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Friday, May 24, 2013 11:30 PM UTCClaire Messud joins the many buzzy figures -- Jonathan Franzen, Lena Dunham, Jennifer Egan -- to earn Weiner's ire
Friday, May 24, 2013 6:31 PM UTC 20Cannes: Call it the anti-“Gatsby.” James Gray’s new film is a slow-burning 1920s parable of fall and redemption
Friday, May 24, 2013 6:30 PM UTCThe mastermind behind "American Idol" -- and last night's cruel firing-themed show -- to depart
Friday, May 24, 2013 8:55 PM UTCThe book, with thoughts on "challenges of the 21st century," is set to come out in June 2014
Friday, May 24, 2013 7:09 PM UTCCoachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits festivals have something in common: very male lineups
Friday, May 24, 2013 4:15 PM UTC 14The actress and "Dancing With the Stars" alumna looks Hollywood glam in her "Cool Cat" anti-gun ad VIDEO
Friday, May 24, 2013 4:05 PM UTCA balloon tribute to the mayor of Flavortown and lover of wraparound shades
Friday, May 24, 2013 3:07 PM UTCThe pop singer loses her dress in a Central Park appearance that shows just how tough live TV is VIDEO
Friday, May 24, 2013 2:52 PM UTC 12"Does Someone Have to Go?" is a manipulative, mean "social experiment"
Friday, May 24, 2013 1:01 PM UTC 19The actress was charged with criminal possession of marijuana, tampering with evidence and reckless endangerment
Friday, May 24, 2013 11:44 AM UTCCannes: Voyeurism's not the only reason to see the remarkable 21st-century love story "Blue Is the Warmest Color"
Friday, May 24, 2013 10:45 AM UTCI will pass away sooner than most people who read this, but that doesn't shake my sense of wonder and joy
Thursday, Sep 15, 2011 3:01 PM UTC 203The great Danish political drama is finally available legally in America. So what are you waiting for?
Friday, May 24, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 1418-year-old professional Taylor Swift impersonator allegedly attacked for her resemblance to the pop star
Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:00 PM UTCThe "King of the Hill" creator tells your favorite conspiracist how Michael Moore turned him off to gun control
Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:44 PM UTC 73Three Letters chef Pip Freeman has created a menu around Bluth favorites, such as the cornballer and mayonegg
Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:00 PM UTCThe cable network sends out a press release bragging that they led in the ratings "as Arias pleads for her life"
Thursday, May 23, 2013 7:58 PM UTCThe comedian tells Salon what's behind his late-night Twitter battle with fellow funnyman Marc Maron
Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:57 PM UTCV.S. Pritchett's brilliant biography captures the humanity of both its subject and his writing
Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:56 PM UTCA letter from Paul McCartney was not enough to persuade the Russian court
Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:11 PM UTCThe "Girls Gone Wild" creator issues a statement saying his comments were "appalling"
Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:04 PM UTC 14The memoirist dishes on their friendship, James Frey and the conceit of the tortured artist
Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:01 PM UTCHis "Now You See Me" costar Michael Caine carried the conversation instead VIDEO
Thursday, May 23, 2013 3:15 PM UTC 10Responding to the controversy over Alice Eve's underwear shot, the "Star Trek" director offered up a shirtless Khan VIDEO
Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:57 PM UTC 23New York's gay men have been the subject of brutal violence in recent days. Some worry it's in response to equality
Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:44 AM UTC 12The former Beatles frontman has asked a Russian judge to release the punk group from prison
Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:42 AM UTCThe "Drive" duo is back, with a terrifying Kristin Scott Thomas performance and a plotless, gory dream movie
Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:00 AM UTCKevin Ryder, a DJ on LA's KROQ, made a crack about sexual assault while tweeting from the LA Kings' account VIDEO
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:50 PM UTC"If anything, it reaffirms the decision we came to," the juror told Gawker
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:50 PM UTC 13And "SNL" alumna Maya Rudolph VIDEO
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:54 PM UTCKindle Worlds will pay writers up to 35 percent of net revenue from e-book sales
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:28 PM UTCApparently, teens loved "The Impossible" and "The Words"
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 6:17 PM UTCMaria Alekhina, 24, was not allowed to attend her parole hearing in person
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:20 PM UTCSteven Soderbergh's Liberace biopic shows the famously flamboyant entertainer as a person, not a stereotype
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:06 PM UTC 16The pop singer is forcing friends and acquaintances to sign a waiver before entering his California home
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:55 PM UTCThe podcaster and IFC star tells Salon about his bitter late-night fight with a fellow comic
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:30 PM UTCThe founder of "Girls Gone Wild" bashes the jury who found him guilty
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:20 PM UTC 28The Chinese dissident artist's single, "Dumbass," is a provocative response his 81-day detention VIDEO
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:18 PM UTCCriticism of the pop singer's booty shaking reflects our society's discomfort with black women -- and their bodies
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