UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT Game over DERRIK J. LANG examines video game endings in this installment of asap's weekly video game video.
		THE END, SORT OF Everything is regurgitated Riding into the sunset has never been more transitory. LISA TOLIN on the eternal sunshine of a popular idea.
		THE END The end of a beautiful montage We think this is the beginning of a beautiful montage -- about the end. RAY KUGLER would like to think so, anyway.
		NITTY GRITTY Throwing (with) the towel Troubling with the short flip to first base? Time to throw in the towel. JOHN MARSHALL brings the lesson to you in this asap sports how-to video.
		THE END Famous last words COLLEEN LONG shows you the best endings in literary history. In her opinion, at least.
		MUSIC Hip-hop, and parenting, don't stop As a dad, ANDALE GROSS wrestles with the music he loves -- and that his own father despised.
		HIT REFRESH MP3s for the road MATTHEW PERPETUA says goodbye he offers three songs for download.
		FILM & FOOD Hollywood's hunger-inducing scenes In an asap interactive, HOWIE RUMBERG and PETER HAMLIN combine mouthwatering movie clips with recipes that can help you make life imitate art.
		MOVIES Sam Raimi finds his comfort zone He produced the new vampire movie, directed the 'Spider-Man' franchise, and tells RYAN PEARSON he's ready for more of the same.
		MOVIES On the train with Jason and Wes Aren't these guys sick of trains? The star and director of 'The Darjeeling Limited' ride the rails outside LA. RYAN PEARSON rides along.
		HIT REFRESH Falling MP3s MATTHEW PERPETUA offers three songs for download that strike an autumnal chord.
		MOVIES Emile Hirsch, 'Wild' 'n out The star of 'Into the Wild' talks to RYAN PEARSON about Sean Penn, greed and going full monty.
		TV How do you say 'American Idol' in Telugu? In an asap video, RAGHURAM VADAREVU explores how things changed dramatically when his father, an immigrant from India, started importing TV programs in his native language of Telugu.
		TV Shopping with Daniel New York super-chef and TV host Daniel Boulud hits gastronomy's highest notes at his restaurant. You might not ever get there in your own kitchen -- but you can get sorta-kinda close. By HOWIE RUMBERG.
		HIT REFRESH Three flavors in one tight package MATTHEW PERPETUA brings you three MP3s that taste great together.
		MUSIC Raffi 2.0 Can children's music start a revolution? asap's HILLARY RHODES interviews a folk singer for kids who is trying to reconnect with his now-adult fans to confront world issues.
		MOVIES Kurt Cobain unplugged A new documentary about the dearly departed rock star uses his own words to tell his own story. In an asap podcast, JAIME HOLGUIN talks to the filmmakers about the process of making the movie.
		BOOK PUSHER Five more tomes Hollywood could ruin KEVIN SAMPSELL offers his take on potential literary-to-big-screen pitfalls.
		HIT REFRESH Rock, urgently MATTHEW PERPETUA offers three MP3s for free download.
		BOOKS All fun and no play makes Jack a dull boy HOWIE RUMBERG reviews the new biography, "Five Easy Decades: How Jack Nicholson Became the Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times"
		MOVIES Kevin Smith is an open blog RYAN PEARSON chats with the "Clerks" filmmaker about oversharing, the end of the View Askewniverse and his next two movies.
		BOOKS Zuckerman unwound Philip Roth's Zuckerman franchise isn't perfect. But, as BEN DOLNICK argues, that's a good part of the appeal.
		HIT REFRESH You put your pop in my indie MATTHEW PERPETUA offers free MP3s to download.
		MUSIC Fame break: Arctic Monkeys in America Britain's biggest band is taking the scenic route to U.S. domination. OTIS HART speaks with them about life and music on both sides of the Atlantic.
		TELEVISION Is there really a 'Colbert bump'? A few minutes with Stephen Colbert can feel like hours. But does it pay off in book sales? LEON DROUIN KEITH asks Colbert, and some authors, in an asap video report.