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The Squid and the Whale won two awards at the Sundance film festival. It's now in theaters. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan says the movie deserves both, calling it "acutely observed [and] faultlessly acted."

Some analysts and producers say the entertainment industry is struggling because of the corporatization of movie and TV studios. The pressure to keep stock prices and revenues up contributes to less risk-taking on the screen.

Slate advertising critic Seth Stevenson looks at a beer campaign that defies convention. With no silly jokes, scantily clad women or bumbling beer hounds, the Miller Brewing Company's new ads feature nostalgic old photos and emotive music to take the high road.

Turkish novelist Elif Shafak and producer Sandy Tolan set out to capture the voices of Turkey and its cultural attitude on one street: Kazanci Yokushu, the "Street of the Cauldron Makers."

Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan presents a roundup what movie critics are saying about the weekend's new movie releases. Out this week: Domino, Elizabethtown and The Squid and the Whale.

Fifty years ago, poet Allen Ginsberg gave the first public reading of "Howl" at a gathering in San Francisco. It was a literary milestone: Many consider that night the birth of the Beat Generation. Ginsberg's friend and fellow poet, Gary Snyder also read that night and recalls the event.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews the new French film Kings & Queen, directed by Arnaud Desplechin.

Steve Inskeep talks to the writer, comedian and creator of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David. The show -- which features David's stock in trade, painfully awkward situations -- is kicking off its fifth season on HBO this weekend.

Dick Cavett's late-night show, launched on ABC in 1969, showcased a who's who of musicians of the day, among them Janis Joplin, Mick Jagger and David Bowie. A DVD series was released this week.

Slate advertising critic Seth Stevenson reviews the latest Lexus commercial blitz, featuring explorers and daredevils discovering the new Lexus on-off ignition buttons in an ancient ice cave, an underwater lair and a heavily guarded art museum.