Brian Dennehy as Jud Tierney and Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
John Doyle: Television

Tired, totally tedious and irritating TV

A list of shows that should just go away

America Ferrera in a scene from Ugly Betty.
Lynn Crosbie: Pop Rocks

The ugly truth about Betty’s braces and Super Bowl ads

A great show reinvented camp and tele-aesthetics

Ian Brown holds his son, Walker.
Books

Globe's Ian Brown wins Charles Taylor Prize

Jury lauds writer for his sensitive exploration of ‘a netherworld where medicine and morality meet’ and for telling the story of his disabled son ‘with artless candour, quirky humour and unsparing detail.’

Actress Amanda Seyfried arrives for the screening of Chloe. Mark Blinch/Reuters

Blonde, beautiful – and twisted

Amanda Seyfried may be starring in the box-office hit Dear John, but she’s also got a hankering for dark, difficult roles

New Orleans wins more than game

In bet between galleries, Indianapolis gives up Turner painting for three months

The secret to magazine sales?

News and gossip, of course. Hello! Canada, Maclean's do well in lacklustre magazine market.

Dance

The White Stripes, and a little bit of Alice

National Ballent of Canada's next season features the big three choreographers, Wheeldon, McGregor and Ratmansky

Michael Jackson's doctor charged

Lawyer for Dr. Conrad Murray, who faces up to four years in prison if convicted, swears to 'fight like hell' against charge

SI swimsuit edition puts Roddick's wife Brooklyn Decker on cover

22-year-old model says being chosen for the front is 'the news of a lifetime'

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Russell Smith: On Culture
Gaga over the new nostalgia

Why are antique Polaroid cameras the must-have accessory for aspiring hipsters?

Russell Smith
Johanna Schneller: Fame Game
Smarten up, Paul

It's about time Paul Bettany found the stardom that is his due

Paul Bettany, who plays the archangel Michael in his latest film, Legion, is a versatile actor who goes deep into every role.
Video
Liam Lacey in 60 seconds

Globe film critic Liam Lacey discusses what's up on screen, at the festivals, and at the box office. This week: From Paris With Love and J'ai tue ma mere (I Killed my Mother).

Xavier Dolan, left, and François Arnaud star in Dolan’s autobiographical debut J’ai tué ma mère, in which a young gay man comes of age.
Nestruck on Theatre
Andrew Lloyd Webber's ideal Dorothy: Avril Lavigne

Plus: Mirvish Productions will follow My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding with A Jew Grows in Brooklyn

Avril Lavigne poses with two Mounties as she arrives on the red carpet during the Juno Awards in Calgary Sunday, April 6, 2008.


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