Pick of the week: I was a teenage anarchist!

Pick of the week: Olivier Assayas' gorgeous "Something in the Air" explores the crumbling, crazy '70s Euro-left

Thursday, May 2, 2013 11:30 PM UTC
Movies, Our Picks

Send her your sexts

Karen Finley's exhibit at the New Museum will feature sketches and oil paintings of patrons' smutty sex pics

Thursday, May 2, 2013 9:16 PM UTC
Art, Sexting, new museum

Lil Wayne responds to family of Emmett Till over offensive lyric

The response comes two months after Epic Records pulled the track

Thursday, May 2, 2013 8:29 PM UTC
epic records, Civil Rights

Steven Spielberg to direct “American Sniper” film adaptation

The legendary director joins Bradley Cooper's project about Navy SEAL Chris Kyle

Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:38 PM UTC
Bradley Cooper

“The Shelter Cycle”: Raised in a cult

Two adults remember their childhood in a doomsday sect in Peter Rock's remarkable novel of faith and meaning

Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
The Listener, Audiobooks, Fiction

Google Earth as art

In his latest installation, Jeroen Nelemans views a suburban home through the lens of virtual technology

, Hyperallergic Thursday, May 2, 2013 6:56 PM UTC
Hyperallergic, Google

“Iron Man 3″ box office hit in China

The movie raked in around $21 million on opening day

Thursday, May 2, 2013 6:15 PM UTC
iron man 3, China

“Iron Man 3″: A playboy grows up

Robert Downey Jr. is funny and moving, and Ben Kingsley makes a delicious techno-Osama, in summer's first big hit

Thursday, May 2, 2013 5:45 PM UTC
Movies, Action movies

Reese Witherspoon on arrest: “I literally panicked”

The star appears on "Good Morning America" to apologize for her actions, again VIDEO

Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:41 PM UTC
reese witherspoon

Listen to the soundtrack of Baz Luhrmann’s “Great Gatsby”

Featuring new music by Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Lana del Rey and more

Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:16 PM UTC
great gatsby, Music, baz luhrmann

Spice Girls musical closing in June

"Viva Forever" will end June 29

, Associated Press Thursday, May 2, 2013 2:35 PM UTC
From the Wires, Spice Girls, june

Performers announced for Billboard Awards

Singers include Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and others

Thursday, May 2, 2013 2:25 PM UTC
Nicki Minaj, lil wayne

Must-see morning clip: Colbert on over-the-counter Plan B

The FDA's recent decision to sell plan-B without a prescription has left many outraged VIDEO

Thursday, May 2, 2013 1:13 PM UTC
Video, Stephen Colbert

Chris Kelly of rap group Kris Kross dies at 34

The rapper died of an apparent drug overdose

Thursday, May 2, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
kriss kross, Death, obituary, rap

“The Americans’” creators discuss the season finale

"We wanted to do something that, as crazy as this world is, felt grounded for the characters"

Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:00 AM UTC
the americans, joe weisberg

“Mad Men” recapped via Facebook updates

If all of your favorite characters were friends on your News Feed

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:15 PM UTC
Mad Men, Facebook, recaps, Comedy

Salman Rushdie: Artists are more vulnerable than ever

The celebrated author and founder of the PEN World Voices Festival reflects on the perils of the Internet age

, LA Review of Books Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:02 PM UTC
LA Review of Books

Tale of lost Vietnam vet reunited with family in “Unclaimed” deemed false

The man interviewed in the documentary turned out to be a fraudster named Dang Tan Ngoc

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 8:31 PM UTC
unclaimed, Documentary

John Oliver to guest-host “Daily Show” starting June 10

Jon Stewart will return on Tuesday, Sept. 3 VIDEO

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 5:45 PM UTC
Video, John Oliver, Jon Stewart

“Downton Abbey” casts first black character

Gary Carr will play a jazz singer

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 3:52 PM UTC
Downton Abbey, gary carr, Jazz

“Post Tenebras Lux”: A perverse, dreamlike masterpiece

Booed at Cannes and ignored in New York, Carlos Reygadas' disturbing, erotic new film blends Lynch and Kubrick

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 3:15 PM UTC
Movies, Film Festivals

Claire Messud to Publishers Weekly: “What kind of question is that?”

Do you like Jonathan Franzen's characters? David Foster Wallace's? Roth? Then stop asking Claire Messud about hers

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 2:47 PM UTC 14
Books, Claire Messud

Secret to happiness: “I want this job for a week”

How can we be fulfilled at work? A British theorist argues that we should experiment, not specialize

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 2:07 PM UTC
Books, Roman Krznaric

Fleetwood Mac releases first set of music since 2003

A four-track EP is available exclusively in iTunes

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 1:40 PM UTC
Fleetwood Mac, Music, iTunes, EP

Alan Alda isn’t interested in your scientific mumbo jumbo

The film and television star is on a mission to teach physicians and physicists to use more accessible language

, Associated Press Wednesday, May 1, 2013 12:02 PM UTC
Associated Press, Alan Alda

Chris Matthews to end “The Chris Matthews Show”

However, the host has forged a deal with MSNBC and will stay on as "Hardball" host

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 10:15 PM UTC 17
Chris Matthews, MSNBC, Hardball

“Downton Abbey” inspires retail line

The hit show is launching furniture, clothes, beauty products and more

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 9:57 PM UTC
Downton Abbey, Fashion, clothes

Matthew Shepard’s family responds to Jason Collins’ moving tribute

As a Boston Celtic, Collins wore the number 98 in memory of Matthew Shepard, who was murdered for being gay in 1998

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 9:31 PM UTC
jason collins, Matthew Shepard

Jason Collins’ ex-fiancé: I didn’t know he was gay

Carolyn Moos, who was in an 8-year relationship with the star, only learned of his sexual orientation days ago

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 9:12 PM UTC 14
jason collins, coming out, Gay

Julian Assange: The Internet threatens civilization

However disappointing, the Wikileaks founder's new book offers a fascinating -- and discomfiting -- thesis

, LA Review of Books Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 8:48 PM UTC 36
LA Review of Books

“Love Is All You Need”: Pierce Brosnan’s lovely, lightweight rom-com

The former James Bond and the spectacular Trine Dyrholm star in Oscar-winner Susanne Bier's winning love story

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
Movies, Romantic comedy, Romance

Cosmarxpolitan: Sex advice from Karl Marx

A new Tumblr combines highbrow with lowbrow to deliver "fun fearless freedom from the oppression of capitalism"

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 5:55 PM UTC
Tumblr, Cosmopolitan, Magazines

“Star Trek’s” Wil Wheaton tells newborn girl why being a nerd “is awesome”

An audience member asked the actor to record an inspirational video for her infant daughter VIDEO

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 5:24 PM UTC
Video, Babies, Girls, nerds

Listen to the Beastie Boys in a previously unaired interview from 1985

Winding up a tour with Madonna, the rap group was just finding its iconic voice VIDEO

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 3:40 PM UTC
Video, Beastie Boys, hip-hop, rap

“Inside Amy Schumer,” a female-centric take on bro-comedy

Comedy Central's new sketch show is original only in flashes

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 3:20 PM UTC
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer

“Kinky Boots” leads 2013 Tony Award nominations

The Cyndi Lauper-scored musical scored 13, two short of the record set by "The Producers" and "Billy Elliot"

, Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 2:47 PM UTC
Associated Press, cyndi lauper

Must-see morning clip: Jon Hamm announces marriage to Aasif Mandvi

The "Mad Men" actor talks season six, "Freaks and Geeks," and why he's going to India VIDEO

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 1:30 PM UTC
Video, Mad Men, freaks and geeks

Amanda Knox to Diane Sawyer: “I’d like to be reconsidered as a person”

“What happened to me was surreal but it could’ve happened to anyone," she added VIDEO

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 1:07 PM UTC
Video, amanda knox, diane swyer

Jason Collins calls coming out “mind-boggling” experience

The NBA center said he "never set out to be first" and is waiting for other gay players to "raise their hands" VIDEO

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 12:48 PM UTC
Video, jason collins, LGBT Rights

A “Gossip Girl” star becomes Jeff Buckley: “I was not his most rabid fan”

Penn Badgley says he's proud of his work for the first time, in a fictionalized look at Jeff Buckley's life

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 12:01 PM UTC
Jeff Buckley, Penn Badgley

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