How Playing Violent Video Games May Change the Brain

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Research finds that children who play violent video games or watch violent TV can become violent themselves, but what drives this change? Are they kids simply mimicking what they see on the screen, or could gaming have a more profound effect on their brains, affecting behavior?

Madonna Will Play the Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show

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NBC announced during last night’s Detroit Lions-New Orleans Saints football game that Madonna would be the headlining performer at the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show on Feb. 5, in Indianapolis.

Neil Diamond Unites Washington at the Kennedy Center Honors

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At the Washington D.C. event, Barbara Cook, Neil Diamond, Yo-Yo Ma, Sonny Rollins and Meryl Streep are honored.

Bollywood Bids Farewell to Actor and Icon Dev Anand

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Legendary Bollywood actor and film-maker Dev Anand passed away in London on Sunday. Anand, who acted in more than 11o films, was 88.

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Boardwalk Empire Watch: Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?

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A little Jacobean drama and a whole lot of Oedipus made for an insane, no-brakes hour of television, which delved into the festering swamp of crazy beneath the show’s painstaking period reproduction.

All-Access: Lady Gaga by Terry Richardson

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Famed celebrity and fashion photographer Terry Richardson’s new book showcases over 350 behind the scenes photographs of the pop diva.

Music Monday: Rock and Roll Is Alive and Well with The Black Keys

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The Black Keys continue to prove that the bare minimum for an awesome rock album involves two guys, a guitar and drums.

Twilight Breaking a Record, Moviegoers Breaking Down

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Bella and Edward squeezed another win out of a depleted audience, while The Artist, The Descendants and Shame launched their Oscar drives

Ralph Fiennes' Coriolanus: The Paths of Gory

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This robust study of a war lover, his blood-lusting mom and a nation in political turmoil has a bonus: words by Shakespeare

Grammys Fallout: The Subtle Snubbing of Kanye

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My normal state of confusion around what drives Grammy decisions was exponentialized this week when, to the shock of many, Kanye’s masterpiece My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was not nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year.

Hark! Listen to TIME’s Favorite Holiday Tunes on Spotify

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You bring the eggnog. We’ll bring the soundtrack.

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Celebrity Apprentice: Donald Trump to Moderate GOP Debate

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Sure, if they accept, they risk having America see them begging for the approval of a reality-TV host and birth-certificate-conspiracy pusher. But if they refuse, they risk having the base see them spurning the approval of their favorite reality-TV host and birth-certificate-conspiracy pusher.

Director Kenneth Lonergan Emerges to Tell Us He’s on Team Margaret

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The writer-director of ‘You Can Count on Me’ talks to TIME about the petition to get his second film into the hands of movie critics.

Galley Girl: Linda Lael Miller and the Rise of the Cowboy Romance Novel

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Move over vampires! Alpha men are back with a vengeance in romance novels, and cowboys are helping lead the charge.

Shame Director Steve McQueen on Sex and Silence

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The Brit talks about the prevalence of pornography and the responsibility that comes with asking actors to get naked.

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Prison Break: Fox Slates Alcatraz, Idol, New Kiefer Drama for Midseason

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For the past several seasons, midseason—the stretch of the TV calendar starting in January—has been when Fox’s season really began in earnest, as it brought out powerhouses like American Idol and, back in the day, 24. That’s changed a bit as Fox has strengthened its fall-premiere schedule. (It now has some reliable scripted shows like [...]

Will Pixar’s First Female Lead Break the Mold?

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Have you seen the trailer for Pixar’s new movie, Brave? The animation studio’s new film follows a young Scottish girl who wants to be a warrior but whose family tries to force her into becoming a demure, ladylike maiden. On TIME’s Ideas blog, Jeff Alexander has written a thoughtful post about how it’s great that [...]

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The Morning After: Light the Foos

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“Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism” would not make my all-time list of Community episodes, yet it’s the kind of episode I hope the show makes more of if it sticks around.