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Saturday, July 4, 2009

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‘Idol’ contestants hit the road for tour

BURBANK, Calif. –Face to face at twin pianos, Matt Giraud and Scott MacIntyre strike the opening chords of “Don’t Stop Believin’,” and playing in unison the two “American Idol” finalists start to sing the Journey classic. (Updated: 07/04/09 8:26 AM )

Muppets, Manilow and more for the Fourth

Cookie Monster is planning to bake 233 cookies for America’s birthday celebration today — one for each year. (Updated: 07/04/09 6:50 AM )

Find the nearest fireworks display or Independence Day celebration

Everyone wants to see a spectacular Fourth of July fireworks show without traversing across Western New York. But event times and places change year to year, and with the current economic landscape, it's not even a given that the shows will go on. (Updated: 07/03/09 8:57 AM )

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‘The Philanthropist’ is mind-blowingly good

I’m used to being in a minority but this one’s really ridiculous. There are only a few of us left on earth, if we’re lucky. We could probably hold our annual meetings in a Mini Cooper. (Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM )

Ch. 4’s Hairston recovering from heart surgery

Channel 4 weekend anchor Mylous Hairston is recuperating in Buffalo General Hospital after having a heart attack that led to two surgeries Tuesday and Wednesday to open an artery. (Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM )

After rainy ending last year, Zappa gets in a full set at Square

You get a strange crowd at a free concert. And, if the 5-year-old with a mohawk yelling “Go Zappa!” was any indication, you get the strangest crowd at a free Zappa Plays Zappa concert. Strange in a good way, though, as was shown at Thursday at the Square. (Updated: 07/03/09 8:32 AM )

'Whatever Works': David-Allen combo doesn’t produce much enthusiasm

There’s a legendary story about Larry David when he was just a stand-up comic — long before, that is, he cocreated “Seinfeld” and bequeathed “Curb Your Enthusiasm” to a needful world. (Updated: 07/03/09 8:46 AM )

'Food, Inc.': Facts aren’t sugarcoated in documentary

There comes a point early on in “Food, Inc.” where you have to decide if you want to know. (Updated: 07/03/09 8:46 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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