Before you see The Hobbit, get to know the dwarves who take Bilbo Baggins on his epic adventure
Superstorm Sandy Concert: Musicians Rock New York
Some of the world’s greatest musicians rocked out at Madison Square Garden in New York City as part of the 12-12-12 concert to benefit victims of Superstorm Sandy
The 12-12-12 Sandy Relief Concert Starring Springsteen, McCartney and the Stones
A who’s who of rock and pop gather at Madison Square Garden for a benefit concert to help storm victims
Lincoln, Les Mis, Playbook Lead SAG Awards
The Civil War saga, the musical and the comic drama boosted their Academy Awards prospects Wednesday with four nominations apiece for the Screen Actors Guild Awards
Big Boi’s Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors Is Visionary Hip-Hop
The once and possibly future OutKast rapper shines on his sophomore solo album
Zero Dark Thirty‘s Jason Clarke on Playing an Interrogator and Prepping for a Torture Scene
The film has reignited the debate about CIA techniques. How did the actor prepare to get down and dirty?
Django Unchained: Tarantino Frees the Slaves
Jamie Foxx is the scourge of antebellum racists, and Christoph Waltz his wily mentor, in QT’s latest provocation
Tuned InTelevision
The Biggest Shows of 2012, on TV and on Google
Comparing the year’s top-charting shows, in the Nielsen ratings and online, shows how starkly how much the definition of “hit” has changed.
Decking the Hall: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s New Members
Some surprising inclusions—and omissions—in the coming year’s class
Wait, How Does That Song Go?: The Most Googled Lyrics of 2012
Which of this year’s hit songs were we dying to sing along to?
Will Dungeons & Dragons Be the Next Hobbit?
The Hobbit and Game of Thrones have become full-on pop culture phenomena, but what about the game that kept the fantasy genre alive in the 1970s and ’80s? Where’s the mainstream love for Dungeons and Dragons?
Critics and Oscars: It’s Zero Dark Thirty or Bust
The Osama bin Laden manhunt movie snags the cream of the early critics awards
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The Zero Dark Thirty Argument: Why Deceptive Art Can Be Great
I can’t tell you if the Bin Laden movie really “glorifies torture.” But great art can embody ugly ideas—which is why partisans have such a hard time trusting it