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Fresh Air's TV critic looks at three lavish DVD box sets: David Lynch's deliciously eccentric Twin Peaks, the legendary '90s comedy Seinfeld, and the cult-classic teen drama My So-Called Life.

Director Ang Lee had to cut nine minutes from his racy Lust, Caution before the film could be released in China — and performers as diverse as Gwen Stefani and Ian McKellen have recently been asked to cover up rather than offend local audiences.

A study finds that in 2002, only 52 percent of America's young adults read a book voluntarily.

The Zagat duo, Tim and Nina, put out the latest version of their Zagat Airline Survey today. Small airports and young airlines came out on top. This doesn't provide much hope for those flying out of New York, Los Angeles, Miami or Philadelphia. We'll talk with Nina Zagat about the survey results and which airlines are likely to make your travel experience this holiday a painful one.

The Hollywood writers strike is shutting down productions in Los Angeles — and New Orleans too. K-Ville, a drama new this season on Fox, is set in New Orleans and has been shooting there for months. Now producers are out of fresh scripts and will stop shooting.

With perhaps only months to live, professor Randy Pausch, 46, gave one last lecture — on fulfilling your childhood dreams. The video has become an online hit.

Stephen Colbert's late-night comedy news show, The Colbert Report, tackles prominent issues with a decidedly irreverent spin. This interview originally aired Oct. 9, 2007.

In his latest film, Dan in Real Life, the actor stars as a single father who falls for a woman who turns out to be his brother's girlfriend. Carell, who starred in The 40 Year Old Virgin and Little Miss Sunshine, is a former correspondent for Comedy Central's The Daily Show.

Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa is creator of The 99, an Islamic-themed superhero comic about 99 teenagers. Each of the youngsters has their own blessed stone providing him or her with a super-power. Al-Mutawa talks about the comics, based on one of the 99 traits of Allah.

Artist Chuck Close is the subject of a new book and a portrait in dance. He has been called "the most methodical artist that has ever lived in America" and the "reigning portraitist of the Information Age."