The great Leadbelly on film.

In the fifth-best sex scene of the year, a stem-cell research patient has a surprising encounter in bed

The stories we missed this week: Boys perform worse in mixed-gender English classrooms, a verdict in the controversial transgender murder trial and a woman's life saved by her bra.

Harry Potter fans, rejoice! A breakthrough in transformational optics has brought us one step closer to Hogwarts

An excerpt from "Exhibitions: Tales of Sex in the City"

From Elizabeth Taylor to Cleopatra, women who wear it make history. Was I ready to be one of them?

For a man who it seems can fall asleep literally anywhere, Carson's pickiness is certainly surprising

To mark the occasion, a remastered edition of the album with deluxe coffee table book is out now

Watch for a few cameos in the "Hunting of the President" debut at Sundance -- and a remarkable clip of Paula Jones.

I had been a vegetarian for 13 years. But when a new suitor fed me some foie gras, it changed everything

Wallace vs. Rather! Bono vs. Eminem! Plus: The unbearably racy fiction of Scooter Libby.

When the world is asleep and I am feeding him with my body, I want to protect my boy from everything that could hurt him. But my memories keep getting in the way.

Kate Moss losing work over coke pics. Martha won't wear real fur. Plus: Rather bemoans "dumbed-down, tarted-up" news.

From the Uncharted Festival of Ideas in Berkeley, Jay Rosen in conversation with Kathy Kiely