An attempt to make sense of Carson's most puzzling statements, so you don't have to

If he is, it's because of economics, not religion

There's something for every kind of music fan to wax nostalgic about this year, from "Thriller" to "Sgt. Pepper's"

He wanted to be Texas' answer to Jesse Ventura. But as a colorful gubernatorial race wraps up, Kinky Friedman pins his hopes on the kinds of voters who don't answer polls.

ABC's cure for commitmentphobes almost makes up for big, fat obnoxious Fox. Plus: Cult movies, cultists and the joys of David Chappelle.

A free download from no-wave legend James Chance

A tale told via cryptic one-liners: 20th century ghosts are haunting the G-20 summit meeting.

Tango etiquette demands that men do the asking. When women outnumber men, I was often unpartnered. So I hired one

The WikiLeaks mastermind's cultural persona is far more complicated than pundit wits care to think

Bill James belongs in the Hall of Fame. Plus: Nets need Richard Jefferson, stat! And: The perfect coach for Sacramento.

As the now-grating show returns from its hiatus, it's time to wonder what we loved in the first place

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When I accompanied my ex-girlfriend to one of her fetish gigs, I got an unforgettable lesson in saying yes

On the ninth episode of HBO's series about the '70s music scene, ACR considers swiping the Boss from Columbia

µ-Ziq's forbidding electronic music paraphrases the cool minimalism of Philip Glass.