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Jimmy Fallon released a brilliant Game of Thrones parody on Friday's episode of Late Night and, really, the whole thing is fantastic. But it really served as an introduction for the next king of the remote control throne.
On the first cyber-strike, the man for all factions, and the defense myth
Glenn Beck's Hitler obsession, Pakistan's frontier, the future of bank bailouts and more...
How to start a novel, if you must
An adaptation of the bestseller hits theaters this weekend
The CNN anchor is making the move to daytime, just in time for a certain somebody's departure
The CNN anchor lashed out at the comedian on the radio, calling him "prejudicial"
On this generation's best director, the GOP's class divide, and "the austerity caucus"
'Today we are having another Tea Party--ask mom and dad what this means.'
On Twitter, jeers--and a few cheers--for a not-so-modern stone-age family
Alberto Contador tested positive--for a drug normally taken for asthma
On how Facebook isn't about punks, why the electric car won't save us, and how U.S. politics needs to be reformed
He's quizzed on troop levels in Afghanistan, the merits of evolution and home foreclosures
Michigan's Assistant Attorney General blogs about stalking a gay college student
Is George Lucas ruining the franchise?
On crime in Boston, the cruelty of blogging in Iran, and refusing to stop writing about Apple
Fox News asks whether tween heartthrob's 'CSI' appearance was part of an anti-Tea Party plot
The producer of The Wire wakes up to $500k; Twitter's happy for him
A shiny Silicon Valley startup joins the digital portfolio
Excellent story, if a bit "East Coast-y"
Interesting mix!
Unlike the House, at least Colbert has, "dignity and integrity left to lose"
On where California went wrong, the new American normal, and "ironic rot"
"Sorkin's script for 'The Social Network' is his best work yet," says The New Yorker
A Washington Post examination gets down to culinary details
On the false "triumph" of the Tea Parties, the consumption myth, and what the future will condemn us for
He's joking, mostly
he returns to London looking to redeem himself after 'Whatever Works'
Or is it merely a flashy fall blockbuster?
"You're like an uncle who cornered someone at a Thanksgiving dinner"
As the he departs, TV critics hail the end of an era
She's getting $12 million to judge American Idol, at least
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