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In her fantastical life, Eartha Kitt came to like a great many things. Men, sex, bawdy songs. I personally know about the lemon sorbet, the mango sorbet and the strawberry sorbet.

Ben's Chili Bowl probably isn't the first place you think of if you're craving ravioli stuffed with turkey, sweet potato and mascarpone. But that might be on the menu now that the Washington institution's new venture, Next Door, has a new chef: Rahman "Rock" Harper.

HONOLULU, Dec. 25 -- It's prime time and CNN's Ed Henry is standing on the white sand of Waikiki Beach, reporting live on President-elect Barack Obama's holiday vacation in Hawaii. With the volcanic mountain Diamond Head in the distance, Henry is flanked by palm trees, bikini-clad babes and surfer...

Let us pause. And in deference to a man who knew precisely how to wring meaning from silence, stop just a little longer.

RUSHDEN, England -- With snowy whiskers and a rotund frame, Alan Marks seems a fitting Santa to bring cheer to the good folk of this small English town 70 miles north of London. His festive gift is the sound of bells -- not the anemic tinkle of sleigh bells, but the joyous, dancing peal of a...

See today's Weekend section for Quick Take reviews of new films and comprehensive coverage of the movies showing in area theaters. For past film reviews and articles, go to http://www.washingtonpost.com/movies .

Q. My sister is 60, single, retired -- and exhausted, worn down and very discouraged by the behavior of her 5-year-old granddaughter.

Miley Cyrus and her BFF Mandy Jiroux (of the girl group Beach Girlz) released a video to Jiroux's MySpace page that features the two of them singing Christmas carols and dancing wildly in front of the camera. The three-minute video was filmed partially inside Cyrus's walk-in closet. (Well, where...

While I'm away, readers give the advice. On spying on teenagers:

Amid a sea of repeats and leftover Christmas movies, a crop of marathons is on TV today. A few choices: