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RICHMOND This is what the Museum of the Confederacy, the onetime "Shrine of the South," has come down to:

CNN is replacing both of its morning show anchors with recent recruits from other networks, sources familiar with the shake-up confirmed last night.

No, the dog doesn't die, all right? Every time a dog movie comes out, those are the phone calls and e-mails you get.

Does the dog die? Please, no, not the dog! Anyone but the dog.

The kids, the president, take them, the nun who runs the orphanage, she can be chucked into the fire and die in slow,...

At one of the rollicking junctures of "She Stoops to Comedy," David Greenspan's busy meditation on love, sexual identity and the games theater people play, a tempestuous actress portrayed by Kate Eastwood Norris has it out with an old flame, a lighting designer played by . . .

Kate Eastwood Norris.

A San Francisco blogger who spent nearly eight months in jail for refusing to testify about an anarchists' demonstration was released yesterday after turning over a videotape of the protest and posting it on his Web site.

Cider vinegar simmered in one saucepan, onions sauteed in butter in another, and a mixture of corn syrup and butter bubbled in a third.

All the while, Carl Kosko, lording calmly over the scene, regaled a small group with stories.

KNOTS By Nuruddin Farah Riverhead. 419 Pp.

$25.95 Iwas 11 when Somalia became a place that people beyond its borders cared about, or in many cases even heard about. I was 24 when I read Nuruddin Farah for the first time.

In between, I am loath to admit I completely bought into the idea of Somalia as...

GETTING THERE: New Holland, Pa., is about two hours 40 minutes by car from downtown Washington. Amtrak offers several trains a day (round-trip rates start at $114) from Washington to Lancaster, Pa.

, via Philadelphia. Harvest Moon is 25 minutes by taxi from the train depot in Lancaster.

Mayor Adrian Fenty's proposed 2008 city budget includes a $250,000 subsidy for the city-owned Lincoln Theatre, a number D.

C. Council member Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) calls "disappointingly low." Graham said he appreciates the mayor's effort to create a line-item subsidy for the Lincoln in the budget but.

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When Christina Aguilera comes to town, everyone expects the tiny powerhouse singer to break out the chaps.

It doesn't matter that Xtina restyled herself with last year's double-disc "Back to Basics," changing her look and sound to fit the style of the '20s, '30s and '40s. Nor is it important that..

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Angel Biscuits Dear Heloise: My new daughter-in-law said my son was bragging about my BISCUITS and would like the recipe. I told her it was Heloise's recipe, but then I couldn't find it.

They were made with dry yeast and buttermilk, and were put in the refrigerator until ready to use. I would greatly appreciate it if you would print the recipe again. -- D.

G. in Maryland ..

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Panic seized "American Idol" last night as judges searched desperately for things to say about Sanjaya Malakar's performance that would not mobilize little girls and older women to get out the vote to save him.

Dear Miss Manners: My wife and I have been married for 40 years.

When I ask her to hand me a spoon, or anything for that matter, she expects me to say "please" before asking and "thank you" when she complies.

Carolyn: My soon-to-be ex-husband has lied to his family about me and why we split up so he can save face. I love his mother and always felt close to her.

I also found his foster family from before he was adopted; I made friends with his foster sisters and now they don't speak to me anymore, either...

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Dear Amy: Our daughter is putting the guilt trip on us. She is 30 years old, has been living with her boyfriend for six years and has two children with him.

"I'd have made this slam in 10 seconds," a fan writes. "My partner played it like a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter -- and went down."

Family movie night is approaching, but you've already watched every DVD in your collection -- twice!

-- and there's nothing new at the video store or on cable. What to do? Why not check out something old?

The KidsPost staff offers up some 20th-century titles that kids as well as parents will love.