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YA Why? Yes, 50 Cent wrote a YA novel about a bullied, violent kid and his gay mom

The rapper’s first solo book addresses thorny issues in not-very-thorny ways.

January 28, 2013 | 12:00pm -
Podmass Paul F. Tompkins and Jen Kirkman team up on Todd Glass and Joel McHale schools Pete Holmes

The best podcasts of the week of January 17-23.

January 25, 2013 | 12:00am -
Podmass Nerdist pins Chris Jericho and Nick Kroll goes character crazy on Comedy Bang Bang

The best podcasts of the week of January 10-16.

January 18, 2013 | 12:00am -
Book Review Will Self: Umbrella

The latest from the author of Great Apes and How The Dead Live becomes a complicated jumble of plotlines and time periods.

January 14, 2013 | 12:00am -
Podmass Jeff Garlin and Larry David podcast about nothing and Michael Keaton emerges on WTF

The best podcasts of the week of January 3-9

January 11, 2013 | 12:00am -
Best of The best books we read in 2012

Once again, our book reviewers look back on a year of dedicated reading, and pick some of their favorites.

December 31, 2012 | 12:00am -
Podmass Everybody visits everybody as podcasters ring in the holidays

The best podcasts of the week of December 13-19

December 21, 2012 | 12:00am -
Book Review Magnus Flyte: City Of Dark Magic

This overstuffed murder mystery has more ideas than room for execution, from drug-induced time travel to an affair with a prince.

December 17, 2012 | 12:00am -
Best of The best podcasts of 2012

Some old faces, some new faces, and a lot of Paul F. Tompkins.

December 14, 2012 | 12:00am -
Podmass Artie Lange opens up to Jay Mohr and Judd Apatow continues his rounds

The best podcasts for the week of December 6-12.

December 14, 2012 | 12:00am -
Podmass MATES and Superego return, and Neil Hamburger celebrates New Year’s Eve

The best podcasts of the week of November 29-December 5.

December 7, 2012 | 12:00am -
Podmass Jonathan Katz makes the podcast rounds and J Mascis opens up on WTF

The best podcasts of the week of November 22-28.

November 30, 2012 | 12:00am -
Great Job, Internet! Neil Patrick Harris and The Henson workshop team up for a new web series

Is this the Neil you know?

November 29, 2012 | 10:00am -
Back Issues The sixth Sandman collection collects tales of grasping kings and a questing werewolf

Our collective look back at Neil Gaiman’s groundbreaking comics series continues with a variety of storytellers filling in the blanks between larger arcs.

November 20, 2012 | 12:00pm -
Great Job, Internet! Here's a clip from the new Antony And The Johnsons movie

Antony And The Johnsons will release a movie called Turning today (but only in New York so far).

November 16, 2012 | 11:40am -
Podmass Maria Bamford shines on Never Not Funny and You Made It Weird turns 100

The best podcasts of the week of November 8-14.

November 16, 2012 | 12:00am -
Podmass Best Show rebounds from Sandy, and Professor Blastoff gets the best-of treatment

The best podcasts of the week of November 1-7

November 9, 2012 | 12:00am -
Podmass How Was Your Week celebrates Halloween in style and Zach Galifianakis makes it weird

The best podcasts of the week of October 25-31.

November 2, 2012 | 12:00am -
Back Issues The third Sandman collection considers the power of story in 4 distinct tales

Our collective look back at Neil Gaiman’s groundbreaking comics series continues with Calliope, cats, Shakespeare, and Element Girl.

October 30, 2012 | 10:00am -
Book Review R.L. Stine: Red Rain

The Goosebumps author has extended his reach into adult horror, but his latest book for grown-ups shows much of the simplicity of his kids’ books.

October 29, 2012 | 12:00am -
Podmass Chelsea Peretti enters the podcast fray and Lizzy Caplan does it live on J.V. Club

The best podcasts of the week of October 18-24.

October 26, 2012 | 12:02am -
The Catch-Up Dissecting the repetition and hidden messages of A Series Of Unfortunate Events

A veteran fan and a reluctant newbie pick apart Lemony Snicket’s bestselling kids’ series—all 13 dour, ironic volumes.

October 25, 2012 | 10:00am -
Book Review Lemony Snicket: Who Could That Be At This Hour?

Snicket in the shadows.

October 22, 2012 | 12:00am -
Back Issues The first Sandman collection plants the seeds for Neil Gaiman's series

We begin our collective look back at the groundbreaking fantasy comics series that made Neil Gaiman’s name.

October 16, 2012 | 11:00am -
Great Job, Internet! Felix Baumgartner's jump gets the Lego treatment

free fallin

October 15, 2012 | 2:34pm -
Great Job, Internet! This strangely inappropriate heart-attack PSA features zombies

Blow me one last kiss

October 10, 2012 | 11:55am -
Book Review Hank Phillippi Ryan: The Other Woman

This political mystery is packed with smart threads and exciting twists, but leans too heavily on the romance angle.

October 8, 2012 | 12:01am -
Back Issues Read The Walking Dead along with The A.V. Club: issues #19-24

We conclude our early Walking Dead retrospective by getting philosophical about what this series says about humanity, and how it fails and succeeds.

September 18, 2012 | 11:00am -

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