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Friday, October 26, 2012

Culture Beast: So… Does ‘Cloud Atlas’ Suck?

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October 26

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Five must-dos this week
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FILM
Does Cloud Atlas Suck?
The book was a hit, the trailer looks fantastic, but is the movie any good? In theaters today, Cloud Atlas is packed with special effects and a bevy of Oscar-winners. The Daily Beast’s Ramin Setoodeh says the $100 million time-travel extravaganza is a flop, but Marlow Stern begs to differ. Read their debate before you shell out $14 to see it tonight.
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BOOKS
Tom Wolfe’s Bloody New Novel
Twenty-five years after Bonfire of the Vanities, race, art, and crime seethe in Tom Wolfe’s new novel, Back to Blood, which hit bookstores this week. Michael Moynihan reviews the satire of “post-racial” America.
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ART
Designer of the Year Revealed
Best known for masturbating under a false floor at a gallery in 1972, Vito Acconci’s larger body of work was recognized by Design Miami this week. Blake Gopnik reports.
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Legions of girls are obsessing over British Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch with a devotion typically reserved for boy bands and Biebers…”

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MUSIC
The Next Big Swedish Thing
We have Icona Pop to thank for last summer’s infectious hit single “I Love It.” Ahead of their new album, the pair chats with Marlow Stern about bad breakups and crazy parties.
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TELEVISION
The Munsters Rise Again
Herman and Lily are back in Mockingbird Lane, which airs tonight on NBC. Jace Lacob drops dead for the dark remake’s eerie charms.
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Good Wife, High Fashion
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Bottega Veneta’s Best Looks
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In response to Meet Chanel’s Underage Model:

The models (children) are not to blame. It is the “industry” and designers who can’t bear to let these girls grow up before sending them to work.

— Melissa Dressel Paschke

In response to Best Bits from Rod Stewart’s New Biography:

I’ve been a big fan ever since I first heard “Maggie May” in 1971. And his new stuff is great. His raspy voice really stands out on his remakes of old classics.

— no mas

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