Hilary Weaver

When I wake up in Woodstock, New York on a March morning, it's to the sound of Amanda Palmer’s new album, There Will Be No Intermission. Just a few rooms away, the musician is playing the full record for the first time for her husband of nearly…

Concussion, the upcoming film featuring Will Smith, will share details of the life and challenges of former Chicago Bears player Dave Duerson and other football players who suffered from brain trauma. The specifics of Duerson's life — and death —…

Mike Huckabee opened his mouth again put in his two cents about the Kim Davis case, coming to the defense of the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. First, he compared the Kentucky county clerk to…

Since the Tumblr page Texts from Hillary (TFH) premiered in 2012, Hillary Clinton fans haven't been able to get enough of a good Hillz meme. Who doesn't think of TIME photographer Diana Walker's iconic image of sunglass-clad Hillary when they think…

On the eve of the GOP debates, the Internet went crazy with memes and tweets and all of the things it loves to do. One of the beloved subjects of these memes was GOP candidate and former neurosurgeon Ben Carson. And though Carson's memes were mostly…

Well, folks, there's no stopping this high-achieving political leader. Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill is a woman to watch. And don't discount her just because she is a representative of a "flyover state" (ugh, that phrase). In the past year alone,…

After 24-year-old broadcast journalist Alison Parker was killed by a shooter in the middle of a live TV report in Roanoke, Virginia, Wednesday, people have taken to social media and news outlets to mourn and remember the young reporter. Colleagues…

The death of neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks has brought with it a celebration of the man of many talents. Sacks, 82, died of cancer, but his work and constant wonder of the human brain will undoubtedly be the legacy that follows him. His 1973…

President Obama will announce Monday that he is renaming a mountain — such is the life of POTUS. But Obama's earth-changing decision, which will be made during his upcoming three-day trip to Alaska, to rename the tall peaks is not a casual motion.…