Culture Beast: Is ‘The Master’ a Disaster—Or a Masterpiece?

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1 FILM Dueling Over The Master Critics are salivating over Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, which hits theaters today. But is the hype about the possibly Scientology-inspired film overblown? Ramin Setoodeh and Marlow Stern debate the movie’s merits. Read it at The Daily Beast

2 TELEVISION Inside Downton Abbey Season 3 Will Bates be freed from prison? Will Matthew and Mary make it down the aisle? As Season 3 kicks off in the U.K., Jace Lacob talks to the creators of the addictive British costume drama about financial troubles, the arrival of Shirley MacLaine, and other plot twists in a postwar Downton Abbey. Read it at The Daily Beast 4 ART A Mutating Art Collective Bernadette Corporation, an early player in anonymous artists’ collectives, is an ever-changing work of avant-garde art. Blake Gopnik talks to its core members about the group and its first retrospective, currently on view in New York City. Read it at The Daily Beast The pictures of a topless Kate Middleton are flagged up on the front cover of the magazine with the headline: ‘Oh My God! World Exclusive.’” READ IT NOW › 5 BOOKS David Byrne on How Music Works The former Talking Heads frontman has penned a book on the many factors that influence music, from technology to performance venues. Malcolm Jones talks to Byrne about his new memoir, How Music Works—a masterpiece on par with his best tunes. Read it at The Daily Beast 3 FASHION From Michael Jackson to Bebe Serbian fashion star Rushka Bergman is reinventing Bebe, the outfitter of choice for teen moms everywhere. As her first collection debuts, she tells Rebecca Dana about styling Michael Jackson, overrated fashion bloggers, and her dream—styling Clint Eastwood. Read it at The Daily Beast Backstage at Marchesa What to Buy This Weekend Highlights from Fashion Week Guess the Model’s Tattoos In response to Not Quite ‘The End of Men’: Rosin is gifted at crafting a narrative, but her message that women are now on top is false. It encourages those who say we live in a gender blind society, so we can abandon efforts to help women advance. —rlwaring In response to ‘Here Comes Honey Boo Boo’ Blows Up!: Maybe I am in the minority in not viewing Honey Boo Boo as a beacon of the end of life as we know it. Honey Boo Boo & family are certainly easy targets; the producer and TLC have bent over backwards to highlight every little oddity. I’ve watched a couple of shows and find Alana to be a kind-hearted child who is bright and full of life. —msperry

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