Former comedian Paul Gilmartin has built a devoted following for The Mental-Illness Happy Hour, which tackles everything from incest to alcoholism to serial killers.

Our critic explains his picks.

Pro football tends to prefer signal-callers who fit a certain mold. But a few draft prospects stand to push the league further outside its comfort zone.

The Atlantic's film critic forecasts the winners who will walk the Dolby stage this Sunday, and tips his hat to the worthy candidates the Academy missed, but who shouldn't be forgotten.

Depictions in media tend to focus on the compulsive behavior. Obsessive thinking like mine, though, can be debilitating.

The Atlantic's film critic weighs in on the underrated, the overrated, and why viewers can expect a big night for 12 Years a Slave, Dallas Buyers Club, and Gravity.

"I would say that Israel provides great arguments for those who argue for a draft, or some form of national service, in America."

When people dismiss abolitionists for not caring about victims or safety, they tend to forget that we are those victims, those survivors of violence.

The celebrity-gossip industrial complex is about to crash into the savagery of sports media. Cover your eyes.