Man's Best Frenemy: J.R. Ackerley, voiced by Christopher Plummer, was a misfit loner who -- after getting fed up with his German shepherd's improper attachment to his trouser leg -- set out to find a species-appropriate mate for his pet. New Yorker Films hide caption
Jonathan Franzen is also the author of The Corrections: A Novel and The Discomfort Zone, a memoir. Greg Martin hide caption
Jane Lynch with the Emmy she won for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy as Sue Sylvester on Glee. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images North America hide caption
Bartender Derek Brown suggests bitters to enliven your cocktails. "Whenever you taste bitters, there's this visceral reaction [that] sends a signal directly to your brain: 'These are going to kill you -- or these could be fun,'" he says. Jim Webb hide caption
Catering To The Crowd: Autism-friendly movie screenings are now monthly occurrences in 124 AMC outlets, along with a few dozen other theaters, nationwide. AMC's "Silence is Golden" rule is relaxed at these screenings, where theaters are less dark and soundtracks play at a lower volume. AMC Entertainment hide caption
