Where are all the female “Saturday Night Live” hosts?

This season, 5 of 21 hosts were women. It's not a new ratio! We crunch the numbers on the past decade VIDEO

Friday, May 3, 2013 8:40 PM UTC
Video, Saturday Night Live, SNL

Jon Stewart trolls Donald Trump

On Twitter, the real estate mogul is flipping out over a joke "The Daily Show" host made at his expense

Friday, May 3, 2013 5:53 PM UTC 22
Donald Trump, Twitter

Aerosmith, James Taylor to perform at Boston Marathon benefit concert

The concert will take place on May 30 at TD Garden

Friday, May 3, 2013 5:05 PM UTC
aerosmith, james taylor

Julia Louis-Dreyfus hangs out with Joe Biden

The "Veep" star has a selfie, taken in the presidential motorcade, to prove it VIDEO

Friday, May 3, 2013 3:56 PM UTC
Video, Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Captain America does not like Breitbart editor Ben Shapiro

Actor Chris Evans tweeted disapproval of the conservative commentator

Friday, May 3, 2013 3:19 PM UTC 15
chris evans, Ben Shapiro

Marc Maron’s new sitcom is not nearly as good as his podcasts

The comedian and podcaster follows in the footsteps of Louis C.K. and Larry David with "Maron"

Friday, May 3, 2013 3:15 PM UTC
maron, marc maron, TV, Television

Reese Witherspoon’s arrest video released

Watch footage of the actress's unbecoming tirade in Atlanta two weeks ago UPDATED VIDEO

Friday, May 3, 2013 2:48 PM UTC 16
Video, reese witherspoon, arrest

Must-see morning clip: Veterans still waiting for medical benefits

Jon Stewart examines the progress of the VA Hospital system VIDEO

Friday, May 3, 2013 1:28 PM UTC
Video, va hospitals, veterans

Howard Kurtz’s contract with CNN under review

Sources say it's unlikely his contract will be renewed UPDATED

Friday, May 3, 2013 1:15 PM UTC
CNN, Howard Kurtz, daily beast

Pick of the week: Michael Bay’s self-mocking crime farce

Pick of the week: Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson pursue the American dream in the cruel but funny "Pain & Gain"

Friday, Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 27
Movies, Our Picks

Owen King’s sparkling debut

"Double Feature" offers a heartbreaking and poignant meditation on the vagaries of art

, LA Review of Books Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 11:30 PM UTC
LA Review of Books, Books

6 old Twitter parody accounts still worth following

Including the Bronx Zoo Cobra, Invisible Obama and Tom Coburn's Beard

Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 9:04 PM UTC
Twitter, parody, humor, Comedy

“Parks and Recreation”: TV’s most progressive show

The NBC sitcom is just as ardent in its defense of government as it is fearless in its skewering of conservatives

, LA Review of Books Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 8:38 PM UTC 18
LA Review of Books, essays, NBC

Grimes: I don’t want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living

The musician has had it with "mansplainers," pop music haters, message-board creeps and music industry sexism

Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 8:38 PM UTC 84
Music, Editor's Picks

Michael Bublé sings with a cappella group in NYC subway

"I feel like a real New Yorker now," said the singer VIDEO

Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 7:49 PM UTC
Video, Michael Bublé, a capella

David Sedaris has a pleasingly strange voice

The brilliant essayist already writes for the listener, which makes his new audiobook yet another triumph

Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Books, Audio Books, The Listener

Jimmy Kimmel delivers amusing, tipsy speech at Time 100 dinner

Pal Jimmy Fallon was also there VIDEO

Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 5:04 PM UTC
Video, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon

Netflix releases “Arrested Development” character posters

The season arrives May 26 SLIDE SHOW

Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 4:52 PM UTC
slideshow, Arrested Development

When maps are art

Artists' takes on what maps mean now

, Hyperallergic Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 4:40 PM UTC
Hyperallergic, Maps, Art, Dallas

YouTube to launch first-ever Comedy Week

The site will live-stream stand-up, sketches and other performances by top talent in May

Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 3:23 PM UTC
Comedy, YouTube, Internet, Music

Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart interviews Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef

The comedian was interrogated by his nation's government for "denigrating Islam" VIDEO

Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 1:30 PM UTC
Video, bassem youssef

David Letterman urges North Dakota station to re-hire A.J. Clemente

The inexperienced anchor was fired on his first day after cursing on-air VIDEO

Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 1:12 PM UTC
Video, A.J. Clemente

How can white Americans be free?

The default belief that the white experience is a neutral and objective one hurts both white and American culture

Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 394
Lena Dunham, Harmony Korine, Race

With crowdsourcing, everyone’s a detective now

Reddit got it all wrong. So why do we all think we have the expertise to solve crimes after watching "CSI"?

Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 11
Books, Mysteries, Crime, Reddit

“The Reluctant Fundamentalist”: Is the Princeton grad a jihadi?

Riz Ahmed plays a financial genius turned Islamic intellectual in Mira Nair's "The Reluctant Fundamentalist"

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 10:50 PM UTC
Movies, Thrillers, Pakistan

Is Saudi Arabia deporting men for being too handsome?

According to reports, leaders fear female visitors could fall for them too easily VIDEO

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 10:11 PM UTC 12
Saudi Arabia, Facebook

Vanilla Ice “goes Amish” in new reality TV show

The program will air on the DIY Network

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 9:45 PM UTC
vanilla ice, Amish, diy network

Wait, did that Broadway Joe Namath special really happen?

Separating fact from fiction in Harry Crane's pitch on Sunday's episode of "Mad Men"

, International Business Times Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 6:45 PM UTC
Mad Men, Joe Namath, don draper

“Wild Things” director planning sequel based on Amanda Knox case

The project, which will be about the children of the original characters, is titled "Wild Child Things"

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 4:32 PM UTC
wild things, amanda knox, Movies

Ke$ha and Ryan Lochte get the reality TV treatment

Two new series take famous people, and try to make them reality TV famous instead

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 2:38 PM UTC 11
Ke$ha, Ryan Lochte, kesha

Chasing Amanda Bynes: Is it ethical for outlets to pursue interviews with a damaged star?

The star may or may not be undergoing a breakdown. BuzzFeed's looking for an exclusive and Perez stirs the pot

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 2:24 PM UTC
Amanda Bynes, BuzzFeed, Twitter

Tilda Swinton leads dance-along to Barry White at Ebertfest 2013

The actress energizes a crowd of 1,500 by grooving to "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" VIDEO

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 1:37 PM UTC
Video, Tilda Swinton, barry white

Fired TV news anchor A.J. Clemente booked for Letterman, “Today” show

He was let go for cursing on-air -- then his video went viral

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 1:06 PM UTC
A.J. Clemente, letterman

James Patterson speaks out about his aggressive “book industry bailout” ads

The bestselling author placed high-profile ads asking the government to bail out books. He talks to Salon

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 11:44 AM UTC 20
James Patterson, amazon

“At Any Price”: Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid’s Corn Belt thriller

From murder to stock-car racing to GMO seeds, "At Any Price" paints a searing portrait of the Corn Belt

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Movies, Thrillers, Farming

Edith Wharton invented Kim Kardashian

To understand the celebrity's cult of personality, one need only pick up a copy of "The Custom of the Country"

, The American Reader Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 10:21 PM UTC
The American Reader

New Yorkers’ newest opportunity to step all over you

A French street artist has pasted photo booth images of anonymous pedestrians along the street in Times Square

, Hyperallergic Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 9:39 PM UTC
Hyperallergic, Art, installation

Can video games help cure depression?

Despite studies linking the two, hardcore gamers insist we have the culture backwards

, The Daily Dot Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 9:21 PM UTC
the daily dot, Video Games

Loneliness! Labial reconstruction! Some hostages!

What are the spring's hottest novels really about? Allison Amend, Amy Brill, Jennifer Gilmore and Fiona Maazel dish

Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 9:02 PM UTC
Books, Jennifer Gilmore

Michael Bay proud of “Armageddon,” after all

The director clarifies his apology for the film

Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 8:21 PM UTC
Armageddon, michael bay

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