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Teary Oprah Announces End of Show -- But Is the Time Really Right?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

Nobody, not even Oprah herself, knows what kind of a creature the post-network-show Oprah will be

Henry, French Feel Shame Over Handball-Aided Soccer Win

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

The mood in France was subdued, not jubilant, after its team qualified for the World Cup thanks to a handball by star player Thierry Henry. Even Henry called for a rematch, but it was FIFA that had the final word -- no

'New Moon' Movie Review: Jacob Ascends in 'Twilight' Sequel

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

In Chris Weitz's energetic sequel to Twilight, the wolves comes out to play

Thierry Henry's Hand Gives France World Cup Spot

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

French soccer star Thierry Henry illegally handled the ball before passing it on for the goal that secured France's ticket to next year's World Cup in South Africa

Five Reasons to Look Forward to the 2010 World Cup

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

The tournament is still 203 days away, but the excitement for the world'smost popular sporting event is already starting to build

Book Summary: William Langewiesche's Fly by Wire

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

William Langewiesche's new book is not a takedown of Captain Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger, but rather a reminder that opportunity, not valor, is perhaps the better part of heroism

Q&A: Catherine Hardwicke, Director of Twilight

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

As New Moon mania kicks into full gear, TIME spoke to the woman who helped launch the global phenomenon: Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke.

That Viral Thing: Dock Ellis' Trippy No-Hitter

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

Animator James Blagden has created a black-and-white short film to accompany Ellis' own account of a 1970 no-hitter hurled under the influence of LSD

Kristen Stewart, 'Twilight Saga: New Moon,' Interview

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke wanted Kristen Stewart for the role of Bella Swan from the beginning, and now Stewart is a white-hot star

Pattinson at 'Twilight Saga: New Moon' L.A. Premiere

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

Monday night's red-carpet event proved the Twilight franchise hasn't lost any of its giddy momentum

Cast Offs: British Reality TV's Disabled Survivors

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

What do you get when six disabled strangers are stranded on an island and their lives are filmed? A new British mockumentary thatsatirizes reality TV and challenges society's notions of the disabled

Manny Pacquiao vs. Cotto: Filipino Phenom Wins by TKO

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

The Philippines' fighter Manny Pacquiao wins by TKO in an electrifying match with Miguel Angel Cotto. But is it enough to save boxing?

Robert Pattinson, 'Twilight Saga: New Moon,' Interview

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

Seemingly overnight, Robert Pattinson went from playing Voldemort's roadkill in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to being the immortal half of one of the hottest screen couples of all time

'2012' Thriller Wins at Box Office, Earning $65 Million

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

The ancient Mayan calendar supposedly predicted a worldwide calamity for the year 2012, but few box-office analysts foresaw that Roland Emmerich's cheesy a-popcorn-alypse thriller 2012 would earn $65 million at the domestic box office

'Twilight Saga: New Moon' Director Chris Weitz Interview

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

Twilight fans were initially shocked when American Pie director Chris Weitz was handed the reins for New Moon

'Fantastic Mr. Fox' Review: Wes Anderson Returns to Form

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

Wes Anderson's adaptation of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr. Fox is both a delightful amusement and a perfect addition to the Anderson oeuvre

Q&A: Jazz Musician Wynton Marsalis

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

On Nov. 19, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will premiere Blues Symphony, Marsalis' first work composed exclusively for orchestra

'2012' Review: Doomsday Porn with Cusack, Harrelson

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

2012 director and co-writer Roland Emmerich, the king of end-of-world, disaster porn, wreaks kinetically irresistible havoc on the globe

Duke Authors on How Personality Traits Affect Decisions

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

In a new book, You Are What You Choose, Duke University professors Jay Hamilton and Scott de Marchi explain how personality traits influence decision-making

Michael Jackson's $1 Million Funeral Expenses

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

So how much pop was in the King of Pop's funeral? The extravagant event's price tag is now public information

'Help' Author Kathryn Stockett on Writing Debut Novel

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

The best-selling author of The Help, Kathryn Stockett, talks to TIME about the process of penning her debut novel

Kevin Clash: The Man Behind Sesame Street's Elmo

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

As Sesame Street celebrates its 40th anniversary, TIME talks to puppeteer Kevin Clash -- the performer behind Elmo, the world's best-loved furry red monster

'A Christmas Carol' Wins -- and Loses -- at Box Office

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

Jim Carrey's Scrooge leads the pack, but with a relatively miserly start. Meanwhile Precious opens big on just 18 screens

'A Christmas Carol' Review: Carrey, 3-D Update Classic

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

There are scores of adaptations of Dickens' classic. But the new Robert Zemeckis version is peculiarly suited to our time

Alien Abduction Stars in the Movie The Fourth Kind

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

The close encounters of the alien-abduction kind in Olatunde Osunsanmi's movie aren't thrill-y. They're just silly

Polarized News? The Media's Moderate Bias

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

Right and left wing get all the attention. But centrist media bias is just as real, and more common

Can Stephen Colbert Save the U.S. Speedskating Team?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

When the Winter Olympics U.S. Speedskating team lost its chief financier to the economic crisis, Stephen Colbert saw an opportunity to help -- and to mine comedy

'Men Who Stare at Goats': Ronson on Film, Psychic Warfare

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

British journalist Jon Ronson talks about the upcoming Hollywood film based on his 2004 best-selling book, The Men Who Stare at Goats, and the U.S. military's foray into supernatural espionage

A Brief History Of The Hockey Mask

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

The humble hockey mask -- favorite equipment of goalies and serial killers alike -- celebrates its 50th birthday

'Michael Jackson's This Is It' Leads Global Box Office

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

Michael Jackson's posthumous concert flick 'This Is It' leads the weekend's takings but performs well below expectations

Genesis: The Word According to R. Crumb

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

The obsessive cartoonist interprets Genesis, and climbs to the top of Amazon's Christian best-seller list

God and Football: NFL Chaplains Offer Spiritual Advice

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

In the NFL, team chaplains help football players reconcile tackling with turning the other cheek

Asterix at 50: A French Comic Hero Conquers the World

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

Long seen as an underdog, comic hero Asterix is actually proof of France's economic power

A Mother-Daughter 'Twilight' Obsession

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST

What got her teenage daughter so into the Twilight novels? Nancy Gibbs picked one up to find out