Michael J. Fox wins: The best and worst of the new fall shows

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

Sunday, May 19, 2013 9:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, TV, Television, pilots

Report: Obama to make big speech about drones, Guantanamo

The President will reportedly address White House counterterrorism policy on Thursday

Sunday, May 19, 2013 8:44 PM UTC
Politics Barack Obama, Benghazi

First look: The Coens’ marvelous folk-music odyssey

Cannes: Oscar Isaac's breakout performance drives the Coens' arch, magical portrait of pre-Dylan Greenwich Village

Sunday, May 19, 2013 8:30 PM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Film Festivals

New York’s most persecuted subway artist?

Enrico Miguel Thomas is taking legal action against the city after routine harassment at the hands of the MTA

, Hyperallergic Sunday, May 19, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Social Hyperallergic, Art

Paul Krugman’s right: Austerity kills

Austerity kills -- radical cuts destroy economies and lives, and the honest numbers and economics keep proving it

and Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:45 PM UTC 31
Business Austerity, Books, New Deal

Poll: Obama approval at 53 percent amid IRS, Benghazi controversies

The same poll showed Obama's approval at 51 percent in early April

Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:14 PM UTC
Politics Barack Obama, Benghazi, Polling

Sunday shows round-up: All about the IRS and Benghazi

This week's Sunday shows were unsurprisingly dominated by the IRS and Benghazi controversies VIDEO

Sunday, May 19, 2013 5:16 PM UTC
Politics Video, Dan Pfeiffer, White House

Colin Quinn’s “Unconstitutional” history lesson

In his new off-Broadway show, the SNL alumnus schools audiences with his irreverent take on the Founding Fathers

, International Business Times Sunday, May 19, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Social History, Theater, colin quinn

Paul Ryan: “I don’t know” if there was a Benghazi cover-up

"We just need to investigate this for the sake of good government," he added

Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:37 PM UTC
Politics Paul Ryan, Benghazi, Libya

Jon Karl makes things worse

He regrets “inaccurate” Benghazi email but says his story based on it “still entirely stands.” Really. ABC News?

Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:04 PM UTC 39
News Jon Karl, ABC news, Benghazi

James Franco: “I really felt I was in conversation with Faulkner”

The writer, actor and filmmaker discusses the challenges and subtle pleasures of adapting "As I Lay Dying"

, LA Review of Books Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Entertainment LA Review of Books

FBI reportedly joins Bachmann campaign finance probe

The agency is investigating alleged violations by Bachmann's 2012 presidential campaign

Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:09 PM UTC
Politics Michele Bachmann, Minnesota

How Guantanamo affects China: Our human rights hypocrisies

The U.S. uses the ideology of human rights as a political tool, embracing -- or ignoring -- it when convenient

Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 14
Business China, Guantanamo, Cold War

Facebook “like” on trial in Virginia

A federal appeals court is revisiting a case that asks if a digital thumbs-up qualifies as protected speech

, The Daily Dot Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Social the daily dot, Facebook, Internet

Jindal: IRS officials should “go to jail” for targeting

"You cannot take the freedom of law-abiding Americans...and keep your own freedom"

Sunday, May 19, 2013 2:46 PM UTC 11
Politics Bobby Jindal, Louisiana

Dem Congressman slams GOP for “doctored” Benghazi emails

Rep. Adam Schiff also called for answers as to who allegedly leaked and altered the emails

Sunday, May 19, 2013 2:20 PM UTC
Politics Benghazi, Darrell Issa

What’s the Eiffel Tower doing in China?

Two artists attempt to explain the Chinese phenomena of "copy towns," replica cities popping up across the country

, Pacific Standard Sunday, May 19, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Social Pacific Standard, China

“Jodorowsky’s Dune”: The sci-fi classic that never was

Cannes: A rousing new documentary revisits the unbelievable story of the most influential movie never made

Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:30 PM UTC 15
Entertainment Movies, Documentaries

Must-see morning clip: Amy Poehler returns to SNL

On Weekend Update, she and Seth Meyers had just one reaction to the IRS scandal: "Really!?!" VIDEO

Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:24 PM UTC
Politics Video, Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers

Top 5 investigative videos of the week: Nailing a dictator

From Guatemalan tyrants to Syrian dissidents, a look at the finest documentaries YouTube has to offer VIDEO

, The I Files Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Technology Video

Doug Henwood: Capitalism thrives on class exploitation

The publisher of "Left Business Observer" talks print media, left regroupment and electoral politics

, Jacobin Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 12
Media Jacobin, Radio, doug henwood

Growing, lurking threat: “Paper terrorism”

Massive financial schemes by anti-government zealots and sovereign citizens have states scrambling for protection

Sunday, May 19, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 56
Business Sovereign Citizens

Will you marry me — once you’re done peeing?

From popping the question while peeing to getting engaged for real estate, some proposals are charmingly unromantic

Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:00 AM UTC
Life Love and Sex, Same-sex marriage

First look: A Chinese art-house director goes for blood

Cannes: Art-house hero Jia Zhangke takes on his nation's corruption in the explosive allegory "A Touch of Sin"

Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:45 PM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Film Festivals

My crushing student debt

I didn't think twice about taking out a five-figure loan. Then I graduated with no money -- and no job prospects

Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:00 PM UTC 139
Life Life stories, College, University

How right-wingers use semantic tricks to kill government

Loaded terminology like "entitlements" and "welfare" skews the debate and alters America. Here's how it works

Saturday, May 18, 2013 9:30 PM UTC 103
Business Language, Entitlements

The conservative case for raising the minimum wage

A leading conservative argues that immigration reform and a boost in wages need to go hand in hand

Saturday, May 18, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 13
Business Labor, Great Recession

Pollution as ancient Chinese art

With the help of Photoshop, artist Yao Lu has made shanshui — traditional ink paintings — of China's landfills

, Hyperallergic Saturday, May 18, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
Social Hyperallergic, Art, China

Chimp’s blurry pictures to fetch six figures at auction

Mikki, a chimpanzee from the Moscow Circus, is renowned for his Polaroid photography

, Hyperallergic Saturday, May 18, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Life Hyperallergic, Art, Photography

Alex Gibney: Julian Assange has become like “those he despises”

An Oscar-winning filmmaker defends his Col. Kurtz-style portrait of the WikiLeaks founder in "We Steal Secrets"

Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 63
Entertainment Movies, Documentaries, Interviews

Can playing Dots on your iPhone make you smarter?

Not quite, but new research reveals that the game and others like it can sharpen a few specific cognitive skills

, Pacific Standard Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Technology Pacific Standard, games

Print your own gardening accessories

Seven must-have farm and garden devices you can build with your own 3D printer

, Modern Farmer Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Technology Modern Farmer, Farming, gardening

Why green roofs never work

Urban roof gardens should cut energy usage and reduce rainwater runoff. So far, the results have been unimpressive

, Scientific American Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 25
Social Scientific American

Must do’s: What we like this week

"The Mindy Project" finally delivers, and "The Bling Ring" is a compelling exploration of image-obsessed culture

Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Entertainment must dos, Our Picks: Books

First look: An Iranian director takes on Western morality

Cannes: Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi leaves Iran to make "The Past," a heartbreaking tale of modern marriage

Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:25 PM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Cannes Film Festival

New Yorker launches tool by Aaron Swartz to protect leaks

Strongbox, co-created by the persecuted late technologist, is an open-source drop box for leaked documents

Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Technology AP, Aaron Swartz

The week in 10 pics

From the House Judiciary Committee hearings to #umbrellagate, a look at the week's most enduring images SLIDE SHOW

Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Technology slideshow, Eric Holder

JJ Grey: I can’t watch the news!

The soul-funk master says he has to tune out the awful headlines to keep his sanity -- and the tunes flowing VIDEO

Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Music, JJ Grey, Mofro

Temple Grandin on DSM-5: “Sounds like diagnosis by committee”

When it comes to autism, Grandin argues we're paying too much attention to labels -- and not enough to individuals

Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:30 PM UTC 16
Life Books, Autism, DSM-5, aspergers

We’re living in an Ayn Rand economy

Over the past 20 years, corporate profits have quadrupled while the corporate tax rate has dropped by half

, AlterNet Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 136
Business AlterNet, Ayn Rand

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