On burning books, but not ideas

Real and imaginary events of interest to readers.

The overwrought response to John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt's brave paper only confirms its thesis.

"Eastbound and Down" centers on an angry white man who's wasted his talent and earning potential. Sound familiar?

Anatomy of an e-mail chain letter: By Amy Virshup. Why did so many people forward an obviously bogus message about a Bill Gates giveaway?

DeSantis' plan would hit taxpayers with $1 billion bill — but it gets "worse than that"

The show's many visual "Easter eggs" reveal its deeper message

A nightmarish gift to all

Walt will likely walk free or pay for his crimes -- the choice you prefer says a lot about how you see the world

Cinderella has historically been a story about women and for women. So what happened to poor Cinders?

Without acknowledging that he's doing so, Tom Friedman today voices the central theme of The Israel Lobby

The "Breaking Bad" creator talks about the series finale on "The Colbert Report," where Colbert holds him hostage

Remembering the characters we lost this year, from "Breaking Bad" to "Family Guy"

An explosive \"Breaking Bad\" confirms the greatness of Giancarlo Esposito\'s soulful, fiendishly clever character