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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00 Ipala, Guatemala celebrates those who went away but kept the town in their hearts
IPALA, GUATEMALA -- Red-shirted mariachis stroll singing and strumming into the dusty yard of a whitewashed villa where roosters crow the dawn. The lyrics of their serenade compare a maiden's beauty to the shine of the moon, as homemade fireworks explode in the lightening sky.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00 Theater review: 'Orestes, a Tragic Romp at the Folger Theatre
You may have been led to believe that in Greek tragedy, things end badly. Well, the folks at "Orestes, a Tragic Romp" have news for you. A man can, it seems, carry out the revenge murder of his mother and be condemned to death and then plot the assassination of his mother's celebrity sister and take...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00 Tom Shales on TV: Super Bowl commercials
CBS may have stolen its own show last night with the telecast of Super Bowl XLIV, thanks to a network promo that stole thunder from all the costly commercials sprinkled liberally through the game.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00 White House press corps feels bypassed by Obama in favor of TV shows, YouTube
Six months ago, network executives were complaining that the White House was costing them tens of millions of dollars by pressing them to carry presidential news conferences in prime time.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00 'Dear John' bumps 'Avatar' from top spot at the box office
It had to happen sometime, but nobody expected the biggest film of all time to lose its North American box office crown this past weekend to "Dear John," a low-budget "chick flick" with a pair of little-known stars. The romantic drama opened with $32.4 million across the United States and Canada,...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00 Book review: Maureen Corrigan reviews "A Dark Matter" by Peter Straub
A DARK MATTER By Peter Straub Doubleday. 397 pp. $26.95 It's those blasted 1960s again. We all know that decade is to blame for prying open the safety box and allowing sex, drugs and rock-and-roll to get loose. But in his latest supernatural thriller, "A Dark Matter," Peter Straub holds the 1960s...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00 Opera review: Plácido Domingo sparkles as baritone in 'Boccanegra'
Plácido Domingo, the tenor, embarked this season on a world tour as the lead in Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra," a baritone role he's long said he wanted to sing before he retired. It isn't the first time the 69-year-old Domingo has essayed baritone roles. He started out as a baritone, recorded "The...

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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00 Going Out Guide: Free and easy at the Kennedy Center and the National Archives
'Broadway: Today & Tomorrow' at the Kennedy Center

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00 Carolyn Hax: Dating a much older man could be linked to low self-confidence
Adapted from a recent online discussion. Hi Carolyn: I've been dating someone for five years who is 16 years my senior, and we've talked about marriage. He and I are a great match, though I do at times wish the age difference were less significant. People often mistake him for my father. I can un...