It’s Leslie Knope’s world and we just got to watch
TIME’s No. 1 Song of 2012: No, It’s Not ‘Gangnam Style’
And it wasn’t Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” either
Hollywood Solves Its Fiscal Cliff Crisis: Hobbit, Django and Les Mis All Win Big
Tolkiening, Tarantining and musical keening drew audiences into movie theaters this holiday weekend
Top 10 Les Mizzes Better Than the New Les Miz
The movie musical is already a worldwide hit, but lovers of the Victor Hugo novel can find many more satisfying versions: on film, TV, the radio and YouTube
How Jennifer Lawrence and Tommy Lee Jones Made Our List of the Year’s Best Movie Performances
Lincoln’s Daniel Day-Lewis was too obvious…
Vacation Robo-Post: TV to Look Forward to in 2013
A year from now, many of the 2013 shows we’ll be looking back on—for better or worse—will be surprises. But there’s a lot we can already anticipate.
The Flops: Cloud Atlas and the Year’s Other Terrible Movies
Consider our list of the Top 10 Worst Movies a public-service announcement
Hugh Jackman: Les Miz’s Leading Man Talks to TIME
The Renaissance man chats about playing the good guy, singing without grimacing and why Jean Valjean reminds him of his dad
Exclusive First Listen: Rosanne Cash Records ‘Lonesome River’ to Benefit Hurricane Sandy Victims
Rosanne Cash leads this album of storm classics recorded by top indie/folk artists.
And the Best Movie of 2012 Is …
Grab some tissues — TIME’s pick for movie of the year will break your heart
Vacation Robo-Post: The 2012 Cincy Awards
This award, or perhaps “award,” recognizes TV shows with interesting ambitions that, for various reasons, they don’t manage to quite meet.
Appreciation: The Odd Couple’s Jack Klugman, an Actor Who Could Crack Wise – with Heart
The craggy humanity Klugman brought his characters showed the bittersweetness Oscar Madison tried to hide behind his blunt talk, wisecracks and cigar smoke
Parental Guidance: Should Be Rated R for Rotten
Billy Crystal and Bette Midler as fun-loving grandparents? On paper that sounds good. On screen it’s painful.