AMC’s preview weekend for The Walking Dead, Season 3 reveals a little about what’s coming in October
Essence Fest 2012: Is Reality TV Still Not Diverse Enough?
Reality TV stars at this year’s Essence gathering in New Orleans debate the role of their medium in shaping our views about racial and economic diversity
The Not-Quite-Amazing Spider-Man Wins the Weekend
Marvel’s sticky teen trounces Oliver Stone’s “Savages” and Katy Perry’s bosom but so far falls short of blockbuster status
New York Asian Film Festival: A Scalding Wind from the East
The summer’s most invigorating movie series offers mind-blowing treats from the pop cinemas of Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and beyond
Comments of the Week: June 30 – July 6
This week was all about making connections. Connections between people. Connections with art. Connections between us and our commenters—and what meaningful connections they are! Other connections this week include:
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The Chilling Truths Behind Patricia McCormick’s YA Novels
McCormick talks for the first time about the trauma she suffered as a young girl — which led her to pen stories of other survivors. Her latest, ‘Never Fall Down,’ is the true story of a Cambodian refugee
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Reel Love: Top 10 Movies that Led to Off-Screen Romances
As rumors swirl around the young stars of ‘The Amazing Spider-Man,’ TIME looks back at some movies that sparked real-life relationships
Zac Brown Band Defies Country Expectations with Uncaged
What exactly is ‘country,’ after all?
Essence Music Fest: Will Aretha Franklin Sing Every Song She’s Ever Recorded This Weekend?
Only time will tell — so we hope concert-goers have a lot of it
Coachella Moving Out of Indio? Music Fest May Relocate, Cancel 2014 Event
If lawmakers move forward with a proposed tax, Coachella may be saying good-bye to its home for the past 13 years
‘Spelunky’ Review: A Punishing Platformer That’s Always Changing
The Do-Deca-Pentathlon: Arm-Wrestling and Ping-Ponging Toward Maturity
In this grass-is-always-greener scenario, two brothers confront old jealousies while waging a fierce but fairly ridiculous competition
Too Sincere for the Internet? How the Web Journal Thought Catalog Sparked an Online Firestorm
It only takes a brief survey of the O’Connell library to recognize that he means every word he writes