The Short List of Things to Do

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The Weekend Roundup

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

January

Season 3 of Big Love, Google Earth's museum debut and the latest from Lady GaGa More »
Februrary

Eminem's Crack a Bottle, Julia Fischer: Bach Concertos, The TCM Romantic Comedies and more More »
March

The Amazing Race returns for its 14th season and Sean Penn plays the title character in Milk More »
April

Check out Reasons to Be Pretty on stage, Ricky Gervais on DVD and Neil Young on CD More »
May

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Guild seasons 1 and 2 and Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King More »
June

Summer favorites for tweens and their parents: the Jonas Brothers' new album and the director's cut of Woodstock More »
July

The John Barrymore Collection, Afghanistan's rendition of Idol and the 20th Anniversary Edition of Do the Right Thing More »
August

Available on DVD: Icons of Sci-Fi, thirtysomething: the complete first season and I Love You, Man More »
September

Halo: ODST, Paul Newman: The Tribute Collection and The Informant! More »
October

A Gustavo Dudamel iPhone app, Hamlet starring Jude Law, and Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) More »
November

New Moon hits theaters, DJ Hero spins into your living room and Wings of Desire lands on DVD More »
December

Men of a Certain Age debuts while Glee takes a break More »