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The Comedy Central television network debuts a new show this week called Dog Bites Man -- an improvised comedy about a fictional local news team who interview real, unassuming people. Television critic Andrew Wallenstein says that although he was skeptical, he found himself laughing.

Bettie Page was considered the "pin-up queen" from 1950 to 1957, based on photographs of her in the men's magazines Wink, Beauty Parade and Titter. Director Mary Harron discusses her new film about Page, The Notorious Bettie Page.

From its beginnings some 30 years ago, hip-hop has come to influence a wide swath of music, from Jamaica to France and beyond. To investigate the origins of the art form that made rapping and breakbeats a regular part of music, David Dye talks with Kurtis Blow, DJ Grand Wizard Theodore and Jim Fricke.

Alex Chadwick talks with Jessica Morgan, co-creator of GoFugYourself.com -- a humorous Web site which has just won an award for best writing in a blog. The site features less-than-flattering pictures of celebrities, along with some very funny captions.

A CD series called Congotronics showcases urban traditional bands in Kinshasa, Congo. The first Congotronics CD was a hit in Europe and the United States, especially popular with DJs who work the music into their club mixes. Now, Congotronics 2 is being released.

Tom Brosseau understands the sentimental pull of places — the way a building or a town can come to life in memories as vividly as loved ones do. He often sings about home as more than a bricks-and-mortar construct: It lives, breathes, feels, and dies.

North Dakota native Tom Brosseau's new CD is full of sparse acoustic arrangements, delicate, pretty melodies and more heartache than one lonely troubadour should have to bear.

Donald Bogle, a renowned expert on black cinema, recently teamed up with Turner Classic Movies to present a series on the evolution of African-Americans in film. Bogle talks about some of his movie choices.

Long before Louis Armstrong came along, the trumpet and New Orleans were intertwined. For local jazz legend Nicholas Payton, the instrument represents the essence of the Crescent City.

A new Spanish-language soap opera is entertaining U.S. audiences... and educating them. Nuestro Barrio, rich in romance and heartbreak, also works in tips on personal finance for first-generation immigrants.