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Why Gatsby gets us in our gut

Why Gatsby gets us in our gut


Why Gatsby gets us in our gut

Posted: 10 May 2013 05:57 PM PDT

Gene Seymour says filmmakers don't leave F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel be because we don't. Most fall short, but the new adaptation comes closest to capturing the book's emotional spirit

Men, step up on family planning

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:15 AM PDT

Babatunde Osotimehin says we should recruit men as full partners in giving women control over their reproductive health.

The roots of sexual sadism

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:21 AM PDT

In trying to understand the mind of a man like Ariel Castro, accused of kidnapping, beating, and raping three young women held in captivity for almost 10 years, two things are important to keep in mind: (1) in human psychology, nothing occurs in a vacuum; and (2) the psychological profile that is emerging of this man is not rare.

Study: Holding guitar makes you sexy

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:38 AM PDT

There's a great song by Todd Snider called "The Ballad of The Kingsmen." In it, he sings, "Marilyn Manson gets a lot of chicks. They're weird chicks. But they're chicks."

U.S. official: Marines on alert over Libya

Posted: 11 May 2013 12:25 PM PDT

Several dozen combat-ready U.S. Marines stationed in southern Spain have been put on alert to potentially move into Libya and assist in the evacuation of American personnel if the unrest grows there in the coming days, a senior military official confirms to CNN.

See TSA try to block naked guy

Posted: 10 May 2013 04:44 PM PDT

Surveillance footage shows TSA screeners reacting to John Brennan getting naked in the Portland, Oregon, airport.

Prince Harry visits Arlington

Posted: 11 May 2013 01:30 AM PDT

Prince Harry visits Arlington National Cemetery on day two of his visit to the United States. CNN's Max Foster reports.

Family of killed Bounty deckhand sues

Posted: 10 May 2013 04:41 PM PDT

The fight to point blame in the deadly last voyage of the HMS Bounty is headed for federal court.

Disney tries to trademark holiday

Posted: 10 May 2013 11:25 PM PDT

Disney tried to trademark the very popular traditional holiday, Day of the Dead, but after an outcry on social media, the company withdrew their application.

Blasts kill 40 on Turkey-Syria border

Posted: 11 May 2013 08:44 AM PDT

At least four people were killed and 18 were wounded when two car bombs exploded Saturday afternoon in the Turkish town of Reyhanli, along its southern border with Syria, Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler said.

Texas first responder to plead not guilty

Posted: 11 May 2013 11:16 AM PDT

An emergency responder to last month's deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion will plead not guilty to the charge of having possessed materials for a pipe bomb, his lawyer told CNN Saturday.

West Wing briefly evacuated

Posted: 11 May 2013 06:24 AM PDT

The West Wing of the White House, including the press area, was evacuated Saturday out of an abundance of caution as authorities investigate the source of smoke coming out of what is believed to be a mechanical closet, a Secret Service spokesman told CNN.

Watch hail pound Texas backyard

Posted: 11 May 2013 11:59 AM PDT

A storm moving through San Antonio, Texas, drops dime-sized hail in some areas.

Sandy Hook school may be demolished

Posted: 11 May 2013 02:06 AM PDT

To erase some of the emotional scars from the shooting, an advisory board wants the building torn down and replaced.

Gunman barricaded in home with 3 kids

Posted: 10 May 2013 11:14 PM PDT

A gunman who had barricaded himself and three children in a home in Trenton, New Jersey, on Friday was communicating with police, but the standoff continued into the night, authorities said.

Teen athlete found dead in gym mat

Posted: 10 May 2013 02:28 PM PDT

Bearing the loss of a child is unimaginable to most. What's even more unimaginable for the Johnsons of Valdosta, Georgia, is how their son died: by suffocating after falling head-first into a rolled up gym mat at his high school on January 11.

Police find body in Minn. swamp

Posted: 11 May 2013 01:32 AM PDT

Authorities believe a body found in a swamp could be that of a Minnesota woman missing for months. WCCO reports.

Russia withheld info on Boston suspect

Posted: 11 May 2013 04:41 AM PDT

Russia alerted U.S. to extremism U.S. didn't know messages to his mom Source: Information could have altered course U.S. took FULL STORY

Greenhouse gas at record level

Posted: 11 May 2013 05:42 AM PDT

Scientists say there hasn't been this much CO2 in the atmosphere in 3 million years.

Grandson of Malcolm X killed in Mexico

Posted: 10 May 2013 02:14 PM PDT

The grandson of civil rights activist Malcolm X, Malcolm Shabazz, died in a Mexico City hospital after suffering an apparent beating, police told CNN.

Embassy guard prep: Pepper spray in face

Posted: 10 May 2013 05:03 PM PDT

There aren't many people who would voluntarily be pepper-sprayed, but at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia young Marines are doing just that.

A voice from a different kind of hell

Posted: 11 May 2013 12:16 AM PDT

The unflinching account from a defector revealed how he picked corn kernels out of cow manure to eat as he competed with his family for food at one of North Korea's notorious prison camp.

The 8 best beer towns in the U.S.

Posted: 11 May 2013 11:04 AM PDT

The history of beer in the United States is a rich one dating back to the colonies, when soldiers were paid in spruce beer and cider. From there beer weathered a Revolution, Prohibition and a right turn at Albuquerque before positively exploding with deregulation of the industry through the early 1980s.

Student's classroom rant goes viral

Posted: 10 May 2013 03:28 PM PDT

A video of Jeff Bliss' classroom rant aimed at his teacher went viral after it was posted on YouTube. WFAA reports.

Hero's day: From McDonald's to rescue

Posted: 11 May 2013 02:49 AM PDT

Charles Ramsey tells Anderson Cooper how he found Amanda Berry, a woman who vanished years ago, in his neighbor's house.

How I survived being held 7 years in a box

Posted: 11 May 2013 08:53 AM PDT

Colleen Stan talks about being held captive for 7 years and kept inside a wooden box for hours, evens days at a time.

They survived, now what?

Posted: 11 May 2013 07:06 AM PDT

Elizabeth Smart, Jaycee Dugard, Shawn Hornbeck: the world will never fully know the unspeakable tortures they endured as abducted children. But they survived. And for some, their resiliency is nothing short of remarkable. How did they move from darkness to brighter lives? What are they doing now?

Greenhouse gas at record level

Posted: 11 May 2013 05:42 AM PDT

Scientists say there hasn't been this much CO2 in the atmosphere in 3 million years.

Mystery surrounds freed Cleveland captive

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:11 AM PDT

Her family doesn't know where she is. A source says she is in a safe and comfortable place.

Cleveland neighborhood asks, how did it happen here?

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:54 AM PDT

Outwardly, there is little about the two-story, clapboard house on Cleveland's Seymour Avenue that hints at the decade of horror that authorities say played out inside its walls.

Lessons for Cleveland's survivors

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:12 AM PDT

They've been to hell and back, but a fulfilling life is within reach for the Cleveland abduction survivors: just look at Elizabeth Smart and Jaycee Dugard.

Case buoys mothers' hopes

Posted: 11 May 2013 07:08 AM PDT

(CNN) -- One mother has been waiting 17 months. The other, 25 years.

One victim's advice on healing

Posted: 11 May 2013 07:28 AM PDT

Kidnapping victim, Jessyca Mullenberg Christianson talks about the healing process after being found.

Photos: Missing who were found

Posted: 11 May 2013 07:26 AM PDT

Genocide

Posted: 11 May 2013 05:26 AM PDT

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty of the genocide of more than 1,700 indigenous Ixil Mayans during his 1982-83 rule.

Boston

Posted: 11 May 2013 04:41 AM PDT

Russia withheld details from U.S. officials about suspicions of Boston Marathon bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011, information that could have altered the course authorities followed, a U.S. law enforcement official told CNN.

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