Obama says to buckle up, economic ride going to get bumpier. Rove to name "Bush-haters" in new book. Ostensibly, that book will be very, very long. Iran doesn't like Satan-worshippy clothes, and will detain those who do. OJ Simpson sentenced to jail. Cate Blanchett gets her star. Scenes from Battlestar Galactica's final episodes all up on the web. David Gregory meets the press. more ›

Having nearly completed world domination, Google turns eyes to the heavens. Gross: Think about your parents having sex. Grosser: Think about your grandparents having sex. Grossest: Think about your grandpa having sex on his 85th birthday. Move over Travolta, Cate Blanchett dons Ray Bans, leather jacket to look like Dylan in upcoming film. Proof that those bug-eyed glasses sorority chicks wear are totally deceiving: The "Barbie Bandits" admit to bank robberies. "Dude, but I... more ›

Considered the “great film” of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, an early indicator of its Oscar potential, Babel is a film which shares notable characteristics with recent successful indies capable of garnering the full attention of Hollywood. Looking like Syriana in its scope, feeling like an international version of Crash, Babel is the interweaving of stories about people in crisis – their crises arising from misunderstandings and failed communication – culminating in a... more ›

The lineup for the 2006 Cannes Film Festival has been announced, and Austinite Richard Linklater will have the distinction of being the first director to ever show films in the main competition and Un Certain Regard (the competition which grants money to the winner to enable French distribution). Linklater’s Fast Food Nation, based on the book by Eric Schlosser and starring Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and Kris Kristofferson, will appear in the main competition.... more ›