“It still feels like something that didn’t really happen, actually.”
Miscellany
Steven Tyler Talks Dogs, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll
Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler says he thinks he took the gig hosting American Idol in place of taking heroin. “I think I’m an adrenalin junkie,” he says in TIME’s 10 Questions column
Kurt Andersen on His New Novel, the Generation Gap and Pyromania
Meeting your heroes isn’t supposed to work, but Kurt Andersen has been nothing but nice to me since I met the cofounder of SPY—the magazine that made me want to work for magazines—more than a decade ago. Andersen has been a …
Sherman Hemsley, Jeffersons Star, Dies at Age 74
Sherman Hemsley, the onetime stage actor who became a pop-culture fixture as dry-cleaning entrepreneur George Jefferson on All in the Family and The Jeffersons, has died at age 74.
As Norman Lear created him and Hemsley brought him to life, George was an example of how the same things that make sitcom characters outsized and hilarious …
Commissioner Gordon: Gary Oldman on the Secrets and Surprises of Dark Knight
“We weren’t even sure that there was going to be a third after The Dark Knight wrapped.”
In the Mood: Project Runway‘s Fabric-Merchant Extraordinaire Gives Us Some Material
“There have been a couple—not meltdowns, but panics.”
Matisyahu: The Former ‘Hasidic Reggae Superstar’ Talks to TIME
His trademark beard and forelocks are gone, and his music is taking a new direction. Matisyahu tells TIME about his new album, his faith and how he defines himself now.
Comments of the Week, July 7 – 13
Happy Friday the 13th! Today, despite the date, we consider ourselves the luckiest comment-recipients on the face of the internet. How lucky are we? Let us count the ways:
We are lucky to be moving into the future, as Tracy …
Aaron Paul on Breaking Bad‘s ‘Darkest Season Yet’
“Jesse, he’s always just trying to pick up the pieces, really.”
Happy Birthday Bill Cosby: Look Back in Laughter
John Leguizamo Steps Up to the Plate for Dominican Ballplayers
“Wherever there’s a chance to make crazy dollars, because baseball is a crazy financial piggy bank, of course things are going to get a little corrupt.”
Ernest Borgnine: Farewell to Marty and McHale
Remembering the actor who filled a 60-year movie career playing sadists, slapstick sailors and one unforgettable lug named Marty
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:
Writing …