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Reviews two books on the importance of information networks to modern warfare. "The New Face of War: How War Will Be Fought in the 21st Century," by Bruce D. Berkowitz; "The CIA at War: Inside the Secret Campaign Against Error," by Ronald Kessler.

Reviews the book `The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-Line Pioneers,' by Tom Standage.

Reviews the book `Ash of Stars: On the Writing of Samuel R. Delaney,' edited by James Sallis.

Reviews the film `Threesome,' starring Lara Flynn Boyle, Josh Charles and Stephen Baldwin.

The article reviews three DVD video disc box sets of popular television programs. The DVDs include "Sex and the City: The Complete Series," "The Best & Worst of American Idol: Seasons 1-4," and "Arrested Development: The Complete Second Season."

Presents excerpts from an interview with Lynne Truss, author of "Eats, Shoots & Leaves." Why did you write this book? I did a radio program about punctuation, and it was while we were making it that I realized I did care, quite strongly, about these things. We interviewed the man who runs the Apostrophe Protection Society. We went for a walk, looked at signs, and he pointed out how many were badly punctuated. By the end I was telling him that he should start a militant wing and that I could lead it. What is the state of punctuation today? It's pretty dire. Internet and email encourage people to be much more informal. Now everyone says, "It's only an e-mail, it doesn't matter if I don't know where capital letters go." Can you give us some examples of how bad things have gotten? The film "Two Weeks Notice." They should have had an apostrophe after"Weeks." I saw an enormous sign in a record store which said "This Seasons CDs." It was three feet high and didn't have an apostrophe. That's wrong.

Presents a brief profile of Mark Addy, who co-starred in the motion picture `The Full Monty.' His life growing up in Northern England; Reaction to his agent's recommending him for the movie; Upcoming projects; Questions as to whether Addy and his co-stars will perform at the 1998 Academy Awards.

Reviews the motion picture `Chasers,' starring Tom Berenger, William McNamara and Erika Eleniak.

Reviews the book `Brother Sam: The Short, Spectacular Life of Sam Kinison,' by Bill Kinison with Steve Delsohn.