Spoilers for last night’s Sons of Anarchy season finale below:
The two-part season 4 finale of Sons of Anarchy was titled “To Be,” a direct declaration, if you needed one, that the series had returned to its initial form, …
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Seven Books I’m Looking Forward to in 2012
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The book business goes on a bit of a hiatus in December. If you release a book now you don’t really have time to push it out to bookstores …
My Five Things: Luis Alberto Urrea
From Mexican “Narco blogs” to Wilco, here are the five things that poet and novelist Luis Alberto Urrera can’t get enough of.
From Baltimore Cop to English Serial Killer
With his portrayal of hard-drinking, womanizing detective Jimmy McNulty on The Wire, British actor Dominic West established himself as something of a charming rogue. In his new film, West goes fully dark as real-life serial …
Origins: Jonathan Lethem on the Movies That Have Influenced His Novels
At some point in his career, novelist Jonathan Lethem (Motherless Brooklyn, The Fortress of Solitude) realized that he didn’t need to shy away from writing about pop culture in his books. (Though, as he says, “I don’t even like the term pop culture. It’s culture!”) He realized that having his characters engage with the songs and albums …
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The Morning After: Enlightened’s Origin Story
Brief spoilers for last night’s Enlightened below:
I realize that Enlightened is a polarizing show, to the extent that a TV show that a couple hundred thousand people watch is capable of polarizing anyone. I’ve argued here …
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Breaking News! Aaron Sorkin’s HBO Cable-News Drama Gets a Name
Things are moving along at the HBO Aaron Sorkin Project formerly known as “Untitled Aaron Sorkin Project.” According to Alex Weprin at TVNewser, the series, set at a fictional cable-news network now has a name… wait for it… …
The Roots Have Made A Concept Album. And It’s Good!
The Philadelphia hip-hop octet’s new album undun just might be its greatest work in years
Cowboys, Aliens, Snakes and Sharks: In Praise of Literal Movie Titles
This piece was originally published on TIME.com in August 2011. We are re-running it for the DVD release of Cowboys and Aliens.
I want to see the movie Cowboys & Aliens. I’m not particularly interested in a story of outer …
How Playing Violent Video Games May Change the Brain
Madonna Will Play the Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show
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
The Kennedy Center Honors are lifetime achievement awards for performing artists and an annual love-in for the entertainment world. It’s also a moment for the staid Washington D.C. social scene to bask in the glow of …