Vinny’s dark place; Bright Eyes; e-mail enlightenment

What you’ll be talking about: Vinny and company. HBO’s fantasy/nightmare vision of modern Los Angeles returns with another season of “Entourage,” to air after the always gritty “Sopranos.” Last season ended with Vinny Chase sans acting gig, alienating several studios, blowing his money and firing his agent, Ari Gold. We’re pretty sure that, like all problems in this unrealistic comedy, they’ll neatly disappear in the first five minutes of the new episode. (Tonight)

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What you should be talking about: The Nebraska bard. Conor Oberst, the young, earnest and increasingly country music-loving singer-songwriter who performs and records as Bright Eyes, puts out his new album, “Cassadaga,” this week. (Richard Cromelin reviews it on Arts & Music Page F13) (Tuesday)

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What these guys hope it’s not too late to talk about: E-mail etiquette. Literary heavyweights Will Schwalbe (editor in chief of Hyperion Books) and David Shipley (Op-Ed Editor of the New York Times) weigh in on e-mail etiquette in “Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home.” They advocate the use of the subject line at all times and, in most cases, an eradication of the word “please.” “It’s a polite word,” said Schwalbe by phone, “but in e-mails it is almost always obnoxious.” (Tuesday)

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What you probably won’t talk about: “The Quilter’s Homecoming: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel.” Jennifer Chiaverini of Madison, Wis., has created an entire quilting empire in the 15 years since the first “Elm Creek Quilt Novel” hit stores. She’s written 10 books (including this one), plus two collections of quilting projects inspired by the series. She is also the designer of Elm Creek Quilts fabric lines and recently signed a three-book deal with Simon & Schuster. Apparently America loves quilting. Way to work it, Jen! (Tuesday)

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What we’ll be talking about: Our leading pick for movie title of the year: “Disturbia.” So ridiculous it’s bad, making it good, but still an obviously and overwhelmingly bad name for a movie. (Friday)

-- Deborah Netburn