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Once upon a time in 2001, in a kingdom called DreamWorks, the people behind "Shrek" cornered the "fractured fairy tale" market. Not only did the playful spin on fables yank the box-office rug out from under Disney, it poked fun at the animated giant as well.

ON THE RECORD: Solo Albums from Victoria Clark, Lauren Kennedy and Andréa Burns

This week, we give a listen to solo albums from three contemporary musical theatre actresses: Victoria Clark's "Fifteen Seconds of Grace," Lauren Kennedy's "Here and Now" and Andr�a Burns' "A Deeper Shade of Red."

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PS Classics was established in 2000, specializing in theatre-style singers and songwriters. Through a combination of quality, dedication and luck � the latter having to do with the drastically reduced output of the corporate bigboys � the small independent label has found its way to several major cast albums in its rapidly growing catalogue, notably including Grey Gardens and recent revivals of Nine, 110 in the Shade, Assassins, Frogs and Company. Fifty-seven CDs, of many different stripes, in eight years. Now, as something of a holiday present to listeners, they have simultaneously released solo albums by not one nor two but three top-notch singing actresses.

Getting To The Root Of Caring For Your Hair At Any Age

For most people, and especially women, hair is their crowning glory that defines a significant part of their appearance and personal style. Yet, despite its delicate composition, hair is routinely subjected to significant damage from styling products, hair dyes, straightening or waving procedures and even sun exposure. Over time, hair that was once radiant can look brittle, frizzy and lackluster.

Students share views on favorite television shows

Students in Deborah Piker's sixth-grade class at Hillcrest Intermediate School discuss their favorite television shows.

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Evas Emotional Beauty Regime

Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria has said happiness and regular exercise are her secrets to looking great.In an interview in the current issue of Parade magazine, the actress added that she didn't starve herself or frequently indulge in luxurious beauty treatments in order to stay beautiful.Asked about the ways she kept her figure and skin in such good shape, Longoria said: "I think it's a combination of a lot of things... It's obviously emotional health. And it's obviously your physical health, but there's a lot of maintenance involved, and I'm not talking about anti-aging. "I'm just talking about general health, getting your checkups and getting your blood tests and making sure you get your mammograms," she told the magazine.The 32-year-old, who has a degree in kinesiology, stressed she didn't starve herself, adding good health meant being aware of a number of different factors.

Nintendo Producing 1.8 Million Wiis Monthly, Shortages Still Expected

More Wii consoles than ever, but still hard to find, says Nintendo After one year since the launch of the Wii, Nintendo is unable to keep up with customer demand. While some conspiracy theorists believe that Nintendo may be creating a shortage as a sales tactic, it's more plausible the game maker underestimated demand for the Wii. With the hot holiday buying season here, Nintendo fully knows that demand for its Wii console is higher than ever. Speaking to Next-Gen, Nintendo marketing chief George Harrison said that production rate of Wii is now greater than ever. "We're at a rate now worldwide of about 1.8 million Wiis produced every month, and that's going to sustain itself until we get on top of this," said Harrison. "We're trying to make decisions on almost a weekly basis about which market to ship the product to, because in Japan it's a big success, and same in Europe ...

Dino Might! Carnegie Museum's new exhibit has more dinosaurs, more action

Carnegie Natural History Museum takes its stab at the impossible this week: bringing back to life bones that are many million years old.