As a Chinese woman living in America, here's why I think the congee in the film was a game-changer

Some pig? Some spider! Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey et al. give voice to this childhood favorite.

America may love Clint Eastwood's gun-toting SEAL, but the true movie hero of the day is Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger play two cowboys in love in this mainstream movie that is not nearly as brave as it might have been.

The rock controversies of middle age have more to do with line-up rumors than the band's past problems

The strapping Javier Bardem soars as a quadriplegic man on a quest to die with dignity.

Prairie strips are a technical innovation drawn from the distant past

The chemical company's influence extends across all three branches of government -- and affects our daily lives

The actor spoke with Salon about the timelessness of "The Killing Floor" and different approaches to activism

Because Congress is terrible, basically

Confronting Putin isn't about sanctions or military strategy. It's about facing what we did to make him possible

The Catholic Church has made great strides on gay and lesbian issues but still lags behind on trans understanding

This smoldering picture, based on P.D. James' dystopian novel, may be the bleakest movie you'll ever want to see twice.

When you're going broke spraying pesticides that don't work, built-in resistance to nasty bugs starts looking mighty attractive.

Ignoring the whole of human history, Carlson calls pandemic quarantines an "experiment" that's "never been done"