Eat In. An Indian holiday dinner.

Christmas dinner is on my mind, and today I'm thinking it may be fun to go a non-traditional route and have Indian food. This may be due to the recent addition of a new jar of Patak's Sweet Mango Chutney to the cupboard. And Trader Joe's has a great frozen tandoori naan. Jamie Oliver has some good curry recipes. With all this rain in L.A., eating London (or India) style is appealing. Fish and chips could be good too--but more difficult to make at home.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

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Check It. Old music & new movies.

Today is an exciting day for fans of The Clash--the London Calling: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition is now available. The iconic 1979 album features "London Calling", "Spanish Bombs" and "Lost in the Supermarket" among other classic punk songs that have mass appeal. The second disc in today's release includes "making of" videos, live footage from the band's heyday, and a 20 page book.

Two scary DVDs worth a mention hit the shelves today--Diablo Cody's better-than-you'd-think Jennifer's Body (starring Megan Fox as a high school vampire), and box-office horror hit Paranormal Activity, the movie I've been too scared to see.

Jennifer's Body is worth checking out if you like the I Know What You Did Last Summer and Scream series. Adam Brody makes a humorous appearance as a band member named Nikolai from the big city who comes to play a bar in their small town, and Amanda Seyfried is great as Jennifer's nerdy best friend, Needy.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

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