Max Brooks’ plague novel metastasized into a different creature in the movie version, which is still the summer’s smartest, most urgent action film
Happy Birthday, Roger Ebert: How the Late Film Critic Changed My Life at a Steak ‘n Shake
A TIME editor recalls a life-transforming meeting with his personal hero
Scary Movie: The Fear Factor of Mad Men’s Season Six
The foreboding this season has had fans spinning dark theories about who will get whacked. But the show is telling a more intimate kind of horror story.
Who Should The Voice Want to Win The Voice?
If the winner doesn’t become a star, does the show lose cred? If Team Blake wins yet again, does the show get boring?
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Jay-Z, Samsung and the 21st-Century Patrons of the Arts
When you’re locked in a global war to dominate the smartphone market, every little advantage helps.
The Dark and Dreamy Rock of Sigur Rós
A new album signals a darker, grittier direction for the Icelandic post-rock band
Charles Saatchi: The Reclusive Art Collector Behind a British Ruckus
For a guy who has made dozens of artists famous, including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, Charles Saatchi is quite reclusive. This is usually a shrewd business move in the art market; talking too much can detract from the mystique …
The Bachelorette Watch: Mr. Jersey Shore
The men (mostly) bare all as they compete in a swimsuit competition…for love.
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From the Source’s Mouth: Still in Hiding, Snowden Does a Q&A Online
Holding an online interview is in the leaker’s spirit of transparency, but it may empower the person giving the A’s as much as the public asking the Q’s.
A Midnight Rendezvous with Eric Epstein, Author of The 24-Hour Genius
It’s not for everyone, but staying up all night can unlock some of your brain’s untapped creative powers
Today’s Movie Trailer: The Wolf of Wall Street
Martin Scorsese looks at the excesses of the finance world
It’s a Go: Girl Meets World Actually Happening
The Disney Channel confirms it has put in an order for the ‘Boy Meets World’ spin-off
Mad Men Watch: Don Draper’s Baby
In the penultimate installment, Pete discovers Bob, Don discovers liquid breakfasts, and another world discovers Sally
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Spy Games: 10 Memorable Surveillance Movies
From thrillers to comedies, Hollywood has tapped into our basic fear of being watched and listened to by strangers
The Krypton Knight Rises: 'Man of Steel' Breaks $125 Million
The Superman reboot leads the way, as Seth Rogen and his stoner pals come in second with ‘This Is the End’
Meet Kenn Nesbitt, the New Children’s Poet Laureate
The 51-year computer geek–turned–writer explains the duties and responsibilities that go with his new job
O Canada: The Cool Pleasures of the Montreal Jazz Festival
The summer event is family-friendly celebration of every kind of music
