“Let the butchery begin…”
Surprise! Beyonce Drops New “Visual Album” Without Warning
The superstar released a “visual album,” featuring 14 tracks and 14 videos, surprising both fans and critics. But how did Beyoncé pull it off without leaks to the media?
TIME’s Guide to the Dwarves of The Hobbit
Before you see ‘The Desolation of Smaug,’ reacquaint yourself with the dwarves who take Bilbo Baggins on his epic adventure
Late-Night Highlight: David Letterman Showers Julia Roberts With Flowers
The actress stopped by the Late Show and called David Letterman out on forgetting her birthday this year. But, he more than made up for his mistake.
The Most Popular Book Among Critics in 2013 Was…
Rachel Kushner’s second novel dominated best-of-the-year lists like no other title
Ohio Cop Tells Kanye to ‘Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself’
After rapper compared himself to a police officer or soldier
Little Big Men: The 13 Actors Who Play the Dwarves in The Hobbit
A gallery of the real-life faces behind the stout adventurers of ‘The Desolation of Smaug’
10 Christmas Songs For People Who Hate Christmas Songs
Holiday tunes that will bring cheer to even the biggest Grinches
Happy Friday: Beyoncé Surprises Fans With New Album
Self-titled record costs $15.99 and features 14 tracks and over a dozen music videos
Saving Mr. Banks: When Movies Lie and Make You Cry
Tom Hanks is Walt Disney, and Emma Thompson author P.L. Travers, in this soapy but potent fiction about the making of the ‘Mary Poppins’ movie
SNL Is Finally Adding a Black Woman to Its Cast
The show auditioned comedians for the job last week
Artist Creates 88 Mind-Bending Versions of a Hotel
This Munich building got some eye-popping computer makeovers
Fast and Furious 7 to Give Paul Walker a Farewell Worthy of the Actor and His Character
Plus: A touching photo gallery that pays tribute to the late actor