Briefs: An online chart has something surprising to say about the blue state/red state phenomenon.
Rev: Blowing Sunshine: Looking for the few good pieces of car world news that are floating around.
Critic's Picks: A guide to the week's best arts, theater and music events.
Loserpalooza: Depressed wine drinkers! Midlife-crisis-stricken superheroes! Men who never grew up! Is this weekend's movie lineup the first sign of a newly mature cinema?
Just Awake, Dog: Mos Def and Talib Kweli speak from the shadows.
Sweet Hearts: Charismatic cast shine in charming production of 'The Fantasticks.'
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