Taylor Swift, Unplugged
With the release of her fourth album, 'Red,' 22-year-old Swift sounds off on love and feminism.
Shahs and the City
They're rich, Persian, and getting their own show. Meet the cast trying to change how Americans think about Iranians.
The Hottest Ticket in Town
After the box-office hit 'real steel,' Hugh Jackman is creating a frenzy (again) on Broadway.
Becoming Marilyn
How Michelle Williams wiggled and wept her way into the soul of Hollywood's greatest icon.
Tell Me You Love Me
How the inventive and improvised 'Like Crazy' became fall's sweetest romance.
And This Year's Host Is…
'Glee's' Jane Lynch, whose new memoir, 'Happy Accidents,' is in stores now.
Gaga's Oprah Moment
The lady's hotter than ever, but not because of her music: She's become an evangelist of self-acceptance, preaching to an audience of outcasts.
Don't Dis My Sequel!
We ask some of the summer's biggest celebrities to defend their newest retreads.
Christina Aguilera vs. Jennifer Lopez
Just as J. Lo rises, here comes Christina to steal the spotlight.
Emma Roberts Talks About 'Scream 4'
Julia Roberts's niece Emma mocks her own ancestral fame in 'Scream 4'.
Whoopi Goldberg 3.0: Sister Has a New Act
The comedian couldn't get arrested a few years ago. Now she's the most popular host on "The View" and a Broadway-musical producer.
Catherine Hardwicke: The Fairy-Tale Fixer
On a gloomy and wet California day, director Catherine Hardwicke curls up in her office on the Warner Bros. lot with a book in her hand. This isn't your average bedtime story. It's called "Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale."
Big Brains on E-Books
The transformation of the book industry has reached a tipping point. Electronic books now outsell paperbacks on Amazon, the retailer recently announced. And Borders, the second-largest bookstore chain in the United States, is reportedly considering a bankruptcy filing.
Want to Win an Oscar? Play a Crazy Chick.
Not only do actresses win Academy Awards by playing insane—but movies featuring women beyond the verge play equally well with female and male audiences.
Oscar Roundtable: Kiss and Tell
Hollywood's best on playing hurt, kissing onscreen, work/life balance, and why none of them is on Facebook. Welcome to NEWSWEEK's 14th Oscar Roundtable.
The End of 'American Idol' (For Real This Time)
J. Lo and Steven Tyler should pack their bags, because they can't carry a note as judges.
A Return to 'Promises, Promises'
As the play closes, Ramin Setoodeh takes another look and realizes the problem isn't gay actors in straight roles.
Sarah Shourd on Her Imprisonment in Iran
She spent 410 days in an Iranian prison for crossing an unmarked border, and she's not free yet.
Steven Slater: Renegade Flight Attendant
It was the hissy fit heard around the world. I activated the emergency slide, took my libation for the road, and I jumped.
Nicole Polizzi: Snooki
Should I call you Nicole or Snooki?
Nicole, please.
Do most people call you Nicole?
No, but I miss it.
You got a lot of attention for tweeting your support for John McCain because he wouldn't tax tanning.
Golden Globes: Five Winners, Losers, and Shockers
Now is the time that members of the Academy start filling out their Oscar ballots, and the Globe selections are like a Facebook status update that says "Watch me!" We offer the biggest winners, losers, and surprises.
Seven Biggest Movie-Ratings Fights
Thanks to Harvey Weinstein, 'Blue Valentine' is rated R rather than the NC-17 it initially received from the MPAA. How filmmakers lobby for the ratings they really want.
2010: The Year in Celebrity Dolls
From "Twilight" to "Mad Men" and (OMG!) Justin Bieber, encounters between some of the top celebs of the year, as interpreted by dolls.
Why the Justin Bieber Doll Wears Boxer Briefs
The CEO of The Bridge is in the business of celebrity dolls, but he's no dummy. In the 1990s, working for another toy company, he flew to London to secure the rights to the Spice Girls dolls. Now he's tapping into the Justin Bieber mania for his next breakout doll.
The Mysterious Case of the Missing 'Tron'
Has anybody seen "Tron" lately? Not the new "Tron: Legacy"—with its reported $170 million budget, it's impossible to miss all the billboards—but Disney's original 1982 film.
Movies: Narnia: 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'
The only way Lewis fans deserve this movie is if they've been very naughty. That's not to say the latest chapter is a total disaster. It's just not as thrilling, or memorable, as it should be.
Confessions of a Viagra Salesman
The answer is yes. The Viagra salesman has taken Viagra, even though he was only in his 20s at the time. And his exploits have inspired a new Jake Gyllenhaal movie.
Six Reasons to Not Hate 'Burlesque'
'Burlesque' is the event of the holiday season. It's like the drunk aunt who shows up late to Thanksgiving dinner and falls into your mashed potatoes. The movie is so bad that it's good.