This week, The Washington Informer profiles Common about his charity work. Plus, Anson Mount helps out a local Chattanooga author. Read on for more:

• The Washington Informer profiles Common, focusing on his work combating youth violence.

• The Chattanoogan reports that Anson Mount read a short story called Face Change on a Pseudopod.org podcast.

• One of the greatest sports movies, according to New Zealand’s Otago Daily Times, is The Damned United, starring Colm Meaney.

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