Hip Berlin: Europe's Capital of Cool

Artists, designers and writers are transforming the German capital — again

• Barack Obama Visits Berlin
• A Pictorial History of the Berlin Wall
• Fearless Fashion in the Former East Germany
• The Words (and Deeds) that Brought Down the Berlin Wall

Surviving Jacksons to Have Reality Show

A reality show miniseries about the Jackson family will premiere Dec. 13 on A&E, the network says. Back-to-back hour episodes will air that night at 9 p.m. EST

The Fourth Kind: Subnormal Activity

The close encounters of the alien-abduction kind in Olatunde Osunsanmi's movie aren't thrill-y. They're just silly

• TIME's Fall Entertainment Preview

Polarized News? The Media's Moderate Bias

Right and left wing get all the attention. But centrist media bias is just as real, and more common

• Obama After a Year: What's Changed, and What Hasn't
• Rush Limbaugh Talks to TIME

The Drama Queen: William Somerset Maugham

William Somerset Maugham's colorful but less than happy life is the subject of a new biography

Tuned In

Debate: What's the Best Comedy on TV?

That TV-critics' Twitter debate I mentioned in my Modern Family post this morning was kicked off by a simple but tough question: what's the best comedy on TV right now?

Looking Around

The Dia Comes Back to New York

The unique art foundation, which helped create SoHo and Chelsea (for better or worse) is finally returning to Manhattan

Weekend Critic Picks

TIME critics break down the hottest movies, TV shows, books and albums