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Fast Chat: Tiger Woods

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:17:49 GMT

If Tiger Woods had to have knee surgery, he picked an ideal time: while he recovers, he gets to spend all day with his 14-month-old daughter, Sam—and his new videogame, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09. He spoke with NEWSWEEK's Matthew Philips.

Roundtable: A Talk with Emmy Contenders

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:17:19 GMT

Well, one of them would. The others sell ads, paper—or drugs. We should watch the company we keep.

Debunking the Myths of Anorexia

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:55:35 GMT

Anorexics can be male, old, Latino, black or pregnant. A new book undercuts old stereotypes.

Ellen’s Big Gay Wedding

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:42:06 GMT

What did you do on your summer vacation? Ellen DeGeneres got married to girlfriend Portia de Rossi in California. Her talk show returns this week, but first she spoke to Ramin Setoodeh about all things Ellen.

Confessions of a Secret Sarah Admirer

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:37:35 GMT

Maybe I'm a sucker for a frontier myth, the narrative of a person who rises up in a frozen, faraway place by making her own rules.

The Coen Brothers Latest Dark Comedy

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:19:42 GMT

'Burn After Reading' is no 'No Country.' In fact, it's downright giddy.

Gellman: Resisting the Seduction of Eloquence

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:56:47 GMT

A lesson for the election.

Advocates for the Mentally Disabled on Palin's Pledge

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:51:19 GMT

Advocates for the disabled receive Sarah Palin's pledge of support with the wary optimism of a group accustomed to unfulfilled promises.

TV: Wendy Williams, the Anti-Oprah

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:24:45 GMT

Wendy Williams wants to be the anti-Oprah.

A Book for Teens Shows a 'Survivor'-Like World

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:58:00 GMT

'The Hunger Games' portrays a world where kids must kill each other to survive. The shocker? It's a book for 12-year-olds.

Banning Pants With Offensive Phrases on the Bum

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:51:52 GMT

The latest and perhaps most disturbing evolution of clothing with suggestive phrases on the backside, and what schools are doing about it.

XOXO: Why Some Men Love 'Gossip Girl'

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:43:15 GMT

Yeah, it's a chick show—but with fully rounded male characters.

Starr: Are the Patriots Done?

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:46:55 GMT

In which I reveal my deepest, darkest fear: what if the Super Bowl loss was, in fact, the beginning of the end?

MTV Sends Spoiled Brats Abroad for a Reality Check

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:56:21 GMT

The surprisingly thoughtful reaction to 'Exiled,' a new MTV reality show that sends spoiled American teens to the Third World for some life lessons.

Laura Bush as the fictional "American Wife"

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:07:23 GMT

It's all fiction, but "American Wife" is the tale of a First Lady who sounds a whole lot like Laura Bush.

Stop the Fight Over Palin’s Family

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:37:20 GMT

The fight over Palin's family is beyond the pale.

Writer Marilynne Robinson on Family and Faith

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:01:47 GMT

A writer talks about returning to the setting of her previous novel to explore the themes of family and faith.

New 'College' Comedy Is Unfunny, Offensive

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:40:35 GMT

Atrocious comedy rips off 'Superbad,' but adds sexism, homophobia.

Books: Joshua Ferris

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:43:31 GMT

Why Young Men Delay Adulthood to Stay in "Guyland"

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:46:01 GMT

Peter Pans aren't as happy as they seem.