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Springsteen reveals how a childhood love of Peter and Wendy led to a time-honored hit.

In refreshingly different ways, these lusty pleasures have freed TV's hero romances from straight expectations.

The deliberately opaque releases and redactions are bringing America's biggest conspiracy theories back.

The gripping HBO drama is gayer than ever, but don't expect its backstabbing characters to make a fuss about it.

The rush to assign guilt over a slur yelled at the awards show ignores the real issues: impact and intent.

Forty years on, it's time to admit John Hughes' film is worse off for dulling Andie and Iona's shine.

Celebrated in a culture that teaches girls to shrink themselves, Miss Piggy has long stood as a glittering rebuttal.

Filmmaker Morgan Neville explores Paul McCartney's most human chapter in "Man on the Run."

His viral stardom and the scramble for stuffed orangutans show how quickly -- and cravenly -- trauma becomes trend.

For some, this sitcom's jabbing satire is easier to swallow than the cutting realism of "The Pitt."