Every year, thousands of writers, both published and un-published, attempt to write a novel in a month. How do they do it? What's the process? And what's the pay-off?

Takashi Miike's cult hit film Audition has become one of the greatest horror films of the latter 20th century. Beyond that, it offers some insight and commentary on Japanese culture.

Grant Morrison wrote Marvel's New X-Men series for 41 issues, effectively turning the X-Men mythos on their head and generating a lot of controversy in the process. This serves as a closer look at his incredible run and an attempt at offering an explanation.

The Alien series is one of the most popular franchises in sci-fi/horror. The first three films -- Alien, Aliens, and Alien 3 -- are especially interesting because of their recurring themes of motherhood and the Other, and the dichotomy between Ripley and the Alien.

3:10 To Yuma, starring Christian Bale and Russell Crowe, features a simplistic story which is transformed into a stellar film thanks to nuanced and well-developed characters and great action.

Four months after the events at Kirby Plaza, we pick up to find that the Heroes are back, but living somewhat less exciting lives.

After six seasons of being on the air, Scrubs returns for its seventh and final season. And if the cliffhanger from last season is any indication, the final eighteen episodes promise to be very interesting!

You've finally written that novel you've been talking about for years... but now what?

The Nova Group is Japan's largest English conversation school, or eikaiwa. They employ around 7,000 foreigners across the country, 5,000 which are instructors. But now the company is going through severe financial difficulties, yet they're still hiring new instructors. Could this be the end of Nova? Read about the experiences of a Nova recruit who arrived in Japan and quickly discovered the horrible truth.