Tengo un objeto Javascript de la siguiente manera:

var data = {items: [
    {id: "1", name: "Snatch", type: "crime"},
    {id: "2", name: "Witches of Eastwick", type: "comedy"},
    {id: "3", name: "X-Men", type: "action"},
    {id: "4", name: "Ordinary People", type: "drama"},
    {id: "5", name: "Billy Elliot", type: "drama"},
    {id: "6", name: "Toy Story", type: "children"}
]};

Si quisiera agregar / eliminar elementos a esta lista, ¿cómo lo haría usando jQuery? El cliente quiere que esta lista sea dinámicamente modificable.