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The Morning After: X, Men

With Tuned In having been folded into TIME Entertainment, I’ve been trying to decide which of the old blog features do and don’t work in the new format—among them, The Morning After open-discussion posts for last night’s TV. But because I like having that option—and don’t have the time right now to post at more [...]

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I Let My Babies Watch TV. And I Regret Nothing!

The American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed a longstanding statement that children under the age of two should not watch TV. The AAP made much the same statement about a dozen years ago. I knew that. I was writing about TV professionally when my kids—now seven and ten—were babies. I let them watch anyway. And I would do it again.

Dancing with the Stars Week 5 Results: Carson Kressley Has
to Go Go

Adam Taylor / ABC

On last night’s Dancing with the Stars, the Queer Eye guy goes bye-bye.

Paranormal Activity 3: Three's a Shroud

Paramount Pictures

The third in the haunted-house thriller series meets the standard set by the original: less gore, more scare

Charles Dickens: An Author of Demonic Energy

Charles Dickens by Claire Tomalin

In her new biography of the great Victorian writer, Claire Tomalin sees both a genius and a jerk

Presenting TIME’s New iPad App: Populist

Populist Homepage

Access more than 100 of the movie, book, television, music, and video game lists that TIME has compiled over the years, big and small.

A Wonka Box Set and a NY Times Documentary

Everett

Every Tuesday in this space, we will shine a light on a few big, worthy or just plain weird DVD releases.

M83's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming: Pure Bedroom Pop

M83 Review

M83′s Anthony Gonzalez has finally done what so many artists have tried but failed to do: make a pure pop record for the bedroom floor.

Batman: Arkham City—A Knight to Remember

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

The Caped Crusader finally returns in the long-awaited sequel to Arkham Asylum

House Watch: Lucky 13

Adam Taylor / FOX

13! Yes Olivia Wilde was back last night along with Wentworth Miller as Patient—and I had a difficult time deciding who is hotter. Before you read on, a House-ish SPOILER ALERT: don’t be an IDIOT and read further unless you have watched last night’s fantastic episode “Charity Case.”

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Review: The Descent of Man Up!

ABC

ABC’s newest manxiety sitcom is about men estranged from their masculinity, and it will never let you forget that.

They Wanna Be Adored: The Stone Roses to Reunite for Tour

Dave J Hogan/Getty Images

One of the most important British acts of the past two decades is getting the band back together.

Dancing with the Stars, Week Five Recap: The '80s Strike Back

Dancing with the Stars

The Bangles, John Waters and Richard Simmons makes for a nostalgic episode.

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The Good Wife, Up All Night and the Spinoff-Within-a-Show

CBS

Eli Gold’s storyline on The Good Wife is the latest example of a spinoff-within-a-show: a subplot or story thread that, for whatever reason, is significant and yet separate enough from the main story—either in tone or plot—that you feel like you’re watching a tiny TV show that someone decided to hide in a larger TV show.

A Behind The Scenes Look At One of Community’s Best Episodes

On his blog, creator Dan Harmon reveals the mysterious creative process behind the writing of “Remedial Chaos Theory.” The secret: whiteboards.

Lana Del Rey: More Than Just a Pretty Face. But How Much More?

Nicole Nodland

The 24-year-old singer has yet to release an album. But that won’t stop the Internet from talking about her.

Chime Not Shine: The National Book Awards Nominates The Wrong Book

Shine by Lauren Myracle

Well this is awkward. The National Book Foundation accidentally nominated the wrong book for one of its awards.

Animal Expert Jon Katz On How To Find Peace When Pets Die

Going Home

It might seem silly or insignificant to some people, but for millions of animal lovers, the death of a pet can be devastating.