- Danish director Lars von Trier was condemned and declared “persona non grata” Thursday by the Cannes Film Festival for saying that he sympathizes with Adolf Hitler.
- Not too surprising, but Dominique Strauss-Kahn has stepped down as head of the International Monetary Fund following charges that he sexually assaulted a hotel maid in New York.
- Time takes a look at Woody Allen’s latest film, Midnight in Paris.
- Fran Lebowitz goes to Boston.