Mar 21, 2008

Issue #983

Cover Story

'SNL': A week behind the scenes

by Clark Collis | Mar 14, 2008
Inside ''Saturday Night Live'' -- how it once again became viewers' choice for political and pop-culture satire Read Article
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EW.COM

Five Fun Things Online

Mar 14, 2008
''Lost'' coverage, Coen brother highlights, ''Idol'' top 12, and more Read Article

Exclusive

First Listen: Moby's ''Ooh Yeah''

by Leah Greenblatt | Mar 15, 2008
Hear a track from the electronic-music guru's upcoming album, ''Last Night'' (out April 1) Read Article

Feedback

Mail from our readers

Mar 14, 2008
Check out letters from those who agreed with us, and those who didn't Read Article

Monitor

Monitor

by Simon Vozick-Levinson | Mar 14, 2008
Celebrity news for the week of March 21, 2008 Read Article

Spotlight

Spotlight on Leslie Mann

by Josh Rottenberg | Mar 14, 2008
The actress talks about Judd Apatow, Katherine Heigl's outspoken comments, and more Read Article

American Idol 2008

'Idol' top 11: Why we love 'em!

Mar 14, 2008
Our in-house experts make the case for why their favorite crooner -- even ones not named Archuleta -- will win Read Article

Book News

From paper mill employee to published author

by Whitney Pastorek | Mar 14, 2008
Donald Ray Pollock explains the inspiration behind his short story collection ''Knockemstiff'' Read Article

Hillary Carlip's unconventional book

by Ari Karpel | Mar 31, 2008
The author explains why she's saved the shopping lists of strangers for her new book ''A la Cart'' Read Article

The ''Margaret B. Jones'' memoir scandal

by Tina Jordan, Vanessa Juarez | Mar 14, 2008
We answer your questions about the author, publisher, and recall of ''Love and Consequences'' Read Article

Book Review

The Ten-Cent Plague

by Jennifer Reese | Mar 25, 2008

From Harvey River

by Abby West | Mar 14, 2008

A Step From Death

by Jennifer Reese | Mar 14, 2008

The Price of Blood

by Jake Tracer | Mar 14, 2008

The Translator

by Clark Collis | Mar 25, 2008

Cheer!

by Tim Stack | Mar 25, 2008

Killer Heat

by Kate Ward | Mar 14, 2008

Light Years

by Jennifer Reese | Mar 14, 2008

The Earth in the Attic

by Ken Tucker | Mar 14, 2008

The Ghost Soldiers

by Ken Tucker | Mar 14, 2008

The Kingdom of Ordinary Time

by Thom Geier | Mar 14, 2008

Cover Story

'SNL': A week behind the scenes

by Clark Collis | Mar 14, 2008
Inside ''Saturday Night Live'' -- how it once again became viewers' choice for political and pop-culture satire Read Article

DVD News

Is ''Gattaca'' worth the upgrade?

by Steve Daly | Mar 14, 2008
We compare the old DVD to the new special edition of the Ethan Hawke film Read Article

DVD Review

Enchanted

by Chris Willman | Mar 14, 2008

The Ice Storm: Criterion Collection

by Chris Nashawaty | Mar 14, 2008

Atonement

by Jeff Labrecque | Mar 14, 2008

Sleuth

by Tim Purtell | Mar 14, 2008

Battlestar Galactica: Season 3

by Rachel Orvino | Mar 14, 2008

Southland Tales

by Youyoung Lee | Mar 14, 2008

Hit List

Scott Brown's Hit List

by Scott Brown | Mar 14, 2008
The 10 hottest topics for the week of March 21, 2008 Read Article

Movie Commentary

Life lessons from ''The Big Lebowski''

by Clark Collis | Mar 14, 2008
EW writer Clark Collis describes his likeness to ''the Dude'' Read Article

''Horton Hears a Who!'' metaphors

by Adam Markovitz | Mar 14, 2008
Who do the Whos represent? Read Article

Troubled youth at the movies

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 14, 2008
''Over the Edge'' and others feature angst-ridden teens Read Article

Movie News

Pop culture hit and miss

Mar 14, 2008
We rate pop culture for the week of March 21, 2008 including ''Thriller,'' Blair Underwood, and Britney Spears Read Article

South by Southwest attracts big films

by Shirley Halperin | Mar 14, 2008
''Harold & Kumar,'' ''Forgetting Sarah Marshall,'' and ''Run Fat Boy, Run'' premiere at the SXSW festival Read Article

The latest news from Hollywood

Mar 14, 2008
''ER,'' ''Rosemary's Baby,'' and Terrence Howard made news the week of March 21, 2008 Read Article

Exploring the set of ''Miss Pettrigrew''

by Lindsay Soll | Mar 14, 2008
We get an inside look at the art-deco sets from the new Amy Adams movie Read Article

''The Big Lebowski'''s lasting legacy

by Clark Collis | Mar 14, 2008
Why DVD releases, Lebowski fests, and cartoon imitations keep the 'Dude' relevant today Read Article

Movie Review

10,000 BC

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 12, 2008

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 12, 2008

Funny Games

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 12, 2008

Paranoid Park

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 12, 2008

Heartbeat Detector

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 12, 2008

Frownland

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 12, 2008

Live and Become

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 12, 2008

Sleepwalking

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 12, 2008

Music Commentary

Hot (and not) music videos

by Leah Greenblatt | Mar 14, 2008
See what we thought of the latest offerings from Janet Jackson, Beck, and others Read Article

Music News

In the studio with John Legend

by Margeaux Watson | Mar 14, 2008
We hung out with the R&B singer as he records his new album Read Article

Patrick Stump's hip-hop crossover

by Simon Vozick-Levinson | Mar 14, 2008
The Fall Out Boy singer works with Lupe Fiasco, and the Roots Read Article

Music Review

Randy Jackson's Music Club, Volume One

by Chris Willman | Mar 14, 2008

Lay Down the Law

by Chris Willman | Mar 14, 2008

Sixes & Sevens

by Simon Vozick-Levinson | Mar 14, 2008

Crystal Castles

by Youyoung Lee | Mar 14, 2008

Trouble in Dreams

by Marc Weingarten | Mar 14, 2008

Mail on Sunday

by Joseph Barracato | Mar 14, 2008

Midnight Boom

by Leah Greenblatt | Mar 14, 2008

Black Magic Soundtrack

by Sean Howe | Mar 14, 2008

Music Video Roundup

Music videos: You grade 'em!

by Leah Greenblatt | Mar 25, 2008
We rated hot new clips from Janet Jackson, Beck, Jay-Z, Vampire Weekend, and more. Now, it's your turn Read Article

Must List

The Must List: March 21, 2008

Mar 14, 2008
Ten Things We Love This Week Read Article

Sound Bites

TV's funniest quotes: Pick the week's best

Mar 13, 2008
An expanded online-only version of our favorite quips Read Article

Stage News

August Wilson's Century Cycle

Mar 14, 2008
Performances at the Kennedy Center of ''Fences'' and more Read Article

Stage Review

Passing Strange

by Adrienne Day | Apr 10, 2008

In the Heights

by Melissa Rose Bernardo | Apr 10, 2008

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

by Melissa Rose Bernardo | Mar 14, 2008

Crimes of the Heart

by Jason Clark | Mar 14, 2008

TV Review

The Riches

by Gillian Flynn | Mar 14, 2008

Television Commentary

Loving to hate ''The Bachelor''

by Kristen Baldwin | Mar 14, 2008
EW editor Kristen Baldwin reveals why she's looking forward the series' 12th season Read Article

Television News

An appreciation of ''The Wire''

by Ken Tucker | Mar 14, 2008
The HBO series ends after five seasons Read Article

''Grey's Anatomy'' goes back to work

by Ari Karpel | Mar 14, 2008
Shonda Rhimes and company return to the set with big plans for Meredith and McDreamy Read Article

What has Jack Bauer been doing?

by Tim Stack | Mar 14, 2008
We imagine what the ''24'' hero has been doing in the time that he's not on the air Read Article

New VH1 reality shows

by Kate Ward | Mar 14, 2008
Margaret Cho, Luther Campbell, and others get their own series Read Article

''Saturday Night Live'''s best political impersonations

by Clark Collis | Mar 14, 2008
A rundown of the most memorable performances, from Phil Hartman, Will Ferrell, and more Read Article

The Pop of King

Stephen King on the ''art'' of the blurb

by Stephen King | Mar 20, 2008
It's too often abused, but EW's pop-culture columnist wonders if it's not too late to redeem the sound bite Read Article

The Scene

Seven days in entertainment

Mar 14, 2008
The biggest events from last week including Isla Fisher filming ''Confessions of a Shopaholic,'' ''American Idol,'' and more Read Article

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