Phoenix’s Thomas Mars shares the secrets of the band’s road-trip success
Read Books, Earn Points: A Publisher Unveils a Rewards Program
The Penguin Group experiments with a new way to generate word of mouth
Michael Hastings and Who Journalists Really Work For
Hastings, who died Tuesday at 33, knew something all journalists should remember: that he worked for his readers, not for his sources.
Talib Kweli on the Burdens of Being Hip-Hop’s Outspoken Conscience
“Young kids should be doing music that has shock value. They’ll grow out of it.”
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Today’s Movie Trailer: Anchorman 2
The legend does, in fact, continue
Excerpt: Up-All-Night Success Stories from The 24-Hour Genius
The book’s author, a successful corporate lawyer, suggests that all-nighters can boost productivity and creativity
Primal Scream’s More Light is the Feel-Good Album of the Summer
It sounds like the greatest-hits package of the best garage band you never heard of
Venice: A Hiphop Dystopia Comes to New York
Part political allegory, part Shakespearean tragedy, a new musical from the heartland
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
'World War Z': Brad Pitt vs. the Zombies
Max Brooks’ plague novel metastasized into a different creature in the movie version, which is still the summer’s smartest, most urgent action film
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
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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.
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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?
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.
