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Dear Paul,

"I'm looking through you, you're not the same." Really, you're not. You're on my TV screen, dancing around with John, George and Ringo, as I'm fumbling, trying to strum your guitar.

When you agreed to the release of "The Beatles: Rock Band," I thought What Would John Do? Would he appreciate the 10-year-olds who know nothing about music, just trying to win some silly competition against friends? Continue reading Paul's letter on the jump.

Hats off to the Class of 2009 college graduates. And special congratulations to the hard-workers of the class, like Ryden Malby (Alexis Bledel) in "Post Grad." Malby nailed scholarships, limited amounts of beer pong playing to keep the said scholarship and made it to her commencement ceremony on time (unlike her wacky family).

The problem Malby faces in the flick is one that recent grads can certainly relate to. Even non-grads can relate to. Even grads going to grad school can relate to: Finding a job.

Bledel plays this overly talkative 20-something (it's like Rory on "Gilmore Girls" never went to an Ivy League school and adopted a new quirky family). The laugh-out-loud moments (and there are quite a few) come from job interviews gone wrong or Malby's family playing up their craziness (Michael Keaton portrays an always-trying-to-give-the-best-to-his-daughter dad; Jane Lynch an it'll-all-be-OK mom; and Carol Burnett an I'm-too-worried-about-myself-namely-my-death grandma). Continue reading on the jump.

It doesn't take much for shoes to attract my attention, but these in particular caught my eye.

Five reasons why I love these skater shoes:

1. They're vegan, composed of vegetable fiber, synthetic leather, organic canvas, etc.
2. Even if you're not into the vegan movement, they're made by the company Macbeth, founded by Blink-182's frontman Tom Delonge.
3. And who isn't excited to support the band that's gotten back together after all these years? (Read Erin's post about their return here. Then go see the boys Wednesday night at HersheyPark Stadium with Panic at the Disco, Fall Out Boy and Chester French.)
4. Back to the shoes, they're available at Journeys in the York Galleria Mall.
5. Or, if you haven't had your fill of the beach yet this summer, head to Ocean City, Md., where you can find the shoes at K Coast. There, you can score New Found Glory's latest album, "Not Without a Fight," with a Macbeth shoe purchase (while supplies last).

Bust out a calculator for our math quiz. (No need to call for backup if you're stumped.)

Copy editor Jess Krout and entertainment reporter Erin McCracken braves the puddles for the funnel cake at St. Joseph's Carnival in Springettsbury Township.