Coming this week in Metroland and etc.

It's part deux of our Holiday Gift Guide.

Theater & Performance: Paul Rapp is reviewing John Waters at the Egg; John Rodat is reviewing Ira Glass at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall; James Yeara is reviewing This Wonderful Life at Capital Repertory Theatre.

Movies: Ann Morrow's reviewing Anna Karenina; Laura Leon's reviewing Killing Them Softly.

I am reviewing Carrie Underwood at the TUC, but I'm not sure when that's running.

The kind folks at Nippertown took note of the "interesting war of words" in the comments of David King's devastating review of the Marilyn Manson/Rob Zombie show at the GFCC, which also happens to be one of our most-clicked-on reviews of 2012.

Also: We are in preliminary discussions for Local Heroes 2012. If you know a hero, please submit your idea in the comments.