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Monday, July 6, 2009

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‘Ice Age,’ ‘Transformers’ tied for 1st

LOS ANGELES — Prehistoric creatures and robots were in a photo finish for the Fourth of July box-office crown Sunday, with “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” tied with $42.5 million each. (Updated: 07/06/09 7:55 AM )

‘Grey’s’ rises to No. 1 as DVRs change TV habits

When Michael Scott (Steve Carell) prematurely announced the closing of the Buffalo office of the Dunder Mifflin paper company on the season finale of NBC’s “The Office,” more than a third of the audience in Western New York didn’t watch his latest portrayal of cluelessness for up to seven days. (Updated: 07/05/09 8:22 AM )

Despite deluge, fans embrace own Woodstock at Varysburg Jam

When fans who were at the Big & Rich/Gretchen Wilson show Friday night look back in a few years, they may regard the concert as their “Woodstock” moment. (Updated: 07/05/09 7:20 AM )

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Secrets are uncovered in Syfy’s ‘Warehouse 13’

At 9 p. m. Tuesday, a popular cablenet gets a new name, along with opening the door to a passel of mysterious artifacts and enigmatic relics. (Updated: 07/05/09 7:22 AM )

A myth buster profiles heroes of our nation’s early years

The name Edmund Sears Morgan is not as well-known as the cadre of very talented popular historians who are called upon at times of important national events to lend perspective to the stories on PBS. (Updated: 07/05/09 7:21 AM )

Michaels’ essays shine a light on a great writer

Leonard Michaels was one of the great American writers of his time. Unfortunately, to be remembered that way after dying at 70 in 2003, he needs — as all literary writers from Aeschylus to Sontag do — the ministrations of academe, tender or otherwise. (Updated: 07/05/09 8:55 AM )

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The new normal does not include whining

Welcome to the new normal. Your 401(k) has tanked, your job is hanging by a thread, and purchases you once considered routine are now major life decisions.

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