How We Make Decisions

In a new book, 'You Are What You Choose,' Duke University professors Jay Hamilton and Scott de Marchi explain how personality traits influence decision-making

Michael Jackson's $1 Million Funeral: The Breakdown

So how much pop was in the King of Pop's funeral? The extravagant event's price tag is now public information

• Top 10 Celebrity Grave Sites
• 5 Media Myths Debunked by Michael Jackson's Death

Kathryn Stockett, Author of The Help

The best-selling author of 'The Help,' Kathryn Stockett, talks to TIME about the process of penning her debut novel

Kevin Clash: The Man Behind Elmo

As Sesame Street celebrates its 40th anniversary, TIME talks to puppeteer Kevin Clash — the performer behind Elmo, the world's best-loved furry red monster

• Sesame Street's 40-Year Cavalcade of Stars
• Top 10 Sesame Street Moments

A Christmas Carol Wins — and Loses — the Weekend

Jim Carrey's Scrooge leads the pack, but with a relatively miserly start. Meanwhile Precious opens big on just 18 screens

• Disney's A Christmas Carol: A Scrooge for This Season
• The Fourth Kind: Subnormal Activity
• Precious Review: Too Powerful for Tears

Tuned In

Lou Dobbs Gets Off of CNN's Lawn

In an odd moment in a career that has not exactly lacked for said moments, crotchety CNN host Lou Dobbs abruptly announced on-air today that he is leaving the network where he has worked most of three decades.

Looking Around

NuMu Boo Boo?

In New York, the New Museum of Contemporary Art is being spanked in public lately for planning a show devoted entirely to work from the collection of one of its own trustees

Weekend Critic Picks

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