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The Top 10 Video Games of 2011

From Skyrim to Zelda to Battlefield 3, these are the games that helped us kill so much time this year.

+Video Movies | 44 days ago

Today's Movie Trailer: Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator

Sacha Baron Cohen is back. In The Dictator, his third mildly offensive movie about a heavily accented foreigner, the British comedian plays a Gaddafi-esque tyrant who comes to America and—actually, and then I’m not sure what happens after that. Between all the 9/11 and AIDS jokes in the trailer, it was difficult to discern an [...]

+Television | 44 days ago

Louis CK Wins the Internet (and a Bet on Human Decency)

By James Poniewozik

The comedian gambled that he could sell a video for $5 online without copy restrictions, and people would step up and do the decent thing. Shockingly—and against a theme of his own comedy—they did.

+Review Movies | 44 days ago

Polanski's Carnage: When Talk Turns Toxic

By Richard Corliss

Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Christoph Waltz and Kate Winslet star in a marital-arts action film where words are the weapons of domestic destruction.

+News Media | 44 days ago

ABC Shuffle: Amanpour Out, Stephanopoulos Back In, Tapper Robbed

By James Poniewozik

Withits Sunday-morning news show This Week trailing third in the ratings, ABC has decided to reshuffle the decks and turn back the clock. Christiane Amanpour, the international-news reporter who took over the show in 2010, is returning to CNN to host an international-affairs show (while also reporting for ABC); and she’ll be replaced starting Jan. [...]

+Video Music | 44 days ago

Ke$ha Covers Bob Dylan. And It’s All Right.

By Claire Suddath

I’ve never really heard Ke$ha sing before. I’ve listened to her songs, but behind all the sound effects, strobe lights and multi-colored outfits, it’s often hard to tell what the pop star actually sounds like.

+Television | 45 days ago

Donald Trump Fires Self As Debate Moderator, May “Consider” Independent Run

By James Poniewozik

Trump cancels because he may yet run for President as an independent candidate. Maybe he should have consulted with himself before announcing the debate!

Video Games | 45 days ago

The Video Games I’m Most Looking Forward To

By Matt Peckham

Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Grand Theft Auto, BioShock Infinite…I can’t wait to get my hands on these titles.

+Movies | 45 days ago

First Look: Christopher Nolan Screens Dark Knight Rises Prologue

By Steven James Snyder

The first six minutes of the new Batman film are set to screen ahead of Mission: Impossible in select IMAX theaters

+Video Video Games | 45 days ago

Today's Video Game Trailer: The Last of Us

By Wook Kim

Unveiled at this past weekend’s Spike Video Game Awards, is this full-o’-awesome (and really bloody) trailer for The Last of Us, a survival-horror title for the Sony PS3.

+Television | 45 days ago

Enlightened Watch: Lighting a Fire

By James Poniewozik

“Burn It Down,” the final episode of Enlightened‘s first season wasn’t the tour de force that last week’s “Consider Helen” was, but as a finale it had different goals.

+Review | 45 days ago

Trent Reznor's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: More than Just a Soundtrack

By Justin Gerber

Regardless of how David Fincher’s film is received, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ score truly stands on its own.

+Books | 46 days ago

1,000 Places to See Before You Die: Traveling to Stay Alive

By Rachel Syme

As the second edition of the smash gift book hits stands, author Patricia Schultz talks to TIME about the importance of seeing the world.

+Movies | 46 days ago

The Ten Worst Movies of 2011

By Mary Pols

From Left: Everett; Magnolia Pictures; Summit Entertainment

For a film critic, there is no sadder assignment than this one. By March I’d already seen enough terrible 2011 releases to write a completely adequate Ten Worst Movies list. But I couldn’t stop there.

+Television | 46 days ago

All-American Muslim Meets an Un-American Advertising Pullout

By James Poniewozik

Hardware big-box store Lowe’s pulled its advertising from All-American Muslim under pressure, proving the show’s own point about discrimination.

+Video Movies | 46 days ago

Today's Movie Trailer: Men in Black 3

By Gilbert Cruz

When Men in Black 3 hits theaters next Memorial Day, almost a decade will have gone by since we last saw Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones together on screen.

+Music | 46 days ago

Music Monday: The Rise of the Christmas Album

By Claire Suddath

From carols to Crosby to Carey to Buble—a brief history of the pop holiday album.

+TV Recap Boardwalk Empire: Season 2, Episode 12 | 46 days ago

Boardwalk Empire Watch: Do It Yourself

By James Poniewozik

It feels like Boardwalk Empire just aired an excellent series finale. It just happened to do it, very likely, several seasons before the show will actually have to conclude.