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'Game of Thrones' Season 2: Take the quiz

'Game of Thrones' returns for its third season March 31. In the meantime, test your knowledge of the show's second season.
Fake identities: Manti Te'o scandal and 6 other Internet hoaxes

Believe it or not, the Manti Te'o scandal is not the first online identity hoax, nor the longest-standing. Here's a look at some of the biggest scams to surface on the Internet, from the lives and deaths of fictitious characters to the downfall of their makers.
Bram Stoker books: 9 things you didn't know about the 'Dracula' author

Bram Stoker is the godfather of the vampire craze, but the writer is often a mystery to modern readers. Here are 9 facts you probably don't know about the author.
15 highest-paid authors of 2012

Here's the annual Forbes ranking of the 15 top-grossing authors in the book industry. Can you guess who's No. 1?
Game of Thrones: 12 burning questions as Season Two ends

Here are the top 12 questions I'm left with after watching last night's season finale of Season Two of "Game of Thrones."

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Fall 2011 movie preview

The 2011 Fall Movie Season is here, and we have your guide to all the films keeping you warm at the theater, complete with images, release dates, and our recommendations!
Tom Perrotta talks about "The Leftovers"

"The Rapture is ... a surprisingly rich metaphor for growing older and living with loss," says Perrotta of the end-time theme in "The Leftovers."
West Memphis Three: Internet campaign, Hollywood drove their release

The West Memphis Three, charged in the 1993 slayings of three Cub Scouts, were released Friday. Social media, the Internet, and Hollywood have helped raise critical questions about their convictions.
West Memphis Three: Who are they, and how did they become a cause célèbre?

West Memphis Three members, convicted in 1994 of killing three Boy Scouts, could go free Friday, news reports suggest. The men of the West Memphis Three have drawn support from actor Johnny Depp, among other famous personalities.
Author Tom Perrotta working on new HBO series

The series, based on his novel, "The Leftovers," about a small town post-Rapture, may just fill that creepy small town-shaped hole that "Twin Peaks" left behind.
"Game of Thrones" scripts stolen?

Two scripts from the first season of HBO's "Game of Thrones" series have gone missing – and George R.R. Martin is not pleased.
Budget cuts and authorial tango: why Frank Darabont left AMC's 'The Walking Dead'

The story behind Darabont's departure from the critically successful show is revealed.
George Pelecanos talks about "The Cut"

George Pelecanos's 17th and latest novel, "The Cut," chronicles the seamy side of Washington, D.C.
3 of the summer's best new mystery novels

As the temperatures rise, so does the fictional body count. Our summer mystery roundup offers three stylish literary efforts by writers new to the genre.
They're calling George R.R. Martin "better than Tolkien." Really?

It's not that I didn't like "The Game of Thrones" but I'm not necessarily ready to dub Martin "the American Tolkien."
Daniel Okrent, author of "Last Call," talks about Prohibition

Daniel Okrent, author of "Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition," talks about the booze ban that rattled a nation.
Ted Danson to replace Laurence Fishburne on 'CSI'

Multi-award winning actor and television icon Ted Danson has agreed to join season 12 of ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.' Ted Danson will take the place of Laurence Fishburne, who announced he would be leaving the series last month.
Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing present a class on directing at Silverdocs

Rache Grady and Heidi Ewing of Loki Films presented a class on their secrets of the craft and process of directing at Silverdocs on June 25.
Starz' 'Camelot' won't be back for a second season

Starz has declined to move forward with a second season of their sword and (sometimes) sorcery series ‘Camelot’ – citing production difficulties as the deciding factor.
10 fantasy novels that would make great TV shows

With ‘Game of Thrones’ preparing to film its second season, and Neil Gaiman’s ‘American Gods’ in development, what will be the next epic fantasy novel series to become a TV series? We have 10 great suggestions.
Bobby Fischer Against the World: movie review

Director Liz Garbus’s achievement is in making Bobby Fischer's story palpable to an audience that may have been too young to witness Fischer capture American pop culture like some Michael Jackson with an endgame, or to those who’ve forgotten how his skills took hold of the nation’s thinking, even bumping Watergate updates from the evening news.
NFL lockout: Small businesses begin to sweat

NFL lockout could mean smaller revenues for businesses that rely on training camps. NFL lockout would have to last seven more weeks to begin affecting training camp.
'Too Big to Fail' – real story's not over

'Too Big to Fail' movie ends early in the crisis. But policymakers, public still struggling with aftermath of 'too big to fail' decisions.
Bear Left, Right Frog: New Teaser Movie Poster for Disney’s 'The Muppets'

This latest Muppets entry, the first theatrical release since 1999′s Muppets From Space, is directed by James Bobin
Top Picks: a musical tribute to Bob Dylan, 'Too Big To Fail,' Azam Ali's latest album, and more

Recordings of famous musicians performing Bob Dylan classics, an HBO movie about the 2008 economic crisis, a collection of lullabies sung by music superstar Azam Ali, and more recommendations.
Pirates and 26 other sequels this year: Are Hollywood execs ruining movies?

By one count, Americans will be served a record 27 movie sequels this year: Pirates of the Caribbean, Spy Kids, Cars 2, The Hangover Part II, Happy Feet 2, Kung Fu Panda 2, etc., etc. Have Hollywood moguls gone overboard on sequels?
"Game of Thrones" junkies: Try our quiz

Are you a "Game of Thrones" junkie? Establish the level of your "GoT" cred by taking our quiz. (And if you're watching the HBO series, no worries about spoilers – our questions stay within the limits of the first two episodes.)
"Game of Thrones," episode 2: Will women be tuning in?

A New York Times review of the first episode sparked a conflagration by suggesting that most women wouldn't naturally like the series.
'Game of Thrones': Can HBO make fantasy work on the small screen?

HBO is hoping that George R. R. Martin's 'Game of Thrones' will succeed as a fantasy hybrid of 'Sopranos'-style gangster drama and 'Rome'-style historical epic.
"Game of Thrones": what to watch for

As "Game of Thrones," Book One of George R.R. Martin's "Song of Ice and Fire" series, comes to HBO, the biggest question is how the show will compare with the books.