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+Books | 3 days ago

Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 1: Bleak House

By Radhika Jones

Bleak House is the great writer’s grandest, most virtuosic achievement.

+Remembrance | 4 days ago

Requiem for Mr. Tough Guy

By Richard Corliss

Ben Gazzara, born a street kid in Manhattan, died there on Friday, at 81, of pancreatic cancer—one of the few opponents tougher than he was.

+Movies | 4 days ago

Which Is The Better Best Picture: The Godfather or Terms of Endearment?

By Richard Corliss

The readers of TIME.com are choosing the BEST Best Picture of All-TIME. Come back every day to vote on a different match-up, and take a look at the full bracket.

+TV Recap Downton Abbey | 4 days ago

Downton Abbey Watch: The Ballad of Sad Lady Edith

By Rachel Syme

Carnival Film & Television Limited for MASTERPIECE

This week's episode marks the point at which Downton turned from a soap opera that held a small allegiance to reality into something approaching high farce.

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+Advertising | 4 days ago

Madonna, Clint and the Rest of Super Bowl XLVI Halftime

By James Poniewozik

I went into last night’s Madonna Super Bowl halftime show expecting to hate it: yet another performer whose appeal can charitably be described as “nostalgic” (see The Rolling Stones, The Who, etc.) blasting out a set of oldies while trying to hit that big squishy target of something-for-everyone. (“Dad, what’s Lady Gaga’s mom doing at the Super Bowl?”) I ended up—well, not loving it, maybe, but admiring it, respecting Madge’s continued ability to strike a pose and put on a show and learning a thing or two about Fake Roman-Egyptian History in the process.

+Books | 4 days ago

Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 2: Great Expectations

By Radhika Jones

The older Dickens got, the darker his books. With Great Expectations, he asks: How long can a society ignore the nefarious, corrupt or compromised sources of its wealth?

+Music | 4 days ago

Too Old to Rock? Axl Rose and 9 Other Aging Heavy-Metal Icons

By TIME Staff

Axl Rose turns 50 today. 50! Dude's still rocking, though. And so are these nine other guys.

+Advertising | 4 days ago

The Best and Worst Super Bowl Commercials of 2012

By TIME Staff

Animals, beer, women in bikinis—all the things that one would expect from Super Bowl commercials were present. TIME grades the Super Bowl XLVI ads

+Books | 5 days ago

Top 10 Non-Dickens Books for Dickens Fans

By Radhika Jones

Dickens wrote fourteen and a half novels, which means that any devotee of his work runs the risk of running out. We recommend the titles below to fill the void and expand your sense of both his literary scene and his legacy.

+Box Office Report | 5 days ago

A Super Bowl Squeaker: Chronicle Edges The Woman in Black

By Richard Corliss

Superhero teens battled Harry Potter and a dead lady, and all Hollywood cheered this high-grossing battle

+Photos Music | 6 days ago

Take a Bow: Madonna’s Extraordinary Career

By TIME Staff

In light of the Material Girl performing at Super Bowl XLVI, TIME takes a look at her life and career, both of which have been lived firmly in the public eye.

+Books | 7 days ago

Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 3: Little Dorrit

By Radhika Jones

Critical reception of Dorrit was mixed, but in keeping with the swing toward appreciation of the darker Dickens, it now stands as proof of his genius.

+Movies | 7 days ago

Announcing TIME's Best Best Picture Bracket. Vote on Oscar's Greatest Film

By Gilbert Cruz

Starting Monday Feb. 6, and for each weekday until Thursday Feb. 23, you will have the opportunity to help vote on the BEST Best Picture of All-TIME.

+Video Music | 7 days ago

Watch M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls” Video

By Claire Suddath

M.I.A. released a music video for her song “Bad Girls,” and at first glance it appears to be a political statement about women drivers in Saudi Arabia. Then again, maybe the Sri Lankan rapper adopted a stylish Arabic aesthetic because it looks cool. It’s hard to tell with M.I.A. Either way, it’s a fun video and I think we can all agree that women and men should be able to drag race, pop wheelies and drive their cars on two wheels equally.

+Television | 7 days ago

Election Watch: Romney Wins, Loses Trump Primary

By James Poniewozik

Mitt Romney gets the reality star's endorsement. But can he gain bona fides with The Donald's supporters without picking up his political baggage?

+Video Movies | 7 days ago

Today’s Movie Trailer: More Hunger Games. Yay!

By TIME Staff

What, you want us to say something about this? Just watch it, will ya?

+Review Movies | 7 days ago

The Innkeepers: More Clerks Than Spooks

By Mary Pols

I wanted very much for Ti West's new movie to evoke other great ghost films. But the two leads brought movies about work relationships more to mind.

+Television | 7 days ago

Stars in Need of TV Shows to Be Stars In

By James Poniewozik

The other day here at Tuned in, while remarking on Lizzy Caplan‘s guest turn in New Girl, I said that someone needed to give her her own TV show to star in, stat. Yesterday, Showtime announced that Caplan has been cast as the female lead in the pilot for Masters of Sex, a potential new drama about sex researchers Masters and Johnson. You’re welcome, America.

+Television | 7 days ago

Top 10 Music TV Shows

By Wook Kim

TIME remembers the legacy of Don Cornelius by looking back at the TV shows that brought — and still bring — a rich trove of music into the living rooms of America

+Books | 7 days ago

Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 4: David Copperfield

By Radhika Jones

Every time I read the book I think, the story of a boy who overcomes adversity and grows up to be a writer? That’s the most cliché first-novel idea around. Except that it was Dickens’ eighth, and it marked a departure.