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Are We Culturally Bankrupt, Too?: Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Exposes Another Problem

Gerit Quealy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Gerit Quealy

They don't know how to eat properly. I'm not talking about what food to eat, I'm talking about physically transporting ingestible matter from the plate to the oral cavity.

Can Sex & the City 2 Overcome the TV Sequels Curse? Is it The Wrath of Khan or I Want to Believe?

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Scott Mendelson

Sex & the City 2 opens worldwide on Thursday. Expectations are running high, with the general consensus that it will perform in a similar fashion to the first picture. But the odds are indeed stacked against it.

On Prime Time, Women Lead the Charge

Laura Brounstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Laura Brounstein

It's Women's History Month, so let's appreciate the women who are currently leading the charge on prime time. There are a few that have the makings of true icons.

COOLEST College Courses (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Why sit in that English Lit or Econ 101 or Psych class when you can take a course on the Philosophy and Star Trek? (Thanks, Georgetown U!) Or iPhone A...

The Our Gang Oscars

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Tallulah Morehead

This year's Oscar producers, Adam Shankman and Bil Mechanic, were so dedicated to the quixotic task of luring in young viewers, that we were given a show full of presenters that appeared to have gone through puberty during the rehearsals.

Andrew Koenig -- Death By Suicide

Esmeralda Williamson-Noble | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Esmeralda Williamson-Noble

Before it touched me, I didn't know that every minute in the United States a person attempts suicide.

Growing Pains Star Andrew Koenig -- Death By Suicide

Esmeralda Williamson-Noble | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Esmeralda Williamson-Noble

Until someone I loved took his own life, I didn't know that every minute in the United States a person attempts suicide, and every sixteen minutes in the United States a person dies by suicide.

'Boner' Dead, Suicide: Andrew Koenig, 'Growing Pains' Actor, Body Found

AP | JAIME ARON | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Former "Growing Pains" actor Andrew Koenig was found dead Thursday in a wooded area of a sprawling downtown park w...

NASA's Budget: OK To Keep Grounded

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Michael Sigman

NASA gets $19 billion in 2011, compared to $18.3 billion this year.

Post-Racial Hollywood? One Huge 'Cop Out'

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Morris W. O'Kelly

Hollywood will not have put down its racial baggage until it permanently moves away from flaunting the "racial" formulas and themes which garner the biggest bang for their buck.

Game Change - a Cautionary Tale About Gabby Staff and Paranoid Presidential Candidates

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Tom Alderman

The superlative reviews for this book - "spellbinding," "riveting," "explosive" - all true. For political junkies and cautious historians, Game Change is outstanding.

Open Letter To James Cameron: Fairness For Visual Effects Artists

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Lee Stranahan

Visual effects artists typically work with no contract, no paid vacation, no benefits, and often no paid overtime. And because of the nature of the work health problems are common.

Lost In Lost

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
William Bradley

I like Lost. A lot. I've watched it from its spectacular cinematic beginning in the fall of 2004. I've probably seen every episode. And I'm still not sure what's really going on.

Few Oscar Nomination Surprises -- Thankfully

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

For the first time in recent memory, none of the best-director nominees directed movies that weren't also nominated for best picture.

President Obama: Learn from Mr. Spock!

William Astore | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
William Astore

President Obama, what can you learn from Spock's first command? That we could use a little inspiration. That we want less analysis and more action. That we may even need a game-changing gamble.

Doctor Who: The Long Goodbye

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
William Bradley

The finale for the great tenth Doctor, played by David Tennant, came round at last. It was the end of a long goodbye, which itself was part of a long goodbye.

The Common Threads of Avatar

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
William Bradley

With television series now generally at least as good as if not better than feature films, there are fewer reasons to drive to a theater. But you'll never see anything at home like Avatar.

Bella Is a Lousy Role Model, but Do We Only Care Because She's a Girl?

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Scott Mendelson

What is worth noting is that all of these male characters are basically users and abusers of their friends, family, and lovers. Yet Bella is attacked in various circles because she allows herself to be abused and used.

ReelzChannel: The Top Ten "Oh, Come On" Moments in Sci-Fi Movies

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

Any science-fiction movie is predicated at least a little on the suspension of disbelief. But then there are points where what we're presented with so...

Why I Won't Be Saying "Twenty Ten"

Cassandra M. Bellantoni | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Cassandra M. Bellantoni

I want the 2000s to be leaps and bounds ahead of the 1900s, deserving of the extra syllable.

Moon River: What Water in the Heavens Means for Life on Earth

Randall Amster | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Randall Amster

We ought to consider how NASA's discovery of water on the moon could alter the fabric of life on earth. The implications of this find -- including the possible near-term development of a viable lunar colony -- are staggering.

Leonard Nimoy on Star Trek and "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins"

Jenna Busch | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Jenna Busch

I was invited to participate in the red carpet event celebrating Tuesday's release of the Star Trek DVD/Blu-ray. And Nimoy couldn't have been sweeter.

A God By Any Other Name: Semantics in Malaysia

Sumbul Ali-Karamali | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Sumbul Ali-Karamali

Christian Malaysians have the right to use "Allah" to describe their Christian God, because "Allah" simply means "God." In fact, Arab Christians have called their God "Allah" for centuries.

Is There Finally Some Oscar Hope for Star Trek?"

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Giltz

We're well into Oscar season and I've been despairing for Star Trek, a sensational reboot of the sci-fi franchise that offers the smart, broadly appealing entertainment that Hollywood does best.

Dumpster Diving: Deleted Scenes That Should Have Stayed in the Final Film

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Scott Mendelson

If you had a scene that explained away a massive plot hole, wouldn't you keep it in the final film? Stephen Norrington felt otherwise, leaving this breakthrough Marvel-adaptation Blade with a major storytelling gap.