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Publishing: Books for Teens Are a Bright Spot

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:59:00 GMT

The book business may be flat, but there's at least one bright spot: the booming sales of books for teens--and no, it's not all Harry Potter.

Books: The Recipe for Sloane Crosley’s “Cake”

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:03:52 GMT

The hype over "I Was Told There'd Be Cake" has a lot to do with who Sloane Crosley knows. But the book ain't bad, either.

British soul singer Duffy debuts in the U.S.

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:25:26 GMT

Pop singer Duffy, already a huge success in the U.K. and Europe, debuts her first album in the U.S. this week.

Q&A: Cyndi Lauper Works It All Out

Sat, 10 May 2008 18:19:40 GMT

Cyndi Lauper's got a new CD, "Bring Ya to the Brink," and she's going on her "True Colors" tour. She spoke to Ramin Setoodeh.

Books: James Frey's New Fiction—For Real

Fri, 09 May 2008 23:14:05 GMT

Two years after Oprah humiliated him for faking his memoir, James Frey wants to make it all up.

Ansen Review: 'Speed Racer' Is Fun Abstraction

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:32:18 GMT

'Speed Racer' burns some colorful rubber.

Pangea Day: World Peace Through Film?

Wed, 07 May 2008 22:27:49 GMT

A new global film festival called Pangea Day hopes to use the power of visual storytelling to foster peace and understanding.

Aimee Mann’s New Album: Less Serious But Still Smart

Wed, 07 May 2008 17:33:51 GMT

After a tepidly received concept album, singer Aimee Mann returns to form with upbeat songs and a new cast of characters.

American Idols: Mormons and Reality TV

Tue, 06 May 2008 18:53:10 GMT

As reality shows dominate television, they're finding contestants in an unlikely place: the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

George Stevens Jr. on His Thurgood Marshall Play

Sun, 04 May 2008 15:52:18 GMT

George Stevens Jr., the author of the new Broadway bioplay 'Thurgood,' talks about the Supreme Court justice legend that inspired him.

Questions for ‘Speed Racer’s Emile Hirsch

Sat, 03 May 2008 18:36:30 GMT

Emile Hirsch drives the Mach 5 in "Speed Racer." He spoke to NEWSWEEK's Ramin Setoodeh.

Barbara Walters and Other Affairs to Remember

Sat, 03 May 2008 18:33:01 GMT

Career Advice for Miley Cyrus Post Vanity Fair

Sat, 03 May 2008 18:31:33 GMT

Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff—they all grew up too fast. Now Miley Cyrus, 15, could lose her tween tiara, too, after appearing in a racy Vanity Fair shoot spread. But if Cyrus wants to stay on top, she needs to learn to walk a tightrope. Advice No. 1: Go back to acting like a kid, even when you feel like an angsty teen. No. 2: Stop saying you love "Sex and the City." No. 3: Starting hanging out more with your girlfriends, and less with your achy-breaky, semi-creepy dad.

Grand Theft Auto Review: This Videogame Is Art

Sat, 03 May 2008 17:33:45 GMT

The game gives our mercurial hero a conscience, a fatigue with death, a desire to start over.

Book Review: Honor Moore's 'The Bishop's Daughter'

Sat, 03 May 2008 17:25:09 GMT

A daughter's memoir roils her family and the Episcopal Church.

Television: Is ‘Seinfeld’ a Legend After 10 Years?

Sat, 03 May 2008 17:04:43 GMT

Two veteran television watchers revisit one of America's favorite sitcoms.

The Backlash Against Magazine Airbrushing

Fri, 02 May 2008 19:54:37 GMT

Airbrushing celebrity and model photos has become so common that it's a popular pastime for magazine readers to spot the digital manipulations. But have photo editors gone too far?

Books: Tom Rob Smith's "Child 44," Soviet killer

Fri, 02 May 2008 16:54:58 GMT

A fine debut novel about tracking a serial killer in Stalinist Russia.

Ansen Reviews Robert Downey Jr. in ‘Iron Man’

Thu, 01 May 2008 19:31:41 GMT

Robert Downey Jr. may seem an unlikely superhero, but it's his presence that keeps this movie from tanking.

A Father-Son Film Club

Thu, 01 May 2008 17:29:50 GMT

A worried dad and his dropout son watch movies together, talk, watch more movies, talk—things get better and we get a good memoir.