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Today's free and fashionable DVD giveaway!!!

Congratulations to David of Raleigh; Dan of Raleigh and K. Simpson of Washington.

They all won DVDs this weekend.

Don't you want to join them?

Today's DVD brings a little fun and fashion: "Ugly Betty: The Complete Third Season."

That's more than 1,000 minutes of viewing. Bonus features include a pop-up video commentary by Michael Urie and Becki Newton, an inside look at the show's move from L.A. to N.Y., webisodes, bloopers, deleted scenes and audio commentary.

Just email me (adrienne.johnson@newsobserver.com) with the name of the magazine Betty works for in the subject line. In the body, give your name and contact information. Entries with the correct answer will be put in a random drawing to choose a winner.

We'll take emails until midnight (Monday, Dec.7). Check back tomorrow for the winner and a new chance to win.

Our DVD-a-day, recession-relief, holiday joy giveaway!!!


Today, a true TV classic.

Raymond Burr is "Perry Mason." And we're offering Season 4, Volume 1.

That's 16 episodes, folks, 13 hours of black-and-white courtroom drama, digitally remastered.

Want it?

Just email me (adrienne.johnson@newsobserver.com) with the name of Mason's faithful secretary in the subject line. In the body, give your name and contact information. Entries with the correct answer will be put in a random drawing to choose a winner.

We'll take emails until midnight.

We'll have another chance to win tomorrow, but check back on Monday for the weekend winners.

Win a "Top Chef" DVD!

Tags: Mouthful | contest | dvd | Top Chef | TV

Top Chef fans, here's your chance to win a DVD of season 5 "Top Chef New York." Adrienne Johnson Martin is sponsoring a contest on her Happiness is a Warm TV blog, with a free copy of the DVD as the prize. You can find the details here.

Turn off your laptop and drive. It's the law (tomorrow).

Starting Wednesday, it’s against state law to watch TV, look at a laptop, or stare at a DVD player while driving.

Don’t worry, it’s still legal to mesmerize yourself with all sorts of other distracting gadgets. And still dangerous.

You can still gaze at GPS and other navigation gizmos, audio system displays, and that cute little screen that tells drivers of some cars what kind of gas mileage they’re getting. It’s OK also to look at one of those video images designed to keep you from backing the car over a tricycle in your driveway.

The new law is an update of an ancient ban that only covered live television broadcasts received via TV antennas. It’s not clear whether the new law restricts our freedom to fiddle with our iPods as we drive.

What about texting while driving? That’s still legal until ... [MORE]

"thirtysomething" set for DVD release

It's taken 18 years, but the Los Angeles Times is reporting that the first season of 'thirtysomething' is set for DVD release on August 25. And the other three seasons will come out about every six months after that.

Just to remind you "thirtysomething" ran from September 1987 through May 1991, and looked at Reagan-era class-consciousness, career striving and family values collided with post-hippie ethics, and was enacted through a group of educated, upper-middle class characters. There were two main couples featuring actors you'll be familiar with even if you didn't watch "thirtysomething": Michael/Hope (played by Ken Olin/Mel Harris) and Elliot/Nancy (Timothy Busfield/Patricia Wettig), and their friends, families and co-workers.

The 'Obsession' DVD decision: Readers divided

Readers were passionate about The N&O's decision to distribute a paid advertisement about radical Muslims. These letters appear online only.

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