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Must do’s: What we like this week

Add "The Bletchey Circle" to your Sunday night lineup and listen to David Sedaris read his latest book

Prachi Gupta Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Our Picks: Books, our picks: TV

“Game of Thrones” season 3, episode 2: A Branch conversation

Last night on "Game of Thrones," Margaery got closer to Joffrey. We're discussing it now!

Daniel D'Addario Monday, Apr 8, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Game of Thrones, HBO

“Phil Spector”: Is fame a Faustian bargain?

Mamet's biopic of the notorious Phil Spector is more concerned with fame than with who his subject really is

Willa Paskin Monday, Mar 25, 2013 2:00 AM UTC 11
Entertainment phil spector, David Mamet

Is Jimmy Fallon NBC’s last best hope?

The flailing peacock is swapping out Leno for the boyish host in an effort to save "The Tonight Show" — and NBC

Mary Elizabeth Williams Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 3:22 PM UTC 12
Entertainment the tonight show, Jay Leno, NBC

What do you think of Mark Rylance as Cromwell in “Wolf Hall” TV adaption?

We ask our favorite TV critics to play casting director for the adaptation of Hilary Mantel's best-selling novels

The Blue Glow Award Critics Friday, Mar 8, 2013 9:30 PM UTC
Entertainment Hilary Mantel, variety

Was an ex-girlfriend trying to out Whitney Houston?

The FBI released decades' old files: The singer was allegedly being blackmailed by a "friend"

Kera Bolonik Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 12:55 PM UTC
Entertainment Whitney Houston, blackmail

The ballad of John and Yoko — and Paul — continues more than 40 years later

Newly discovered interview tapes with the Beatle reveal his take on "real love" — and real hate VIDEO

Kera Bolonik Sunday, Mar 3, 2013 8:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Beatles, village voice

“Law & Order: SVU”: Dick Wolf has fatherly advice for Rihanna

Wednesday's episode depicts a musical couple who strongly resemble RiRi and Breezy. And it doesn't end well for her

Willa Paskin Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 3:12 PM UTC
Entertainment Chris Brown, Rihanna

Fifty shades of … beige?

E.L. James says she's got a new book in the works — and she's toning down the raunch. Will readers bite?

Kera Bolonik Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 4:12 PM UTC
Business Books, Publishing News

Marlo Thomas: “It’s amazing the impact ‘Free to Be …’ had. Yet nobody followed it up. It’s gone bad”

The feminist icon and former TV star talks about her pride in the movement, and her grief over how we've regressed

Roger Catlin Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 4:45 PM UTC 17
Entertainment Feminism, TV, Television

How to mock a child

Seth MacFarlane and the Onion failed. But mocking kids can be great VIDEO

Mary Elizabeth Williams Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 4:29 PM UTC 32
Oscars Video, oscars 2013

WATCH: New David Bowie video “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)”

Proof Bowie and Tilda Swinton aren't the same person: This new video from "The Next Day," releasing March 12 VIDEO

Kera Bolonik Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 11:56 AM UTC
Entertainment Video, Music, entertainment news

The 2013 Oscars: All the winners

Best picture: "Argo." Here's the complete list

the Salon staff Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 11:00 PM UTC
Oscars 2013 Awards Season, 2013 oscars

David Cameron defies Smiths ex-guitarist, Johnny Marr

The rocker refuses to allow the British prime minister to declare his devotion to the Smiths VIDEO

Kera Bolonik Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 2:09 PM UTC 16
Entertainment Video, David Cameron

Alec Baldwin disputes claims he used racial epithets

The actor defends himself against the NY Post again — this time after an altercation with a staff photographer

Kera Bolonik Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 1:44 AM UTC
Entertainment entertainment news

“Downton Abbey” recap: “I just can’t see a happy ending”

And for our season finale, why not have another one bite the dust

Willa Paskin Monday, Feb 18, 2013 3:40 AM UTC 85
Entertainment Downton Abbey

“SNL” recap: Christoph Waltz plays God — Tarantino style

The five best sketches from a particularly odd week of news, from the Pope to the Carnival cruise disaster VIDEO

Kera Bolonik Sunday, Feb 17, 2013 2:47 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, SNL, snl recaps

Blacklisted screenwriter Richard Collins dies

Associated Press Friday, Feb 15, 2013 6:18 PM UTC
Entertainment HUAC, entertainment news

Lost T.S. Eliot letter turns up after 40 years

The poet was conflicted over whether his correspondence should be made public after his death

Kera Bolonik Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 12:24 PM UTC
Entertainment T.S. Eliot, Andrew Lloyd Webber

At long last, Donna Tartt is publishing a new novel!

Her first book in 11 years — her third — entitled "The Goldfinch," is coming out in October

Kera Bolonik Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 9:17 PM UTC
Entertainment donna tartt, little, brown

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