However complex, Thomas Barrow is like most gay characters on TV: The odd man out

Happy Foot/Sad Foot has captured the imagination of David Foster Wallace, Jonathan Lethem and others

By Jan Golab

The Supreme Court suggests it may override U.S. cities' ban on handguns in a court ruling scheduled for June

"Without any kind of enforcement mechanism, this has all the heft of a set of New Year's resolutions," expert says

Forget holiday cheer: Film studios always release award bait at year's end -- no matter how dark or brutal

The sentimental bestseller "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" becomes a dreary Tom Hanks-Sandra Bullock weeper

The Jimmy Swaggart, Howdy Doody, Andy Griffith connection.

Texas congressman Randy Weber is only the latest to make the demented comparison

Why is the Democratic nominee intervening in a Democratic primary to support one of the worst pro-war, Bush-enabling Blue Dogs against a highly credible, progressive challenger?

Rep. Thomas Massie tweets "Voltaire" quote against Fauci — it really comes from a Nazi with child-porn conviction

If you found the show's bleak view of the inner city too depressing, you'll love Wendell Pierce's New Orleans rebuilding project.

The series, like Downton itself, once provided an abundance of riches. But nothing lasts forever