Why the music industry is still plagued by early deaths and fearing strokes more than bullets
Arts & Entertainment
Can the Kindle Save Anna Karenina?
Jonathan Franzen’s e-book anxiety seems misplaced, considering that e-readers are keeping the classics alive
Why ‘I Hate Religion, But I Love Jesus’ Is So Popular
We are drawn to stories — and are more likely to remember them — when they rhyme. Next up: The Scarlet Letter as a rap
In Defense of Gisele Bündchen and Strong Sports Spouses
The supermodel was right to defend her husband Tom Brady after being heckled by a Giants fan
When Chefs Get Fat
The new show Fat Chef is remarkably truthful about how we cook and eat in America, but it’s also a spectacle of shame
Is The Help the Most Loathsome Movie in America?
I’m not sure why so many people flocked to spend hours in this world of American apartheid. For me, watching The Help was like visual waterboarding. Still, Viola Davis should win the Oscar for Best Actress
Downton Abbey Is a Soap
It’s a finely milled bar of English lavender no one has to feel guilty about, but a soap nonetheless
Is American Idol Trying to Be the Olympics?
The 10-year-old show is playing up its history, but what young person wants to watch “an institution”?
Nostalgia: Our Favorite Cultural Copout
What Adele, Woody Allen and Newt Gingrich have in common and why we can’t stop romanticizing the past
Stop Wasting Your Hate on Lana Del Rey
Why are we squandering our precious contempt on minor misdeeds and little girls?
Republican in Hollywood: Not So Taboo Anymore
Are conservative celebrities less concerned about going against the political grain of the entertainment industry?
Will Paula Deen Have the Last Laugh?
Now that Paula Deen has become a pseudo-spokesperson for Type 2 diabetes, she’ll continue to enrage health nuts all the way to the bank
The Garry Marshall Plan
Is the director of New Year’s Eve and Valentine’s Day trying to take over movies with the equivalent of the toilet read?