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Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan surveys what film critics are saying about major movie releases this week: Steven Spielberg's controversial film Munich, The Matador with Pierce Brosnan in a comedic turn, and Woody Allen's Match Point.

Local governments are also starting to follow suit. Undefeated thus far, the Colombian national team has provoked euphoria.

The federal judge, once denied a Supreme Court confirmation hearing by Republicans, faced lawmakers Monday for his nomination to lead the Justice Department.

An experiment to test the value of e-cigarettes as a quitting aid found them as good as the nicotine patch, but there weren't enough people in the study to say they're a good bet for quitting. Public health officials worry that e-cigarettes will encourage tobacco use.

The dog was carrying a sneaker in its mouth. Players paused the game to carry the animal off the field. Players and fans were charmed, and one player says he is adopting the dog.

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing to change out of jeans to conform to a strict dress code.

In an interview with NPR, the House speaker said the tax bill was "designed" as a middle-class tax cut. But in reality, at its core, it is a corporate tax cut.

The results mirror an earlier USA Today coaches poll that also put the Crimson Tide in the No. 1 spot. The team is going for a third-straight national title.

New Yorker staff writer Rachel Syme was writing lots of letters on her typewriter. She asked if anyone would be interested in a pen pal exchange. She created Penpalooza, which has over 7,000 writers.

The man met a woman online and flew to China to meet her, expecting her to greet him. He wandered the airport for 10 days and she didn't show, so he went home. She apparently thought he was kidding.