Writer Kater Gordon won an Emmy for her work on "Mad Men," but had trouble finding work after being fired

This week, we talk beach houses, drunken fights and whether friends have to like each other

We dissect a truly amazing new campaign video from Herman Cain, whose support in the GOP race is surging

Before posting his photo on Facebook, our commuter train heroine might have considered more intriguing options

A University of Tennessee student is accused of hacking into the ex-vice presidential candidate's e-mail in 2008

Booker's words came after the former Veep reminisced about his relationship with two notoriously racist senators

Film premieres and opening night jitters -- our correspondent files his first festival dispatch.

From the director of Bob Dylan's "Dont Look Back" comes a tantalizing but profoundly disappointing tribute to Isaac Hayes, Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett and the other legends of Memphis soul.

As co-creator Derek Waters explains, "What alcohol does to people ... is let your shoulders drop a little."

Angry that they can't just block every Democratic nominee anymore, Republicans have a pathetic, annoying new plan

The right's worship of an accused war criminal is a fascist fable about the redemptive power of violence

The COVID-19 vaccines are a "triumph for capitalism" that relied heavily on "years of public-sector funding"

Black men are treated as menaces every day. At 17, Trayvon may have done what most of us know we can't: Confront it

In this interview and podcast, "Black Snake Moan" director Craig Brewer talks about the spirit of the South, the power of the blues and tackling tough issues in delicate times.

On a farmhouse stay in France, Melinda Bergman Burgener savors exquisite duck liver -- and learns the ugly truth behind its creation.