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Friday, August 17, 2012

Culture Beast: But Seriously, Can Robert Pattinson Act?

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August 17

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FILM
Can Robert Pattinson Act?
Critics say RPattz is more famous for his mannered performances in the Twilight saga and tabloid-fodder breakup with Kristen Stewart than his acting chops. Geoff Berkshire on why Cosmopolis, out this week, may change their minds.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
The Art of ‘Occupy’
Missed your chance to see the Occupy Wall Street movement in action? Nearly a year after the demonstration began, an exhibit opening Saturday at New York’s International Center of Photography looks at the rise of the 99 percent in Zuccotti Park.
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BOOKS
A History of the A-Word
When should you use the word “asshole” and how do you know when you’re being one?  Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg’s newly published Ascent of the A-Word finds beauty in indispensable vulgarity—and gives assholism the biography it so richly deserves.
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Sentenced to jail on Friday for hooliganism, Russia’s punk rock band ‘Pussy Riot’ has sparked a sympathy movement around the world... ”

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ICON
Molly Ringwald Looks Back
The Breakfast Club beauty can write, too. Making her literary debut this week with When it Happens to You—a novel exploring the complexities of modern relationships—Molly Ringwald reflects on the Kristen Stewart saga and agrees with Jodie Foster: it was easier for young actors to have private lives when they started in Hollywood.
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TV
‘The Good Wife’s’ Grande Dame
Yes, it’s true that the Emmys are still a month away—but we can’t get enough of Christine Baranski on CBS’s The Good Wife. The thrice-nominated actress tells Jace Lacob what lies ahead for her character, Diane Lockhart, in Season 4.
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Battle of the Bulge!
Team Kristen vs. Team Rob
Which Dress Should Jen Wear?
Taylor Swift and More Cougarettes

In response to Was Helen Gurley Brown a Feminist?:

The definition of "feminist" has changed with the times. That she wasn't a 70s bra burner that does not make her any less of a feminist pioneer.

— octavio_1

In response to Jodie Foster: Leave Kristen Stewart Alone!:

So well written. I think the story about Kristen Stewart is both an image of how much we demand from celebrities in terms of moral standards and of how women are always the ones judged the hardest.

— antibloggeren

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