This weekend, the writer behind "Mean Girls" and "30 Rock" and the recent winner of the SAG and Golden Globe awards for best comedic actress is going head-to-head with two stoners and Neil Patrick Harris. Tina Fey tackles her first leading lady role in "Baby Mama," out this Friday along with "Harold and Kumar 2." Read more...

For the first time in its 13-year history, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books will focus on the writing process. Read more...

As one of the nation's leading short story writers, Tobias Wolff is a man of few words, though his prose is never sparse or airy. Read more...

A popular Internet meme of early 2008 featured a seemingly unnewsworthy Australian TV report on a destructive house party thrown by Corey Worthington, a charmingly laconic Melbourne teenager adorned with self-proclaimed "famous" sunglasses. Read more...

It's been absolutely thrilling to have Harry Potter in the news again. Read more...

As the chief creative officer at Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, director and animator John Lasseter is behind some of the most beloved cartoon characters in recent memory. Read more...

If Gay Talese wrote a New Wave pop song, its name would be "Tape Recorder Killed the Magazine Writer." It may not be as catchy as the Buggles' hit, but the same sentiment applies. Read more...