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.boxxy {display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:280px;padding:8px;} .boxxy span {color:#00b3e6;} Fox's Glee is slumping in its third season--but does that mean people are losing interest in TV musicals? NBC's new Broadway-focused drama, Smash, which premieres February 6, is about to find out. Three industry pros share tips on how Smash can avoid Glee's missteps and become, well, a smash.

Pecknold walks us through his latest video, "The Shrine/An Argument," which draws on an animation technique from the 1970s.

We recognize Robert Louis Stevenson’s Long John Silver by his commanding presence, his stoicism and the absence of his left leg, cut off below the hip. Although we think we know the roguish Silver, characters such as he are not of this world, as Stevenson himself admitted in Longman’s Magazine in 1884

Call it Sesame Street for adults, Dominican-style. Contracorriente has the shocking plot twists of daytime T.V., but with a secret message about savings.

In a world full of CG and unlimited budgets, one man clings tight to his hand-crafted illustrations.

Say goodbye to bike shops. Minneapolis's Bike Fixtation will sell you the parts you need to get your bike back on the road, and give you the tools to make your repairs right there. It's happened to every biker.

NBCSports.com contributor Rob Bolton analyzes the top contenders, those in the running, and the long shots for the British Open, to be played at Royal St.

NBCSports.com contributor Rob Bolton analyzes the top contenders, those in the running, and the long shots for the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club.

NBCSports.com contributor Rob Bolton analyzes the top contenders for the Masters, to be played April 7-10 at Augusta National.

Make room, Pixar and DreamWorks. Industrial Light & Magic, the special-effects shop behind the