Three months ago, Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen was virtually unknown in the U.S. Then Justin Bieber signed her to his label, hyped her on Twitter and lip-synched her single on YouTube. Now “Call Me Maybe” is the No. 4 track …
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Fighting the Good Fight: Q&A with Survivor—and Game Changer—Bob Massie
Bob Massie is an expert at overcoming hurdles in life. As a young boy he suffered from hemophilia and spent much of his childhood in braces, unable to walk. He contracted hepatitis and HIV after blood transfusions, lost both …
Adam Lambert on Idol, Freddie Mercury and His New Album
It’s been two and a half years since Adam Lambert dropped his last album. Why? “I just wanted to get this one right!” he says of Trespassing, out May 15, which is “funkier and more soulful” than its predecessor. Here, …
Auma Obama on Her Famous Brother, Their Instant Connection and Her New Memoir
She was born in Kenya; he was born in Hawaii. They could have easily spent their lives never crossing paths. But they had a major tie: they shared the same father. Barack Obama and Auma Obama, his older half-sister (by one year) …
Cat Cora on Around the World in 80 Plates and Cooking Tom Colicchio Under the Table
Bravo’s latest cooking competition, Around the World in 80 Plates (premiering May 9), is like Top Chef meets Amazing Race meets Survivor, “except better than all three combined,” says host Cat Cora. Here, the Iron Chef America …
The Avengers‘ Clark Gregg on Wrangling Superheroes in Spandex
When veteran actor Clark Gregg was cast as Agent Phil Coulson in the first Iron Man film, he was thrilled to help bring one of his favorite childhood comics to the big screen. As Tony Stark was tearing his way through bad guys, …
Jason Segel on The Five-Year Engagement
“We’re, like, the least masculine writers in Hollywood,” deadpans Jason Segel, star of The Five-Year Engagement (out today), which he penned with buddy Nicholas Stoller. To wit: his latest flick, The Five Year Engagement, …
Morgan Spurlock on Mustaches, Mantyhose and Mansome
Documentarian Morgan Spurlock likes stunts. For Super Size Me, he gorged himself on McDonald’s burgers and fries to make a point about obesity. He dealt with product placement, marketing and advertising in The Greatest Movie Ever …
Ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes Can’t Stop to Talk
TIME spoke with the author of Run! 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss mid-stride about trekking around the globe and surviving 50 marathons in 50 days.
Miss Representation Doc Director on Why the Media (Still) Hates Women
The writer-director of ‘Miss Representation’ — on DVD today — spoke to TIME about the Hollywood boys’ club, the ‘war on women’ and the future of documentaries.
Angelina Jolie Talks to TIME
The actress, activist and writer-director on Bosnian Serbs, sex scenes and that Oscar pose
Adam Scott on Friends with Kids, Party Down and His Long Road to Success
Adam Scott is an unlikely romantic lead. He is slight in stature, with a mop of puffy brown hair that always seems to have a runaway cowlick and a sardonic sneer that he uses convey a comedic level of disbelief. These qualities …
Lyle Lovett on Breaking With His Record Label and the Joys of Facebook
It’s been 27 years since Lyle Lovett signed his first (and only) record contract. But after four Grammys and 14 albums that have successfully mixed country, folk, blues and even gospel, the singer has decided to strike out on …