Dear colleagues,

I want to keep you posted on a fast-track project to refurbish Sunday Calendar. Dean has been interested in our reorganizing the two sections so it's perfectly clear one is about film and TV and another is about the arts and pop music; among other things this eliminates jumping stories from section to section. By dropping the designation Part I and Part 2, we also hope to underline that our coverage of the arts and pop is in no way of secondary importance.

We have been asked to kick off this reconfigured beast quickly--on Oct. 29. We plan to take the opportunity to tweak our design vocabulary and to add some new standing features. Most importantly, we will feature more vigorous coverage of web-based entertainment in the first book and of books and ideas in the second one. Also, we aim to cover nightlife and parties in more detail.

You'll be hearing more of this in the coming days but this is the general direction. Reaction and suggestions most welcomed.

Bret