AP - Irma Thomas, "Simply Grand" (Rounder)

AP - "The Power of Place" (Oxford University Press. 280 pages. $27.95), by Harm de Blij: Consider this: During the last two decades of the 20th century, Texas reported 64 cases of dengue fever.

AP - "Man in the Dark" (Henry Holt, 192 pages, $23), By Paul Auster:

AP - You'll know you're in a different galaxy within the first seconds of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," which substitutes the Warner Bros. logo and theme music for the familiar 20th Century Fox searchlight and fanfare.

AP - A well-intentioned exercise at blending education and family entertainment, the 3-D animated tale "Fly Me to the Moon" ends up only mildly educational and not all that entertaining.

AP - "Tropic Thunder," Ben Stiller's extravaganza of a Hollywood satire, couldn't be any more "inside-baseball" if it contained references to the infield fly rule and Rule 5 draft picks.

AP - Good voices, masterful music from the orchestra pit, fanciful costumes and comic touches that had the audience laughing out loud were the highlights of Sunday's new production of Mozart's "The Magic Flute."

AP - "Tropic Thunder," Ben Stiller's extravaganza of a Hollywood satire, couldn't be any more "inside-baseball" if it contained references to the infield fly rule and Rule 5 draft picks.

Reuters - Situated chronologically between the "Star Wars" prequels "Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith," the animated "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" is largely uninspired.

Reuters - For the second night in a row, Radiohead fans descended upon New Jersey's Liberty State Park on Saturday to hear the band rock the inaugural All Points West music festival.