Last year’s Pulitzer Prize went to a theater outsider; now she’s getting her due
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American Horror Story: Asylum Shows Its Big, Bloody Heart
Though the series might seem all style over substance, the finale of AHS: Asylum showed genuine sympathy for the monsters it created.
The Life of J.G. Ballard: An Alien Among Us
The ‘Empire of the Sun’ author’s memoir is slim but wonderfully luminous
Cover Story: Kathryn Bigelow’s Art of Darkness
In this week’s cover story, TIME looks at the career of Kathryn Bigelow, who made history in 2010 as the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director for The Hurt Locker, and who has followed that triumph with one of …
The Manti Te’o Hoax: 5 Reasons People Create Fake Girlfriends (According to Catfish)
The ‘Catfish’ TV show, which introduces viewers to the people on both sides of online identity hoaxes, provides insight into why they do what they do
Sundance Surprise: Did One of the Best Movies Ever Made Just Debut in Park City?
What’s the deal with ‘Upstream Color,’ the new movie from ‘Primer’ director Shane Carruth?
Adele’s First Live Performance of “Skyfall” Will Be at Oscars
The singer will take the stage with her James Bond theme during the Feb. 24 Academy Awards show
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The Taste: Do Cooking Shows Really Need the Voice Treatment?
ABC’s cook-off is promising, but for a show that’s “all about the food,” it has plenty of gimmicks
The Fine Art of Schlock: Why Studio Kitsch Like Hansel & Gretel Tends to Be So Bad It’s…Awful
The appeal of this week’s ‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters’ seems to be based in the lure of its intentionally kitsch concept – which may explain why the movie is unlikely to be a success.
How Much Would You Pay for the Batmobile?
The original vehicle from the Batman TV series has sold at auction for $4.2 million
Licence to Cut: Skyfall Censored in China
The name’s Bond. James Bo…
Django Unchained Action Figures: Boycotted, Bagged, Now Selling For Thousands
Since being pulled from sale, the controversial figurines are going for up to 500 times their suggested retail price
The Bachelor Watch: Sean Lowe Kissed The Girls — and Made Them Cry
Tierra will tumble for Sean …right down the stairs