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Week of May 23

Usher's Here I Stand

Available May 27
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Four years ago, he released a great cheating song (Yeah). Now Usher is married with child, but that hasn't killed his libido: from R. Kelly — worthy euphemisms ("I can't wait to deliver you like a FedEx box") to straight-out begging, he's still talking about sex, ba-by. But sex without melody and with few addictive hooks is kind of a grind.

Grade: C+

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November 28

The new Elvis Costello television series, Stephen Colbert's Christmas Special and Chungking Express on DVD

November 21

The Monty Python Holy Grail on DVD, Gears of War 2 for the gamers, Bolt in movie theaters, and more

October 10

The good cheer of Happy-Go-Lucky, reliving the amazing life of John Lennon, cathing up with The Starter Wife on TV, and more

October 3

Greg Kinnear, in Flash of Genius, Richard Jenkins in The Visitor, Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married, and more

September 26

Jenny Lewis in the record stores, Dennis Lehane's The Given Day in bookstores, The Lucky Ones in movie theaters, and more

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