Ex-Nirvana and Soundgarden member joined the elite Special Forces

New York Times Magazine profiles the remarkable story of Jason Everman VIDEO

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 10:49 PM UTC
Video, jason everman, nirvana

“The Lone Ranger”: Rip-roaring adventure meets dark political parable

Tonto is reborn as a tragicomic trickster-shaman in Gore Verbinski's flawed but daring revisionist western

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 10:30 PM UTC 26
Movies, Action movies

Dennis Rodman: Give me Nobel Prize, please

"If I don’t finish in the top three for the next Nobel Peace Prize, something’s seriously wrong.”

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 9:32 PM UTC
dennis rodman, Nobel Prize

Neil Gaiman to release “Sandman” prequel

Vertigo will publish "Sandman: Overture" in six installments, starting in October

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 8:20 PM UTC
sandman, Graphic Novel, Books

The downside to saying sorry

Sorry, Paula: Research shows that when it comes to mental health, it might be better to avoid a public mea culpa

, Scientific American Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 7:37 PM UTC
Scientific American, Paula Deen

CNN’s Don Lemon on Paula Deen, Rachel Jeantel and “The N-Word”: “I don’t think you can ever redeem that word”

The CNN anchor, who hosted a special on the most controversial word in the vernacular, has been racially profiled

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 6:53 PM UTC 16
don lemon, Paula Deen

Big Ten removes Suzy Favor Hamilton’s name from award after prostitution confession

The Big Ten female athlete of the year award will no longer be named for the former Olympic track star

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 6:22 PM UTC
big ten, Prostitution, Sports

On fake reality show “Siberia,” the biggest villain might be the camera

The new (and scripted) NBC series is poised to show how reality TV warps its stars

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 3:38 PM UTC 11
siberia, TV, Television, Reality TV

Lou Reed is a big fan of “Yeezus”

The Velvet Underground frontman says of Kanye West: "No one's near doing what he's doing"

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 2:37 PM UTC
lou reed, Kanye West, yeezus, Music

BET apologizes to blogger for asking him to tone down feminine look

B. Scott was reportedly asked to remove his makeup and heels during the network's pre-awards show

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 1:33 PM UTC
BET, blogging, Fashion, Celebrity

NBC announces sequel to “The Bible” miniseries

The History Channel will air the follow-up, currently titled "A.D.: Beyond the Bible"

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 1:11 PM UTC 11
NBC, The Bible, From the Wires

Will Fox News change with America?

After I left the network in 2011, I wondered how it would adapt to a new country. The answer is it won't

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 130
Fox News, Sarah Palin

Paula Deen’s sons cry “extortion”

She is one of the "most compassionate, goodhearted, empathetic people that you'd ever meet," said Bobby Deen VIDEO

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 14
Video, smithfield foods, Pork

Must-see morning clip: Where is Edward Snowden?

John Oliver reviews what we know (and mostly don't know) about the whereabouts of the NSA whistleblower VIDEO

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 1:30 PM UTC
Video, Must see morning clip

“I am Legend” author Richard Matheson dies

The writer was 87 years old

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 1:12 PM UTC
From the Wires

GOP’s dumb new Obama scandal: He’s destroying NFL!

The nuts are back with another huge scandal: Advertising on Obamacare during football games will ruin America

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 12:30 PM UTC 50
Barack Obama, Obamacare

Sex, Spider-Man and the hubris of being a writer

Sarah Bruni, Adelle Waldman, Alissa Nutting and Periel Aschenbrand talk about writing in very few words

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Books, periel aschenbrand

American dystopia doesn’t have to happen

We may be living in a mash-up of "1984" and "The Matrix," but Andrew O'Hehir hasn't given up hope yet VIDEO

Monday, Jun 24, 2013 11:00 PM UTC 47
Video, 92y, George Orwell

Who was Roberto Bolaño?

An exhibition of the "2666" author's personal effects offers new clues to the man behind the literary legend

, LA Review of Books Monday, Jun 24, 2013 9:41 PM UTC
Roberto Bolaño, exhibit

“Mad Men’s” only real man?

Don Draper? Sad manchild. Roger Sterling? Clownish boy. Teenage Glen may be the lone male character above reproach

, The Weeklings Monday, Jun 24, 2013 8:22 PM UTC 14
The Weeklings, Mad Men

Nadal bounced in first round of Wimbledon

It was the Spaniard's first loss in the opening round of a Grand Slam event

, Associated Press Monday, Jun 24, 2013 5:56 PM UTC
Associated Press, Rafael Nadal

Stephen King’s “Under the Dome” is just the right amount of naughty

The creepy, kinky adaptation is sure to make some 15-year-old's summer

Monday, Jun 24, 2013 5:48 PM UTC 18
under the dome, Stephen King, TV

How Snowden’s Aeroflot flight is like the Rihanna plane

Snowden's evading the press with flight antics. So was a pop star who needs the press to survive

Monday, Jun 24, 2013 4:12 PM UTC
Rihanna, Edward Snowden

Jim Carrey takes a stand against violence in “Kick-Ass 2″

The actor, who's been outspoken about gun violence in recent months, says he "can't support" the movie's bloodshed VIDEO

Monday, Jun 24, 2013 3:01 PM UTC 28
Video, Jim Carrey, Kick-Ass

Is Miley Cyrus’ twerking racist?

Experts say her video exploits stereotypes of black sexuality -- but that she'll get more flak than a man would VIDEO

Monday, Jun 24, 2013 2:34 PM UTC 60
Video, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj


The suprisingly hopeful “Mad Men” finale

After spending all season repeating himself, Don Draper finally makes a change

Monday, Jun 24, 2013 3:59 AM UTC 18
Mad Men, mad men finale, TV

John Hughes: How National Lampoon led to “The Breakfast Club” and “Ferris Bueller”

His '80s movies still define American teendom. It all began with the National Lampoon and Chevy Chase's "Vacation"

Monday, Jun 24, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 22
Books, John Hughes

“Stay, Illusion!”: “Hamlet” rebooted

A slim, invigorating new book offers fresh ways to look at the most famous work in Western literature

Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 10:00 PM UTC
Books, What to Read

“Naked and Afraid” producer: “We didn’t develop the show to be exploitative, ever”

Executive producer Denise Contis defends the premise of "Naked & Afraid"

Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 9:00 PM UTC 30
naked and afraid, interview, TV

When will video gamers use their power for good?

The gaming community brought Microsoft to its knees -- can it do the same to the worst parts of its own culture?

Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 55
Video Games, Microsoft

Adiós, Spanish bullfighting?

Economic woes and animal rights activists threaten the country's national pastime

, GlobalPost Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 22
GlobalPost, Spain, Bullfighting

Sunday shows: What you missed

Punditry experts of "Meet the Press," "This Week" and "Face the Nation" prosecute Snowden and Greenwald

Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 4:46 PM UTC 28
meet the press, face the nation

Chris Kluwe: Here’s what’s wrong with Ayn Rand, libertarians

A world full of Ayn Rands would be a terrifyingly selfish place, writes the outspoken NFL star in his new book

Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 789
Chris kluwe, Ayn Rand, John Galt

What Kanye has in common with Bret Easton Ellis

Authenticity -- whether you are who your art says you are -- is crucial (and slippery) in literature and rap alike

Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 6:30 PM UTC 14
Kanye West, Bret Easton Ellis

High art meets haute couture in Las Vegas

James Turrell is the latest in a series of contemporary artists to collaborate with fashion houses

, Hyperallergic, Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
Hyperallergic, Art, Fashion

Chasing the dragon with Tao Lin

For the disaffected hero of "Taipei," drug use is less about changing the world than it is about adjusting to it

, LA Review of Books Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
LA Review of Books, Books

Are environmentalists rethinking nuclear power?

The enviro-doc "Pandora's Promise" enters the forbidden zone on nuclear power, exposing a deep split among greens

Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 112
Movies, Documentaries

Egypt’s Jon Stewart interviews Jon Stewart in Cairo

Stewart practiced his Arabic and talked about his upcoming film on Bassem Youssef's show VIDEO

Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 4:21 PM UTC
Video, Jon Stewart

Kristen Wiig, Steve Carrell, Chris O’Dowd battle a huge fly

A large bug invaded the set of "The Graham Norton Show." Hilarity and panic ensued. VIDEO

Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 2:06 PM UTC
Video, kristen wiig

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