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"I'm gonna take this conversation we're having, and then repeat that to strangers. Then that's the joke. You're the joke, later."

Get to know the comedian behind Sleepwalk With Me in this game, in which we ask him about everything from bad first date etiquette, to a question as old as time: deep-dish pizza, or thin crust?

9th Wonder addresses Harvard students in a scene from the documentary <em>The Hip-Hop Fellow</em>, which chronicles a year the producer spent teaching hip-hop culture as an academic subject.

Hip-Hop Academy: Inside A Beatmaker's Harvard Class

"Nobody from hip-hop was supposed to go to Harvard without a degree," says 9th Wonder, a respected producer who's turned out to be a born teacher.

<em>An African City</em> follows the adventures of Ghanaian returnees Nana Yaa and her friends.

Sex, Style And Success In 'An African City'

If you miss the HBO hit show Sex and the City, there's the new web series, An African City. We get an inside look at its take on friendship and fashion with young women looking for love in Ghana.

Friday in Pretoria, South Africa, people gathered outside a hospital to pray for former President Nelson Mandela. He remains in critical condition with a lung infection.

Mandela Is 'Inspiration To The World,' Obama Says

Using Mandela's clan name, by which the anti-apartheid hero is affectionately known, Obama hailed Madiba's "moral courage." Mandela, whose 95th birthday is less than three weeks away, is in critical condition with a lung infection. Obama is on a previously scheduled visit to South Africa.

Year Later, 'Aaron's Last Wish' To Leave A $500 Tip Lives On

Aaron Collins died on July 7, 2012. In his will, he asked his family to leave a $500 tip for some unsuspecting waiter or waitress. Videos of his brother Seth fulfilling that last wish went viral and inspired donations. Now, Seth is starting a trip that will take "Aaron's last wish" to all 50 states.

The Talk: What Did You Tell Your Kids After The Zimmerman Verdict?

We reached out on Twitter to see how people, particularly families, were reacting to the news of George Zimmerman's verdict. The former neighborhood watch volunteer was acquitted in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla.

Cory Monteith, who played Finn in the television series <em>Glee</em>, was found dead Saturday in a hotel room in Canada. He was 31.

Remembering Cory Monteith — Not Finn Hudson In 'Glee'

Cory Monteith was known to most Americans as the star of TV's Glee. But Monteith, who died at age 31, was a former high school dropout who used an unorthodox audition tape to get noticed.

Evelyn and India Stoker (Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska) slowly descend into icy paranoia after their family patriarch dies through suspicious circumstances in the horror thriller <em>Stoker</em>.

Adolescent Angst Turns Deadly In 'Stoker'

South Korean director Park Chan-wook makes his English-language debut with this taut horror thriller. Though at times the narrative wears thin, tense imagery and a haunting narrative keep the action moving along to a terrifying finale. (Recommended)

The poster for the documentary <em>A Place At The Table</em>.

Documentary 'A Place At The Table' Is A Call To Action On Hunger

A new documentary peels back the curtain on the problem of food insecurity in the U.S. It shows that hunger and obesity are more closely connected than many of us realize.

Martine Rothblatt, CEO of United Therapeutics, is the namesake of the company's latest drug, Orenitram.

Drugmaker Names Pill After CEO Who Sought Daughter's Cure

The Food and Drug Administration just approved United Therapeutics' Orenitram, a pill for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Martine Rothblatt founded the company to develop treatments for life-threatening illness that afflicted her daughter.

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