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You've seen Will Ferrell's "Landlady." You know what Hulu is. But that much hyped 21st century invention called the Web series remains largely unknown to you.

For more than two decades, only Joseph Geiger knew how David Reed had died — a fatal punch to the 13-year-old he suspected of stealing his marijuana plants.

Your money is gone. You're ticked off. You want to sue.

The grand vision of the Internet is as a compendium of human knowledge (rather than, say, a good resource of pet videos, pornography and will.i.am).

Singer Sardar Yousafzai and his band were driving from a wedding gig when the gunmen burst onto the road, firing without warning.

After the popularity of the online-streamed Inauguration, a sense of rising expectation for live video is already palpable.

Marty Focazio knew his cell phone calls were costing him a lot, but it was still a bit of a shock when he did the math and learned just how much it was per minute.

These days, you can roll up to an ATM at the grocery, the pharmacy, the gas station, the hardware store, the office, even the ballpark. You can check your Bank of America balance on your iPhone. You can text Chase, and Chase will text you back.

Web sites fawn over them. YouTube videos celebrate them. E-mail inboxes rarely go more than a week without forwards filled with pictures of them.

She cuts coupons and worries about retirement. He's dreaming of flat screen TVs.

One way to get an edge in this job market is to earn an advanced degree. Just don't assume doing it online will be easy.

There are the National Board of Review Awards, the New York Film Critics Circle, the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards, the Los Angeles Film Critics Awards, the Producers Guild Awards and the British Film Institute Awards.

Having a cash stash by any name — emergency fund, contingency fund, rainy-day fund — may be back in vogue after decades of declining savings.

A number of high profile musicians have made enormous dents on YouTube: Soulja Boy, Rihanna, the Jonas Brothers and Chris Brown among them.

The country's steeped in a recession, but your partying doesn't have to be.

It's Day One of a weeklong experiment to see if I could live without satellite TV.

In the Wild West that is online video, Hulu.com has proven to be a trailblazing answer to how professional content can thrive on the Web.

Getting your credit report in shape in 2009 is a sound New Year's resolution. Just make sure you're not reeled into any scams.

From atop a craggy hillock, the silver-haired Lt. Col. Javed Baloch gestures toward a small black opening in a sandstone outcropping. It's the mouth of a cave.

Since Proposition 8 passed in California, much of Hollywood has been up in arms. Now, they are singing and dancing, too, in a new Web video called "Prop 8: The Musical."

When thinking about film and Thanksgiving, one's thoughts inevitably turn to the Little Tramp.

Movies are increasingly creeping online, as video sites like YouTube and Hulu are adding feature films to their extensive libraries.

In two undecided open-seat House races, both candidates are playing Congress member-elect this week.

Phil Schiliro has spent his entire working life in Congress, doing every imaginable job from drafting arcane legislation to running for a seat himself. Steeped in the culture and traditions of Capitol Hill, Schiliro seemed to be one of those people who'd never leave voluntarily — he'd have to be carted out.

A handful of quirky new webisodes transplant TV success to the Web. Here's how well they manage the transition.