Turns out, yes. Michael J. Fox's new sitcom is going to be much buzzed about. Here's what you'll be watching next VIDEO
Willa Paskin Sunday, May 19, 2013 9:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, TV, Television, pilots
Cannes: Oscar Isaac's breakout performance drives the Coens' arch, magical portrait of pre-Dylan Greenwich Village
Andrew O'Hehir Sunday, May 19, 2013 8:30 PM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Film Festivals
He regrets “inaccurate” Benghazi email but says his story based on it “still entirely stands.” Really. ABC News?
Joan Walsh Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:04 PM UTC
News Jon Karl, ABC news, Benghazi
The U.S. uses the ideology of human rights as a political tool, embracing -- or ignoring -- it when convenient
Noah Feldman Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Business China, Guantanamo, Cold War
Cannes: A rousing new documentary revisits the unbelievable story of the most influential movie never made
Andrew O'Hehir Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:30 PM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Documentaries
A deeply-reported exploration of the past 35 years of American life gauges the human cost of "freedom"
Laura Miller Sunday, May 19, 2013 10:00 PM UTC
Entertainment What to Read, Books, Nonfiction
The President will reportedly address White House counterterrorism policy on Thursday
Jillian Rayfield Sunday, May 19, 2013 8:44 PM UTC
Politics Barack Obama, Benghazi
Enrico Miguel Thomas is taking legal action against the city after routine harassment at the hands of the MTA
Mostafa Heddaya, Hyperallergic Sunday, May 19, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Social Hyperallergic, Art
The same poll showed Obama's approval at 51 percent in early April
Jillian Rayfield Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:14 PM UTC
Politics Barack Obama, Benghazi, Polling
This week's Sunday shows were unsurprisingly dominated by the IRS and Benghazi controversies VIDEO
Jillian Rayfield Sunday, May 19, 2013 5:16 PM UTC
Politics Video, Dan Pfeiffer, White House
In his new off-Broadway show, the SNL alumnus schools audiences with his irreverent take on the Founding Fathers
Eric Brown, International Business Times Sunday, May 19, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Social History, Theater, colin quinn
"We just need to investigate this for the sake of good government," he added
Jillian Rayfield Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:37 PM UTC
Politics Paul Ryan, Benghazi, Libya
The writer, actor and filmmaker discusses the challenges and subtle pleasures of adapting "As I Lay Dying"
Michael Bibler, LA Review of Books Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Entertainment LA Review of Books
The agency is investigating alleged violations by Bachmann's 2012 presidential campaign
Jillian Rayfield Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:09 PM UTC
Politics Michele Bachmann, Minnesota
A federal appeals court is revisiting a case that asks if a digital thumbs-up qualifies as protected speech
Tim Sampson, The Daily Dot Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Social the daily dot, Facebook, Internet
"You cannot take the freedom of law-abiding Americans...and keep your own freedom"
Jillian Rayfield Sunday, May 19, 2013 2:46 PM UTC
Politics Bobby Jindal, Louisiana
Rep. Adam Schiff also called for answers as to who allegedly leaked and altered the emails
Jillian Rayfield Sunday, May 19, 2013 2:20 PM UTC
Politics Benghazi, Darrell Issa
Two artists attempt to explain the Chinese phenomena of "copy towns," replica cities popping up across the country
Ryan O'Hanlon, Pacific Standard Sunday, May 19, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Social Pacific Standard, China
On Weekend Update, she and Seth Meyers had just one reaction to the IRS scandal: "Really!?!" VIDEO
Jillian Rayfield Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:24 PM UTC
Politics Video, Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers
From Guatemalan tyrants to Syrian dissidents, a look at the finest documentaries YouTube has to offer VIDEO
Amanda Pike, The I Files Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Technology Video
The publisher of "Left Business Observer" talks print media, left regroupment and electoral politics
Bhaskar Sunkara, Jacobin Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:00 PM UTC
Media Jacobin, Radio, doug henwood
Massive financial schemes by anti-government zealots and sovereign citizens have states scrambling for protection
Jillian Rayfield Sunday, May 19, 2013 11:00 AM UTC
Business Sovereign Citizens
From popping the question while peeing to getting engaged for real estate, some proposals are charmingly unromantic
Tracy Clark-Flory Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:00 AM UTC
Life Love and Sex, Same-sex marriage
Cannes: Art-house hero Jia Zhangke takes on his nation's corruption in the explosive allegory "A Touch of Sin"
Andrew O'Hehir Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:45 PM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Film Festivals
I didn't think twice about taking out a five-figure loan. Then I graduated with no money -- and no job prospects
Ken Ilgunas Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:00 PM UTC
Life Life stories, College, University
I will pass away sooner than most people who read this, but that doesn't shake my sense of wonder and joy
Roger Ebert Thursday, Sep 15, 2011 3:01 PM UTC
Life Memoirs, Cancer, Books
Loaded terminology like "entitlements" and "welfare" skews the debate and alters America. Here's how it works
Michael Lind Saturday, May 18, 2013 9:30 PM UTC
Business Language, Entitlements
A leading conservative argues that immigration reform and a boost in wages need to go hand in hand
Ron Unz Saturday, May 18, 2013 7:30 PM UTC
Business Labor, Great Recession
With the help of Photoshop, artist Yao Lu has made shanshui — traditional ink paintings — of China's landfills
An Xiao, Hyperallergic Saturday, May 18, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
Social Hyperallergic, Art, China
Mikki, a chimpanzee from the Moscow Circus, is renowned for his Polaroid photography
Allison Meier, Hyperallergic Saturday, May 18, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Life Hyperallergic, Art, Photography
An Oscar-winning filmmaker defends his Col. Kurtz-style portrait of the WikiLeaks founder in "We Steal Secrets"
Andrew O'Hehir Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:30 PM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Documentaries, Interviews
Not quite, but new research reveals that the game and others like it can sharpen a few specific cognitive skills
Jared Keller, Pacific Standard Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Technology Pacific Standard, games
Seven must-have farm and garden devices you can build with your own 3D printer
Jesse Hirsch, Modern Farmer Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Technology Modern Farmer, Farming, gardening
Urban roof gardens should cut energy usage and reduce rainwater runoff. So far, the results have been unimpressive
Amy Kraft, Scientific American Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Social Scientific American
"The Mindy Project" finally delivers, and "The Bling Ring" is a compelling exploration of image-obsessed culture
Prachi Gupta Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Entertainment must dos, Our Picks: Books
Cannes: Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi leaves Iran to make "The Past," a heartbreaking tale of modern marriage
Andrew O'Hehir Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:25 PM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Cannes Film Festival
Strongbox, co-created by the persecuted late technologist, is an open-source drop box for leaked documents
Natasha Lennard Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Technology AP, Aaron Swartz
From the House Judiciary Committee hearings to #umbrellagate, a look at the week's most enduring images SLIDE SHOW
Jacob Sugarman Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Technology slideshow, Eric Holder
The soul-funk master says he has to tune out the awful headlines to keep his sanity -- and the tunes flowing VIDEO
The Weekly Feed Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Music, JJ Grey, Mofro
When it comes to autism, Grandin argues we're paying too much attention to labels -- and not enough to individuals
Temple Grandin Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:30 PM UTC
Life Books, Autism, DSM-5, aspergers