From “Bling Ring” to Oprah, “The Secret” lives on

In this era of class immobility, the self-help book looks less relevant than ever -- but don't count it out yet VIDEO

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 36
Video, Emma Watson

A head trip to a haunted recording studio

Part tribute to 1970s Italian horror and part Lynch-style art film, "Berberian Sound Studio" is one of a kind

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Movies, Horror, Our Picks

Vice re-creates female authors’ suicides for maximum trolling

A shoot featuring a suicidal Virginia Woolf represents a new low for the perennial outrage-mongers

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 10:10 PM UTC 26
Editor's Picks, Vice, Suicide

Kanye West’s sex problem

On "Yeezus," the rapper's still bragging about exploiting women to make his points. He's smarter than that

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 39
Kanye West, Kanye, yeezus, Sex, Music

Sarah Palin is the morning-news equivalent of a sitcom baby

The former Alaska governor comes in every time the morning news shows need a ratings boost

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:41 PM UTC
Sarah Palin, today

Robert Kraft: Putin stole my Super Bowl ring!

The Patriots owner says the Russian president pocketed his jewelry and walked out of a gala event with 3 KGB guards

, GlobalPost Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:22 PM UTC
GlobalPost, robert kraft

Wait, did M. Night Shyamalan lie about writing “She’s All That”?

The movie's screenwriter, R. Lee Fleming, Jr., says the "The Sixth Sense" director's claims are bogus VIDEO

, The Daily Dot Monday, Jun 17, 2013 2:02 PM UTC
"She's All That

On “Mad Men,” Don Draper assumes the fetal position

The season's penultimate episode finds him lying to everyone, and curling up like a baby

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 2:02 PM UTC 30
Mad Men, don draper, TV

Jay-Z announces new album, deal with Samsung

"Magna Carta Holy Grail" will be free for the first million android users who download an app for the album

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 12:39 PM UTC
Associated Press, Jay-Z, Galaxy

Justin Rose wins US Open

The Brit edged out Phil Mickelson, who earned his sixth runner-up finish in the tournament

, Associated Press Monday, Jun 17, 2013 12:25 PM UTC
Associated Press, Justin Rose

How Kraft salad dressing is profiting off the female gaze

Kraft is flipping the script with a male pitchman -- but the formula may be the same old exploitation VIDEO

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 38
Video, Kraft, zesty guy

The best (and the weirdest) of “Game of Thrones” fanfiction

Missing the show? Take to the Internet!

Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 11:59 PM UTC
Game of Thrones, fanfiction

“The Ocean at the End of the Lane”: Neil Gaiman returns

In his first adult novel in eight years, the master of modern fantasy tells the story of a lonely, bookish boy

Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 9:15 PM UTC 31
Books, What to Read

Can a show about murdering women actually be feminist?

On TV, we seem to find violence against women endlessly entertaining -- but "The Fall" challenges us to do better

Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 7:45 PM UTC 30
TV, Television, Editor's Picks

Colum McCann spins out

The leaden "Transatlantic" suggests he's exhausted the themes that made "Let the Great World Spin" so readable

, LA Review of Books Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
LA Review of Books, Books, Novels

Sunday shows solve Syria and government surveillance!

The punditry experts of "Meet the Press," "This Week" and "Face the Nation" unlock geopolitical puzzles in minutes

Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 6:30 PM UTC 27
meet the press, face the nation

From Ike to “The Matrix”: Welcome to the American dystopia

Part Orwellian security state, part Huxley wonderland and part "Matrix," America is three dystopias in one!

Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 10:30 AM UTC 102
Movies, Politics, Surveillance

Kim Kardashian gives birth to baby girl

The reality TV star and boyfriend Kanye West celebrate their first child together

Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 7:43 PM UTC 25
kimye, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian

Lynda Obst: Hollywood’s completely broken

When you stopped buying DVDs and started streaming on Netflix, Hollywood's economics changed. So did the movies

Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 172
Books, Movies, Editor's Picks

Is Playboy invading Marfa, Texas?

A 40-foot neon installation of the magazine's iconographic logo has locals stumped

, Hyperallergic Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Hyperallergic, Playboy

Bangkok: World’s most popular city?

According to the annual credit card index, the Thai capital is the planet's biggest tourist destination

, GlobalPost Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 6:30 PM UTC
GlobalPost, Thailand, tourist

Taxidermic animals spring to life in Times Square

A surreal performance event at the Aspen Social Club melds the sleek and seedy sides of midtown Manhattan

, Hyperallergic Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
Hyperallergic, taxidermy

Hope remains for dads once in bands

A new site celebrates musically inclined fathers just in time for Father's Day VIDEO

Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 5:46 PM UTC 11
Video, my dad was in a band

Colum McCann: Fiction helps us keep faith in humanity

The author discusses the thin line between history and fiction, and how Frederick Douglass anticipated Obama

, LA Review of Books Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
LA Review of Books, Books, Novels

Feminist Kanye Twitter follows tradition of Feminist Taylor Swift

The humorous feed injects quotes from the singer with feminist ideals

Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 4:44 PM UTC
Kanye West, Taylor Swift

“Game of Thrones,” inspired by true events

The Starks and Lannisters are flights of fancy, but the world of Westeros is lifted directly from the history books

, Pajiba Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 13
Pajiba, Game of Thrones, TV, HBO

Jonathan Franzen to Frank Bruni: “Strong numbers” of women write books

The novelist wrote an abrupt letter to the Times saying that sexism is worse in theater than it is in publishing

Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 3:40 PM UTC 14
Jonathan Franzen, frank bruni

From Fox News to Rush: Secrets of the right’s lie machine

Conservative media plays by its rules, and bends truth to back whatever argument they’ve decided to make that day

and Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 2:45 PM UTC 246
Books, Media Criticism, Fox News

Vladimir Putin allegedly stole Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl ring

According to the Patriots' owner, the Russian president admired it, saying, "I can kill someone with this ring"

Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 2:13 PM UTC
Vladimir Putin, robert kraft

Must do’s: What we like this week

Love and suffering plagues the Brangelina of the Big Top, and a recap of an epic "Game of Thrones" season finale

Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Our Picks: Books, our picks: TV

Study: Reading novels makes us better thinkers

New research says reading literary fiction helps people embrace ambiguous ideas and avoid snap judgments

, Pacific Standard Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 27
Pacific Standard, Fiction, study

The week in 10 pics

From chemical gas explosions to explosive protests in São Paulo, a look at the week's most enduring images SLIDE SHOW

Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
slideshow, The week in 10 pics

Bobby Long: I used to stalk Leonard Cohen

The British singer opens up about his brief career as a poet -- and hanging outside his idol's house VIDEO

Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Video, The Weekly Feed

Michigan attorney general: Detroit can’t sell its art collection

Bill Schuette insists the works of the Detroit Institute of Arts are held in charitable trust

, Hyperallergic Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 12:00 PM UTC
Hyperallergic, Detroit, Art

Russians who raised the dead

In the years before World War II, Russian scientists attempted to revive fish and dog heads, and even a human being

Friday, Jun 14, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 22
zombies, Russia

Jon Stewart who?: John Oliver’s “Daily Show” is almost too good

John Oliver's excellent fill-in work proves "The Daily Show" is really all about the writers

Friday, Jun 14, 2013 11:25 PM UTC 124
The Daily Show

“Drop Dead Diva” to feature gay professional athlete

The storyline will focus on the character's perceived need to keep his sexual orientation a secret

, Outsports Friday, Jun 14, 2013 9:10 PM UTC
Drop Dead Diva, jason collins

Patton Oswalt on “prodigalsam” plagiarism flap: “There’s no wiggle room there”

Oswalt opens up about the attitudes that hurt comedy -- including those that helped a minister plagiarize jokes

Friday, Jun 14, 2013 8:47 PM UTC 27
Patton Oswalt, prodigalsam

Kanye West album “Yeezus” leaks on Internet

And the most talked-about lyric is about croissants

Friday, Jun 14, 2013 8:43 PM UTC
crossaints, cronut, yeezus

Stephen Colbert’s mother Lorna dies at 92

Thursday's "Colbert Report" was reportedly canceled in light of her death VIDEO

Friday, Jun 14, 2013 8:01 PM UTC
Video, lorna colbert, obituary

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