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When people think about pink flamingos, they might think about kitschy lamps, hideous lawn ornaments, a John Waters movie or “Miami Vice.” They probably do not think about the world’s changing climate. Its impact on these tropical wading birds and other…

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Drama. Directed by Niels Arden Oplev. With Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace. In Swedish with English subtitles. (Not rated. 152 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” is a…

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Drama. Directed by Niels Arden Oplev. With Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace. In Swedish with English subtitles. (Not rated. 152 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” is a…

James Joyce scholar Carol Loeb Shloss is perhaps better known to the Joyce heirs than any of the Dubliner’s other biographers. Shloss, 64, a consulting professor of English at Stanford University, recently won a large settlement from the Joyce estate. Q: Your…

James Joyce scholar Carol Loeb Shloss is perhaps better known to the Joyce heirs than any of the Dubliner’s other biographers. Shloss, 64, a consulting professor of English at Stanford University, recently won a large settlement from the Joyce estate. Q: Your…

S COMEDY The Capitol Steps The masters of political satire are ready to take on President Obama. These former congressional staffers throw political jabs left, right and center. It’s “knock you out of your seat” funny. The group has 28 comedy albums…

Today Mark Braverman “Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Zoe Fitzgerald Carter “Imperfect Endings.” 3 p.m. Books Inc., 1760…

Today Mark Braverman “Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. Zoe Fitzgerald Carter “Imperfect Endings.” 3 p.m. Books Inc., 1760…

A Western Massachusetts funeral home is trying “bring life” to business with a chili cook-off, a murder-mystery show and free limo rides to couples on their 50th anniversaries. Terry Probst, the new managing partner of the Devanny-Condron Funeral Home in…

New lineup at Broadway San Jose Works by the Beatles, Alice Walker and ABBA headline the newly announced Broadway San Jose 2010-11 season of touring shows, presented by the Nederlander Organization. The series of one-week runs at the San Jose Center for the…