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Disney's A Christmas Carol: A Scrooge for This Season

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 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, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 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, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 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, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 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, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 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, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 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, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 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, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 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, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

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

Q&A: Pro-Wrestling Icon Hulk Hogan

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

The pro-wrestling star talks about his new memoir, steroids in baseball and returning to the ring

'Ansel Adams in Color' Reissue: New Work by Photographer

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

A reiussed version of Ansel Adams in Color, with 20 new photographs, shows how the famed photographer saw the world beyond the gray spectrum

'Michael Jackson's This Is It' Review: He's a Thriller

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

As Michael Jackson's This Is It premieres around the world, the star comes back to life as the one-of-a-kind entertainer that he was

'Friday Night Lights': Back from the Brink with Season 4

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

Last season, Friday Night Lights, the acclaimed show with low ratings, seemed to have been bidding farewell. But it has been renewed. Where does it go from here?

Michael Jackson's 'This Is It': How Sony Created a Global Event

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

Will the Michael Jackson concert film live up to its buzz as a unique cinematic event? If Sony's marketing strategy has anything to do with it, then yes

Interview: Augusten Burroughs on His New Book

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

The bitingly hilarious best-selling author talks to TIME about finding unexpected joy in his worst holiday memories

A Brief History of Sweeps Week

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

Forget the shark jumps, celebrity cameos and cliffhangers: this year during sweeps week, your television is going to be a quieter place

Michael Jackson's 'This Is It': Kenny Ortega on the Film

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

Michael Jackson's longtime collaborator Kenny Ortega, who directed the film This Is It, talks about the day Jackson died, the pop icon's legacy on stage and screen and the rehearsal moment he'll always remember

Interview: Plus-Size Supermodel Crystal Renn

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

The world's highest-paid plus-size model talks with TIME about her struggleswith an eating disorder and the weight-obsessed fashion industry

Box-Office Bloodbath: 'Paranormal' Slays 'Saw VI'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

The low-budget phenomenon is the monstrous new master of moviedom. Does that mean a sequel is bound to happen?

'Motherhood' Review: Uma Thurman Comedy Nearly a Parody

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

In Motherhood, Uma Thurman plays a stroller-tethered Manhattan mom who can't believe what has happened to her. But it's no surprise to anyone else

Soupy Sales Dies at 83: Radio-TV Host Kept Kids Laughing

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

On local and then national television, Soupy Sales taught three generations of American kids what funny was

Family Movie: Astro Boy Is Sweet Success

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

This animated feature, based on a 1951 manga series, has both style and heart

Architecture Review: Dallas's New Theater, Opera House

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

With the opening of a new theater and opera house, Dallas comes two giant steps closer to tying the bow on its downtown performing-arts mecca

Free Speech in Britain: The Cases of Gately and Griffin

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

Two controversies in Britain highlight the need to stay vigilant against extremists -- but also to stand up for their freedom of speech

David Sax Interview: Campaigning to Save the Deli

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

Author David Sax is a man on a (delicious) mission. His goal? To preserve the delicatessen tradition

Asterix at 50: A French Comic Hero Conquers the World

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

A new Asterix and Obelix book is being released in France to coincide with the 50th birthday of the comic-book heroes. The duo are still plenty beloved, but they are no longer symbols of France's us-vs.-them mentality

How Plagiarism Software Found a New Shakespeare Play

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

A scholar has examined Shakespeare's works with plagiarism-detection software, not because he believed the Bard was a cheat, but to prove that a previously unattributed work is likely one of his

'Mennonite' Author Rhoda Janzen on Her Austere Religion

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

Rhoda Janzen, author of Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, talks about the personal crisis that sent her back to her austere religion

Author Malcolm Gladwell on New Book 'What the Dog Saw'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

The New Yorker writer, whose new book hit stores Oct. 20, talks to TIME about experimenting with public education, the flaws in corporate hiring processes and the future of journalism

'Wild Things' Wins at Box Office, Earns $32.5 Million

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

The top spot at the weekend box office went to Where the Wild Things Are, which set an opening-day record for a live-action PG film

Q&A: Novelist Jonathan Lethem, Author of 'Chronic City'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

The Fortress of Solitude author talks about his new novel, Chronic City, and why America is so obsessed with its own pop culture.

Law Abiding Citizen with Jamie Foxx: Hannibal Lecture

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

In the new Jamie Foxx film, revenge is a dish best wolfed down right now

Q&A: Sherri Shepherd on Her New Book and 'The View'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

The View co-host dishes on her new book Permission Slips: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Herself a Break, telling women that it's O.K. to say the dumbest thing on national television and still hold your head high

Da Vinci Art Discovery: Forensics Reveal Fingerprint

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

It could be one of the greatest art discoveries in centuries. An art-forensics specialist has uncovered a fingerprint on a drawing that he says links it to Leonardo da Vinci. A work purchased for a relative song may now be worth $150 million

New da Vinci Painting? How Experts Authenticate Art

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

How does art authentication work? And how can experts be sure they're attaching the right painter to the right work of art?

Interview: Wu-Tang's RZA on 'The Tao of Wu'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

The Wu-Tang Clan's top MC dishes on his new book

Britney Spears: Behind the Pop Star's New Tour, Success

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

The formerly unhinged pop star Britney Spears is not making news these days -- and that's a good thing

'Paranormal Activity' Review: A Horror-Film Phenomenon

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

Paranormal Activity is catching on. The $11,000 fright flick is poised for a box-office breakout