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'Dexter' keeps raising the ante, and Laurence Fishburne touches all of the "CSI" bases -- plus "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Mad Men" and a Veterans Day documentary on PBS. Full story »

As Romeo in Opera Circle's production of Bellini's "I Capuleti e i Montecchi," a rising mezzo-soprano named Emily Righter is making her debut with the Cleveland company and commanding the stage.  Full story »

"Sesame Street" is seen in more than 120 countries. It is estimated that 80 million Americans watched the show as children. And it is in Guinness World Records for most Emmy wins (122) by a television series of any kind.  Full story »

If you're comfortable straddling the line between science fiction and fantasy, you must visit Robert Silverberg's Majipoor. Humans are just one of several species residing on Majipoor in his books and stories. Majipoor is a sprawling world of strange landscapes ruled by telepathic suggestions sent by the King of Dreams. Full story »

Neil Thackaberry's Actors' Summit theater in Hudson celebrates its 10th anniversary this year -- with Thackaberry splitting duties from ticket-selling to directing with wife and theater co-founder MaryJo Alexander.  Full story »

Critics' Circle picks this week include Disney's 'A Christmas Carol' with Jim Carrey; the "Paul Gauguin: Paris, 1889" exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art; and Federico Fellini's "La Strada" at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Full story »

A "New Moon" celebration, the third-season finale of "Mad Men," the disaster movie "2012" and Bruce Springsteen make up this week's Pop 10 list.  Full story »

One thing is fairly certain about the "Mad Men" season finale. It will leave several key characters hanging from an extremely high emotional cliff. Full story »

This year, Cleveland gets its own comic con the weekend after Thanksgiving. Full story »

Your exclusive weekly video guide to the week's top movies, concerts, arts events and more. Today: Pop Music Critic John Soeder kicks things off with a preview of Bruce Springsteen's upcoming concert at Quicken Loans Arena. Full story »

Sweet Mango sits on Berea's handsome city triangle, between Whitey's Army-Navy store and Book & Bean. From the street, through the glass storefront, its sunny yellow walls beckoned to us warmly, and its staff did likewise once we got in.  Full story »

Economize and find a perfect new paperback this week. Here are 11 lively titles, starting with Roger Roper's look at Walt Whitman during the Civil War, "Now the Drum of War." Full story »

Here's Part 2 in Cleveland videographer Geoff Short's weekly series "Stages: Stories from the B-W Music Theater Program."  Full story »

Movies on Coco Chanel and Amelia Earhart, starring Audrey Tautou and Hilary Swank, illustrate high and low points of the biopic.  Full story »