complain about the similarly titled "Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy," which has landed at the Broadway Theatre for a summer engagement through August 24 after touring the country.

'Well Enough Alone' details a life of hypochondria (AP)

AP - "Well Enough Alone: A Cultural History of My Hypochondria" (Riverhead Books. 256 pages. $23.95), by Jennifer Traig: In our current age of anxiety, medical-themed TV shows and WebMD, most of us — at one time or another — have inflated a pimple into cancer or a stomachache into appendicitis.

Author traces how Kama Sutra became worldwide epic (AP)
AP - "The Book of Love: The Story of the Kama Sutra" (Henry Holt and Co. 272 pages. $27.50), by James McConnachie: There's something almost magical about the words "Kama Sutra." They conjure up images of hidden passion, of mystical eroticism, of countless lovemaking positions that are impossibly acrobatic.

Billboard CD reviews: Beck, G-Unit (Reuters)

Reuters - Because his records so rarely sound like anyone's but his own, it's easy to forget how much Beck thrives on collaborating with name-brand producers like Nigel Godrich and the Dust Brothers.

"Dark Knight" a gripping character study (Reuters)

Reuters - "The Dark Knight" is pure adrenaline. Director Christopher Nolan, having dispensed with the introspective, moody origin story of 2005's "Batman Begins," now puts the Caped Crusader through a decathlon of explosions, vehicle flips, hand-to-hand combat, midair rescues and pulse-pounding suspense.

Hollywood notables open up to film critic Mitchell (Reuters)
Reuters - "TCM Presents Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence," Turner Classic Movies' new half-hour interview series, puts a spotlight on the lives and work of contemporary actors and directors. Film critic Elvis Mitchell is a savvy host who poses good questions and engages in insightful conversation with his subjects.

Music Review: Jean Grae shows some promise (AP)

AP - Jean Grae, "Jeanius" (Blacksmith Records/ Warner Bros.)

Jay-Z wins over doubters at Glastonbury (Reuters)

Reuters - The tents are packed up and most of the 140,000 music lovers have made their weary way home, but memories of this year's Glastonbury festival, and its headline act Jay-Z, are likely to linger.

Music Review: Nelson teams with Marsalis on CD (AP)

AP - Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis, "Two Men with the Blues" (Blue Note)

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