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"MIND CONTROL," Tantric (Silent Majority Group)

Tantric could be the goodwill ambassador of hard rock.

As AMC's "Mad Men" readies a new season, questions raised at the end of last season swirl: Will 1960s-era ad man Don Draper (Jon Hamm) be faithful to wife Betty (January Jones) now that she's pregnant?

A guide to movies from a family perspective:

"500 Days of Summer"

-- Rated: PG-13

-- Suitable for: Mature high-school students and older

A studio executive described ABC's astronaut drama "Defying Gravity" as "Grey's Anatomy" in space. And it's true: The space scenarios in "Gravity" often defy common sense and are just as ludicrous as the medical-workplace hijinks on "Grey's."

If this doesn't make you think twice about going into the water, nothing will.

The 2009 edition of Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" includes six new specials that look at the finned predators. The first is "Blood In the Water," premiering 9 p.m. EDT Sunday. It documents a series of attacks in New Jersey in 1916.

Other new shows include:

Aviva Kempner, 62, makes documentaries about unsung Jewish heroes. The New York filmmaker had a critical hit in 1998 with "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg," about the player often described as baseball's first Jewish superstar.

Caldecott Medal-winning artists have produced a wonderful crop of new picture books this season:

Jesse James, first came to the public's attention on the Discovery Channel's "Monster Garage." Since then he has created a workingman's empire, starting with his West Coast Chopper specializing in custom-built motorcycles.

It's the golden age of reprints at DC Comics. But which titles are hidden gems -- and which should just remain hidden? Here are some quick picks:

Everything you know about "Life on Mars" is wrong. Or, to put it another way, if all you know about "Life on Mars" is that it was a recently canceled ABC-TV series starring Jason O'Mara and Harvey Keitel, you're in for a treat.