The Short List of Things to Do

A guide to what you should see and what you should skip — and what you won't be able to avoid

Gossip Girl

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Josh Schwartz, creator of The O.C., fills the ironic-teen-soap void that's been open since, well, The O.C., was canceled. Manhattan prep schooler Serena (Blake Lively) returns from a mysterious exile and shakes up Upper East Side society. Packing a sharp designer shiv, this clever saga of haves vs. have-mores proves the East Coast can be as enjoyably sudsy as the West.

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