Adrien Brody Is Probably Cooler Than You
The Oscar-winning actor has a new go-to facial expression.
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Men In Black 3: World’s Shortest Review
The quickest possible review of the weekend’s highest-grossing film.
Was 1982 the Best Summer in the History of Movies?
David Morgan says it was the vintage year for summer flicks.
Couch Potatoes in Mourning: Eugene Polley, Inventor of TV Remote, Dead at Age 96
It was 1955 when he created the wireless gadget that made couch potatoes bloom.
Meet the Pro Wrestlers of Senegal
Nicholas Loomis travels to Dakar to explore an exotic form of combat.
Sexy Photos of Gene Autry
Gene Autry was one of the greatest singing cowboy stars of all time. Going all the way back to the Pliocene Epoch.
2005: Barack Obama Sizes Up Chief Justice John Roberts
Obama had the future Chief Justice figured out in 2005.
Nicole Kidman’s Reverse Angle Stays Busy at Cannes
A selection of reverse-angle photos of the distinguished actress.
Just a Nice Photo: Henrik Ibsen
Meet the playwright who knew how to rock muttonchops as well as ironic truths.
Xuxa Rejects Michael Jackson; World Loses Greatest-Ever Wedding
What might have been: the marriage of Xuxa and Michael Jackson.
Common Bonds: Publish and Perish
Six authors who made a bundle — after they were buried.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: An Unappreciation
Our reviewer gives the old-people-in-India movie less than high marks.
Moog’s Chief Engineer Shows You How To Play the Google Doodle
Cyril Lance shows you how to tickle your plastic laptop keys like a pro.
What is the Deal With Mitt Romney’s Laugh?
Historian Gary Willis asks the question.
Trailers for All The Paul Thomas Anderson Movies
The new Paul Thomas Anderson movie, The Master, now has a teaser trailer. So we collected trailers for all the other Paul Thomas Anderson movies.
Jason Schwartzman Biography: New!
Including one big fact we didn’t know about the actor’s family.
Prince Charles: A Month of Crazy Far-Flung Photo Ops
Even by the usual meet-and-greet standards of the Royal Family, the Prince of Wales has had a colorful month.
Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison: The Great Electric Catfight Continues
Time once again for a battle between the most famous inventor and the most famous forgotten inventor in American history. Who ya got?
Amelia Earhart’s Transatlantic Crossing
In Londonderry, Ireland on 21 May 1932, Amelia Earhart landed her plane after flying solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
The Curse of the Standing Ovation
Theater critic Ben Brantley fires both barrels at “ovation inflation.”