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Ryan Gosling and "SNL" Shared a Cosmic Horror Pharmaceutical Ad

It's part of a long tradition of weird medical ads on the show

The UK's Taste in Bacon is Changing

The quest for healthy bacon may be futile, however

This Week Brought a Very Meta “Real Time With Bill Maher”

Along with a candid conversation on health with Annabelle Gurwitch

Oscar Voters Still Aren’t Watching All the Movies

A new rule demands that voters watch all the nominated films in a category before casting their ballots. Naturally, Academy members are ignoring it.

From the Stands at the Six Nations: Glory, Agony and Pints

A pilgrimage to one of the world's oldest and greatest sporting events

What to Read Right Now, According to Cool Men

This month's recommendations include a Pulitzer winner, a memoir set in Jamaica and “an extremely funny, incredibly dark novel about Philadelphia”

How to Read More Books Than Ever This Year

The first part of this six-step plan: giving up on "War and Peace"

Every Coen Brothers Movie, Ranked

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Fargo," we're ranking everything Joel and Ethan Coen have ever directed

The Forgotten Inventor Who Killed the Great Black Swamp

In an excerpt from his book "The Great Black Swamp," Patrick Wensink exhumes the complicated history of "hero" and "villain" James B. Hill

Where Have All the Good Memes Gone?

Last year marked a definitive shift in meme culture. So far, this year feels like a breaking point.

The 11 Books You Should Be Reading This March

Fittingly, a lot of them involve baseball

Shia LaBeouf Offers Bizarre Explanation for Recent Bar Fight

The actor shows self-awareness, but only up to a point

See/Hear: The Best Movies, TV and Music for March

Ryan Gosling shoots for a blockbuster with "Project Hail Mary," Courtney Barnett finally returns with a new record and more

My Couch Kicked the Bucket. BenchMade Modern Saved the Day.

The company’s American-made furniture is built to last