Lily Rothman

Rothman is managing editor at TIME. She was also the founding editor of TIME’s history section.

Recent Articles

President Obama on Between Two Ferns: How Funny or Die Made It Happen

"Our whole goal going into this was to make a Between Two Ferns that happens to have the President in it, and then let everything else work itself out"

By Lily Rothman

Ex-Minor League Players File Suit Against MLB

The plaintiffs claim the sport's wage structure violates federal and state laws—by their count, most minor leaguers earn $3,000 to $7,500 a year—and with a class-action suit are seeking back-pay for when their wages didn't meet legal standards

By Lily Rothman

VIDEO: How I Met Your Mother Actress Calls Finale Conspiracy Theory "Crazy"

Or is this that just what they want us to think?

By Lily Rothman

NASA's Super Smart — and Awesome — Instagram Take on Cosmos

How the space agency's social-media team capitalized on interest in the universe

By Lily Rothman

Miley Cyrus Teleprompter Controversy Not Actually Controversial

She scrolls things, things don't scroll she

By Lily Rothman

Watch: New Trailer for 'Annie'

Leapin' lizards! Quvenzhané Wallis stars as the little girl who dreams of tomorrow

By Lily Rothman

Authors Beg Amazon: Stop the Cyberbullies

Popular vampire novel author Anne Rice has signed on to a petition demanding that Amazon disable anonymous book reviews after Internet trolls began ganging up on her in a section of the website normally reserved for critical but comparatively mild commentary

By Lily Rothman

Actress Sells Book of Poetry About Dead Actresses

ICYMI: Amber Tamblyn is also a very talented poet!

By Lily Rothman

Oscars 2014: The Internet Loved Ellen, Selfies, Kerry Washington's Unborn Child

Conversation on Twitter was nearly 100% positive when it came to this year's Oscars host

By Lily Rothman

Oscars 2014: Inside the Rhyming "Let It Go" Acceptance Speech and 'Frozen 2'

For the legions of Frozen fans out there, a Best Song win for “Let It Go” may have seemed like a foregone conclusion — but not so much to its creators.“The [nominated] songs were all...

By Lily Rothman

Ashanti Talks New Album, Love Advice and Dream Duets

The singer discusses her first album in over five years

By Lily Rothman

Watch Pink Sing 'Over the Rainbow' at the Oscars

She took on the classic tune as part of a tribute to 'The Wizard of Oz'

By Lily Rothman

Lupita Nyong'o's Speech Brings Down The House

Lupita Nyong'o won Best Supporting Actress for 12 Years a Slave, then gave an acceptance speech reminding viewers of her own personal journey while also giving a nod to history, saying the dead "are greatful" they brought the past to life

By Lily Rothman

Give All the Awards to Lupita Nyong'o for Her Inspirational Speech About Beauty

It’s not often you see Lupita Nyong’o — who may well win the Best Supporting Actress statuette at this weekend’s Oscars — in the same sentence as “unbeautiful.” In addition to her acclaimed role in...

By Lily Rothman

Wes Anderson on 'The Grand Budapest Hotel,' Nostalgia and Standing-Still Tennis

The writer-director talks to TIME about his latest film

By Lily Rothman

On the Night Train With Wes Anderson

The director opens a new take on old Europe in The Grand Budapest Hotel

By Lily Rothman

Oscars 2014: Meet the Only 2 People in the World Who Already Know Who Won

The accountants who determine the Oscar winners take their jobs very, very seriously

By Lily Rothman

The True Story Behind Downton Abbey's Scandalous Royal Love Letter

Lady Mary is fictional, but the future King's missives to Freda Dudley Ward aren't

By Lily Rothman

There's a Very Good Reason Why Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" Video Is Set in Ancient Egypt

True or false: everything in Ancient Egypt was neon pink

By Lily Rothman

Hollywood's Moment of Truth

In the Best Picture race, this year's Oscars favor fact over fiction

By Lily Rothman
1...7475767778...80
More from TIME
More From TIME