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1 ‘TIS THE SEASON Books For Everyone On Your List The clock is ticking. It’s that time of year when you better start shopping. From what to get your bratty cousin to the perfect gift for dad, here are 15 astonishing, weird, and beautiful books for every unique person in your life. Read it at The Daily Beast

2 FILM The Psycho of Hollywood Director Alfred Hitchcock gulped martinis, treated actors like cattle, and lusted after his leading ladies. But does the new Hitchcock starring Anthony Hopkins reveal the man behind the movies? Sam Tanenhaus on the legendary filmmaker’s reincarnation. Read it at The Daily Beast 4 MUSIC Tiesto’s Favorite Songs On the eve of World AIDS Day, the veteran DJ is doing everything he can to help the cause. In addition to a new album and show to raise funds, he shares the tracks that have influenced him most, from Avicii to Kanye West. Read it at The Daily Beast One of the more interesting tidbits to emerge from the curious case of Angus T. Jones is that the actor began experimenting with LSD prior to stumbling across the Forerunner Chronicles…” READ IT NOW › 5 TELEVISION Cracking Sherlock’s Code Cumberbatch has competition. Allen Barra compares PBS’s beloved Benedict in Sherlock to Jonny Lee Miller’s tattooed version of Holmes on CBS’s Elementary—and finds there’s room for both detectives on TV. Read it at The Daily Beast 3 FASHION Yoko Ono’s Designer Debut The artist has released a new collection of menswear inspired by sketches she made for John Lennon in 1969. She talks to Misty White Sidell about pants with a see-through rear window and the handprint-embellished crotches. Read it at The Daily Beast Agyness Deyn’s Favorite Things Pirelli Calendar: Behind the Scenes Extreme Oscar Diets The Troubled Times of LiLo In response to The Woman Who Beat Chris Brown: i'm sorry, and i say this not as a chris brown fan, but why does he owe the public anything? The only people he owes anything to are Rihanna, his family and currently the court system. — guest111 In response to ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Revealed: Looks pretty dramatic and thrilling to boot, but it seems too another one of those films inspired by our desperately cynical age… — Freddy Jisp is Dead

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