Salon's TV picks for Weekend, Feb. 23-25, 2001

How we talk to each other has meaning, too, from Hannah's cassettes in "13 Reasons Why" to Gchat and Vine

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Forget Scrooge and Tiny Tim -- James Joyce's "The Dead," with its distinctively Irish blend of music and tragedy, is the ultimate yuletide tale. And why isn't John Huston's marvelous film version available on DVD?

Was 1936 Hitchcock's very best year? Two thrillers, including the director's weirdest movie ever, make the case.

The mother's curse: New research with roots in colonial Canada suggests new wrinkles in ideas of evolution

Marion Stokes devoted half her life to the project - and now it may be the biggest news archive around

A reality show musical could be comedy gold -- but this one appears to be making all the wrong moves

Roger Clemens' All-Star start was supposed to be one for the ages, and six runs later, it was. Plus: Feller on Ali. And: 23 skiddoo, it's the Blues Brothers!

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomes the late diva, Rush, Public Enemy and Randy Newman

The year's best in box sets provides obsessed fans of country, jazz, blues and rock with some treasures and some trash.

Gomez steal from groups like the Beatles, the Band and the Who. But after classic pastiche records like "Paul's Boutique," nicking good riffs just makes you boring.

Other People's Dirt

On their "Wheels of Soul" tour, the blues-rock band proves they're one of the best on the road