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'Zookeeper,' 'Project Nim,' and the New Animal RealismMonday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:44AMEven as science-informed depictions of wildlife come into vogue, cinema and society still can't resist dressing animals like humans

BRIEFLY: July 6Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:34AMRead about what's happening in and around Plymouth.

From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: "The Office" Season SevenFriday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:30AMHailed as "TV's Funniest half-hour," by Variety Magazine, "The Office" Season Seven marks the momentous departure of Steve Carell as Michael Scott - the slightly clueless, often politically-incorrect, but always loveable office manager â an iconic role that earned him a Golden Globe® and five Emmy® nominations.  With Michael on his way out, the coveted position as "the boss" opens up in this ...

Andrey Kurkov's 'Death and the Penguin's capitalism has a messy entrance in this novel on Russian societyFriday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:12AMAndrey Kurkov's satiric Death and the Penguin successfully balances the social awkwardness of Woody Allen, the absurd clashes of Jean-Luc Godard and the escalating paranoia of Franz Kafka.

Deadspin's 2011 NHL Entry Draft Running Diary [Hockey]Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 12:48PM# hockey Welcome to Deadspin's first and likely last annual NHL Draft Diary. Follow along with due reverence for the most thrilling pageant in all of sport. More »

'I've Never Met an Idiot on the River' preview: The Fonz talks about his new book, a memoir on fly-fishingMonday, June 27, 2011 @ 7:11AM'The Fonz' writes a book.

Top 100 Celebrity Sports FansSaturday, June 18, 2011 @ 11:12PMFinding out a celebrity roots for the same sports team as you just makes you feel good. It makes you feel like they're just another person, that they're not too stuck up to go out to the game and sit with the other fans. When you see Will Ferrell and Leonardo DiCaprio sitting side-by-side at a basketball game, or when you see Denzel Washington in line like everybody else to grab a beer at the ...

Darin Strauss' 'Half A Life' opens with a piercing confession: New in PaperbackFriday, June 17, 2011 @ 5:10AMSixteen-year-old Celine Zilke was riding her bike when she inexplicably turned into the path of Strauss' Oldsmobile. At 40 mph, the car met Celine, in a moment that forms "a kind of shadowy giant" over the rest of Strauss' life.

Arianna Taps Actress Rita Wilson To Head New 'Boomer' Vertical Huff/Post 40Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 7:09AMArianna has not lost her knack for splashy name-dropping. The AOL Huffington Post Media Group announced today they have tapped actress (and wife of Tom Hanks) Rita Wilson to be editor-at-large of a new Boomer vertical Huff/Post 40 . The site is set to launch in August.