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The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper.

ABC denies squiggle is going

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation says its famous logo is staying, but admits it will share its space with a new image.

Sopranos sweep TV SAGs

The Sopranos take out best TV actor, actress and cast awards.

Forget me not

Christina Applegate plays a bad girl with amnesia in her new sitcom. Michael Idato reports.

Summer Bay's hothead

MARK FURZE. When Home And Away first went to air in 1988, Mark Furze was just two years old.

Bad boy Kyle's escape to LA

Kyle Sandilands and Tamara There has been all sorts of speculation floating around in the media about Kyle Sandilands's move to Los Angeles. He sat down with The Diary to set the record straight.

Ten dances to the same old beat

Natalie Bassingthwaighte The latest remake of an American reality format doesn't stray far from its roots.

Don't laugh, this is serious

Glenn Robbins has had a golden run but is in uncharted territory with his new show, writes Sacha Molitorisz.

Guerillas in the mist

Keith Austin meets the man who wanted to project his films on the clouds.

Change at the boys' club

Now the biggest egos have departed, 2UE is reshaping its game for the year ahead.

Parky's last love-in

A predictable bevy of besties provide a not-so-grand finale.

Look at moi ... I'm a US-style horn bag

Hollywood actress Selma Blair will play Kim, the younger foxy moron, in the US version of Kath & Kim.

Plain exhausting

How big engines and egos to match make Blood Sweat And Gears compelling viewing.

Woman of many talents

JOHANNA GRIGGS To say Johanna Griggs's 2008 diary is full is something of an understatement.

You can't stop the music

Despite appearances of going downhill, the seventh season of the US show is set to thrive.

TV REVIEWS

Yusuf Islam: A Few Good Songs

The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens stunned fans in 1979 by giving up his music career and converting to Islam.

Global Village

Divided into four parts, Cyprus exists with an uneasy eye on its disrupted past.

Beyond The Backyard

In marked contrast to the professionals, The Guild Cricket Club play cricket with grace and humour.

American Dad!

Do the program's creators come up with hilarious slices of cutting dialogue before hatching a plot?

The First Time I Turned Twenty

Sixteen-year-old Hannah Goldman faces all manner of prejudice when she joins her school's jazz band.

DVD REVIEWS

Amazing Grace

Michael Apted's film about William Wilberforce is not so much a biopic as a portrait of activism.

Invasion Of The Body Snatchers

The harrowing final shot still ranks as one of the best sci-fi movie sign-offs ever.

Lucky Miles

An unusual, heartfelt and at times very funny reflection on the best and worst of this country.

A Time To Remember

It's been a long time since newsreels were shown at cinemas as a warm-up to the main feature.

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

Walker's participation in this film seems to mark some kind of emergence from isolation.