How “Life of Pi” anticipated 9/11
Published the same month as the attacks, Yann Martel's novel offers a prescription for life post-catastrophe
Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 7:00 PM UTCLA Review of Books, Life of Pi
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Luhrmann's "Gatsby" is like "crayoning Donald Duck into 'The Last Supper'"
Fitzgerald scholars debate the merits and many foibles of the "Moulin Rouge" director's glitzy new take
LA Review of Books, Life of Pi
Is Obama to blame for North Korea?
A global security expert weighs in on whether the president's brinkmanship has jeopardized the Korean peninsula
Friday, Apr 5, 2013 11:47 AM UTCGlobalPost, North Korea
Tim Graham: “Average viewer would not be able to guess Karen Finney is African-American”
The conservative media mouthpiece would like you to know that he does not think Karen Finney is black enough
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 9:21 PM UTC 12tim graham, Race, Racism
I’ll tell you what’s funny
Was Seth MacFarlane's shtick really sexist? Yes, and also no — he fell afoul of the mysterious rules of comedy
Saturday, Mar 2, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 135Seth MacFarlane, Oscars
The week in 10 pics
From Boehner's sequester face to Jennifer Lawrence's charming klutziness, a look at the week's enduring images SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, Mar 2, 2013 2:00 PM UTCslideshow, John Boehner
How to do outrage
Done right, Internet griping can shame Seth McFarlane and ruin Todd Akin. Done wrong, it's phony, Dowd-esque shlock
Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 3:43 PM UTC 170women, Maureen Dowd, Feminism
California lawmakers call out the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for sexism
In a letter to the academy, lawmakers wrote Seth MacFarlane "reduced our finest female actresses to caricatures"
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 9:32 PM UTC 54Ben’s right: Marriage is work. That’s not necessarily a bad thing
The Oscar winner's raw, awkward thank-you to his wife gave us a glimpse into the reality of married life
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 8:02 PM UTC 20Argo, Ben Affleck, 2013 oscars
Tina Fey: “No way” would I host Oscars
Forget about it -- Fey and Amy Poehler might be dream Oscars hosts, but she says it isn't going to happen
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 3:43 AM UTC 11Tina Fey, Amy Poehler
“We saw your junk”: The inevitable parody arrives
YouTuber Kevin Gisi takes on the men -- thanks for reminding us that we've seen Dustin Hoffman's junk ... VIDEO
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 8:29 PM UTCVideo, We Saw Your Junk
Anne Hathaway: Hollywood’s most polarizing star
Anne Hathaway has so much trouble winning over the public. Is it a gender double-standard — or is it her face?
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 168Anne Hathaway, oscars 2013
“We Saw Your Boobs” celebrates rape on film
Hey, Seth MacFarlane, did you know many of those "boob" scenes you sang about were depictions of sexual assault?
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 6:10 PM UTC 391Oscars, 2013 oscars
How to mock a child
Seth MacFarlane and the Onion failed. But mocking kids can be great VIDEO
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 4:29 PM UTC 32Video, oscars 2013
Seth MacFarlane says he won’t host Oscars again
Don't expect the host of the 85th Academy Awards to be back any time soon VIDEO
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 2:30 PM UTC 11Video, Seth MacFarlane, Oscars
Must-see morning clip: Colbert on the Oscars
Michelle Obama presenting Best Picture was "big government out of control," Colbert said VIDEO
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 2:20 PM UTCVideo, Must see morning clip
Report: Onion staffers angry over Wallis apology
After a crude and vile tweet about a 9-year-old actress, the Onion's CEO apologized. His writers aren't happy
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 10:25 PM UTC 127Quvenzhané Wallis, The Onion
Seth MacFarlane to Rush Limbaugh: Now I understand why conservatives hate the media
Rush says he sent MacFarlane a mash note, and compares Michelle Obama's Oscar appearance to something out of Orwell
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 9:00 PM UTC 59Seth MacFarlane, Rush Limbaugh
Jennifer Lawrence’s fall to grace
It may have been nice to see the youngest or oldest actress nab an Oscar. But J.Law's win was worth the trip VIDEO
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 7:46 PM UTC 22Video, 2013 oscars
The Onion’s hipster misogyny
Being ironic and self-aware and knowing something is offensive doesn't make it funny -- or OK
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 6:51 PM UTC 170Oscars, Quvenzhané Wallis
Don’t blame Seth MacFarlane!
“The Oscars” hired a host to shower contempt on the nominees, the industry and the audience
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 6:39 PM UTC 97Oscars, Sexism, Comedy
Seth MacFarlane saw your boobs
And then couldn't avert his eyes from women's chests — via his vile jokes — for the rest of the night VIDEO
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 6:32 PM UTC 64Video, Oscars, Seth MacFarlane
How could the Onion’s Quvenzhané Wallis tweet go so wrong?
Update: After a vile tweet outrages the Web, fake news organization issues an abject apology to Quvenzhané Wallis
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 88Quvenzhané Wallis, c-word
Seth MacFarlane, misogynistic Oscar host
But strange hatred was everywhere. From the boob song to Twitter-bashing, the Oscars' gender politics were a mess
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 3:10 PM UTC 83Academy Awards, Oscars
What was Ben Affleck thinking?
In a moment of triumph, he thanks Jennifer Garner for "working" on their marriage. Oscar attracts spousal weirdness VIDEO
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 2:41 PM UTCVideo, oscars 2013, Ben Affleck
Must-see morning clip: “60 Minutes” explores Osama bin Laden’s closet
Details of the terrorist's compound based on unaired excerpts from an interview with the Navy SEAL who shot him VIDEO
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 2:31 PM UTCVideo, Osama Bin Laden, Navy SEAL
Why did “Lincoln” lose? Blame Bill Clinton
"Lincoln" had the most nominations, and the most Oscar-y patina, but lost. Some point fingers at another president
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 1:35 PM UTC 30Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Oscars: They were dreary, desperate and insincere. But it had its moments!
Daniel Day-Lewis makes history, Ben Affleck's a class act. But who was the pretend Matthew Broderick guy hosting?
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 9:55 AM UTC 65Movies, Oscars, 2013 oscars
Oscar’s very weird night
Our picks for the highlights — and many, many low-lights — from one of the oddest Oscars in years
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 4:30 AM UTC 452013 academy awards
Rudest Oscars ever?
It's not just the host: From the "Jaws" music to a tap on the shoulder, the winners are rushed off the stage
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 3:26 AM UTC 13oscars 2013
It’s Ben Affleck’s evening
"Argo" wins best picture. Ang Lee, Jennifer Lawrence and Daniel Day-Lewis bring home the big individual awards
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 1:30 AM UTC2013 oscars, 2013 Awards
LIVEBLOG: 2013 Oscars Red Carpet
Jennifer Garner's deep-purple Gucci -- with an eye-catching train -- is the night's best.
Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 11:00 PM UTC2013 Awards, 2013 oscars, Oscars
The 2013 Oscars: All the winners
Best picture: "Argo." Here's the complete list
Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 11:00 PM UTC2013 Awards Season, 2013 oscars
What really happened in the bin Laden raid
A video chronicling the night of the raid and its aftermath, from the perspective of the Navy SEAL who shot him VIDEO
Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 7:20 PM UTCVideo, Zero Dark Thirty
The brief, wondrous life of an Oscar gown
Need to get red carpet glamourous? It takes a village
Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 7:00 PM UTCOscars, Fashion, Academy Awards
Sometimes Oscar gets it right!
Here are 10 times the Academy picked the best film of the year
Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 90Oscars, Academy Awards
Suzy Amis Cameron “greens” the red carpet
On the not-so-peaceful origins of "peace silk" and the improbable story of eco-haute couture
Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 3:39 PM UTCEnvironment, green design
A peek under Oscar’s skirt
A veteran designer walks us down a red-carpeted memory lane to give a history lesson on Oscar's most iconic gowns SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 12:30 AM UTCslideshow, Oscars
The Oscars’ least exciting moment
Presenting the best picture Oscar is one of the most visible moments of the year. And it's the same white guys
Friday, Feb 22, 2013 5:54 PM UTCjack nicholson, dustin hoffman
Oscar loves a white savior
If a movie features white people rescuing people of color from their plight, odds are high an Oscar will follow SLIDE SHOW
Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 7:10 PM UTC 164oscars 2013, Race
Could “Silver Linings Playbook” grab the top Oscar?
How Harvey Weinstein's mental-illness rom-com might just steal "Argo's" thunder
Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 4:06 PM UTCRobert De Niro
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