After suffering through years of fourth-place finishes, NBC primetime has set its sights on the invigorating Smash to save the network from ratings purgatory.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 02/03/12

“I have literally turned people away and told them to go to another dentist,” says Dr. Marc Lowenberg, who cofounded his midtown Manhattan practice Lowenberg & Lituchy in 1985, and has quickly become the go-to doc for rock-star chompers (clients have included members of The Rolling Stones, Iggy Pop, and Brian Eno).  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 02/02/12

What are the occupational hazards of being one of the world’s most sought-after face shapers? If you are renowned cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Fredric Brandt, it’s seeing the potential in every face you encounter.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 02/02/12

At long last we can stop speculating about which films will be nominated (or snubbed) for this year's Oscars and start speculating about who will win! The Academy announced the nominations for the 2012 ceremony this morning.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/24/12

Here's our compendium of pop-culture news you may have missed while you were doing more important things over the long weekend.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/17/12

Misterman, written and directed by Enda Walsh, is a one-man show, centered on the story of Thomas Magill (Cillian Murphy): an outsider in his small Irish town, with only his mother and his slightly confused but fervently held religious beliefs for company.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/13/11

A pill-popping, alcoholic mother and her castrated daughter aren't regular material for children's animations. Yet co-directors, designers, and producers Emma Burch and Pete Williamson were able to turn such macabre material into a charmingly gloomy independent short, Being Bradford Dillman.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/08/11

Sleek suits, fancy cars, tough talk, and a little bit of brutal violence: this is London Boulevard. Directed by Academy Award-winning screenwriter William Monahan (The Departed), the stylish drama is a throwback and homage to the different classic eras of British crime film.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/03/11