Can James Franco write? Yes, but …
The actor's new collection, "Palo Alto," shows promise -- and an undeveloped obsession with youth and violence
Tuesday, Oct 19, 2010 1:01 AM UTC 12Entertainment James Franco, Fiction, Books
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Having kids made me a movie wuss
I always thought I'd be a rational father. But seeing a child in danger drives me over the edge
Saturday, Aug 28, 2010 6:01 PM UTC 72Life Parenting, The Last Exorcism
Miss Universe and the death of the beauty pageant
Even as a gay man, I couldn't find joy or fun in last night's monument to wax figurines and Donald Trump
Tuesday, Aug 24, 2010 1:23 PM UTC 18Entertainment Beauty Pageants, Donald Trump
“Role Models”: Filth king John Waters dishes the dirt
The film legend and memoirist on his fight for a Manson family member and why reality TV is the worst kind of bad
Sunday, Jun 6, 2010 5:01 PM UTC 28Entertainment John Waters, Memoirs, Our Picks
My antidepressant gets harder to swallow
As studies shed doubt on certain psychiatric drugs, I wonder: Do I really need my little white pill?
Monday, Apr 5, 2010 11:01 AM UTC 73Life Drugs, Mental Illness
John Edwards’ scorned confidant spills
"20/20" turns ex-aide Andrew Young's confessional into a hoary Victorian melodrama with a sex-tape finale
Saturday, Jan 30, 2010 1:30 PM UTC 56Entertainment John Edwards, Television
The best “Christmas Carol” ever
Forget Patrick Stewart, Alastair Sim and (please!) Jim Carrey. Nobody gets Dickens like George C. Scott
Friday, Dec 25, 2009 1:45 AM UTC 96Entertainment Christmas, Movies
Crying foul on Martina Navratilova
The tennis star's legal woes remind us that even gay icons have some growing up to do about same-sex marriage
Monday, Jun 29, 2009 10:27 AM UTC 158Life Tennis
Malcolm Gladwell’s secrets of success
Bill Gates and the Beatles owe their genius to nurture not nature, argues the acclaimed "Tipping Point" author. It's a nice theory.
Monday, Nov 17, 2008 11:58 AM UTC 41Entertainment Nonfiction, Books
Why “Scarface” is f-ing great
De Palma's '80s cult classic is trash, many scoff. But the lowdown, seedy movie with Al Pacino as a Cuban thug influenced pop culture from gangsta rap to "Miami Vice."
Thursday, Nov 13, 2008 11:59 AM UTC 66Entertainment Books
Black presidents we have known
What does it look like to have an African-American in the White House? Pop culture has offered versions awful and great, from Sammy Davis Jr. to Chris Rock.
Monday, Nov 3, 2008 10:30 AM UTC 17Entertainment 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, 24
Payback’s a bitch
Margaret Atwood talks about the perils of debt -- and imagines a utopian future without greed.
Tuesday, Oct 28, 2008 11:15 AM UTC 31Entertainment Canada, U.S. Economy
If McCain wins, should we all move to Scandinavia?
Imagine a land where presidents don't sprinkle holy water on wars, citizens have good healthcare and governments care about the environment.
Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 10:30 AM UTC 289Entertainment Religion, Atheism, Books
“The Wettest County in the World”
Bootlegging brothers, get-rich-quick schemes and a sensational murder trial make "The Wettest County in the World" a riveting read.
Wednesday, Oct 8, 2008 10:56 AM UTCEntertainment Must Read, Our Picks, Books
A nation of conspiracy theorists can’t be wrong
From miracle diets to creationism to rumors about the origins of 9/11, a new book traces our irrational love of misinformation.
Thursday, Oct 2, 2008 10:30 AM UTC 128Entertainment Religion, Creationism, Science
Philip Roth’s Jewish question
In his affecting new book, Roth's young hero abandons his Jewish upbringing for life in small town Ohio.
Tuesday, Sep 16, 2008 10:37 AM UTC 15Entertainment Fiction, Religion, Philip Roth
So much misery, so little time
Peter Trachtenberg took a tour around the world in his quest to understand why some people are crushed by suffering and others are transformed by it.
Friday, Sep 5, 2008 10:40 AM UTC 26Entertainment Nonfiction, Natural Disasters
A fraud’s life
Can great art spring from a lie? Two new books about forgers raise provocative questions about the links between authenticity and genius.
Thursday, Aug 14, 2008 10:25 AM UTC 20Entertainment Nonfiction, Books
The 1960s’ gayest show
As a kid, "The Wild Wild West" taught me about sexiness and desire -- and how two men could live together and love each other.
Tuesday, Aug 12, 2008 10:15 AM UTC 80Entertainment Re-viewed, Television
Forging the missing case for war
In further chronicles of Bush government deceit, author Ron Suskind drops a bombshell: The White House ordered the CIA to fake a letter linking Saddam Hussein to al-Qaida.
Wednesday, Aug 6, 2008 11:00 AM UTC 109Entertainment CIA, George W. Bush, Iraq war
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Louis Bayard is a novelist and reviewer. His books include "Mr. Timothy" and "The Black Tower."
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