Culture Beast: Al Pacino Sets Broadway on Fire

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1 THEATER How Broadway Pulled Pacino Back Al Pacino has returned to the Great White Way in David Mamet’s “Glengarry Glen Ross”, and critics are only now getting a taste of its genius. Lee Siegel talks to Pacino about his new role—and why he keeps returning to Broadway’s bright lights. Read it at The Daily Beast

2 Fashion Victoria’s Secret Models Dish on Dieting Yes, even Miranda Kerr hauls her pert backside to the gym before the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Misty White Sidell went backstage Tuesday night to ask Lily Aldridge, Doutzen Kroes, and more Angels how they got ready. Read it at The Daily Beast 4 TELEVISION The Female Spy Dilemma Claire Danes’s character on Homeland and Jessica Chastain’s Maya in Zero Dark Thirty aren’t just spies: they’re warriors. Ahead of Sunday night’s Homeland, Jace Lacob analyzes the two female spies stealing our collective attention. Read it at The Daily Beast The new web show Bubala Please features apparent gangbangers who intersperse the profane patois of L.A.’s streets with Yiddish words like ‘schlep’ and ‘tuchus’…” READ IT NOW › 5 MUSIC Christmas Songs Suck (Mostly) How many times do we have to hear about roasting chestnuts and those little drummer boys? The Daily Beast’s Malcolm Jones tunes out the crummy carols and offers a checklist of classics to make your holiday merry and bright. Read it at The Daily Beast 3 FILM Marion Cotillard’s Daring Turn Marion Cotillard plays a callous temptress in the new French drama, Rust and Bone. The actress talks to Marlow Stern about motherhood, the 1 percent, and her latest role that will make you do a double take. Read it at The Daily Beast Oscar Niemeyer’s Most Famous Works Stars Who’ve Slept With Ghosts Royal Family Baby Pictures The Year in Awesome Hairdos In response to ‘Three Cups of Tea’ Co-Author Commits Suicide: A real tragedy. Such a gifted, compassionate individual. Though there were certainly fabrications in the book, there is zero doubt that many schools were built in part of the world, and the message of education for those people is as important now as it was when written. —Shndlr In response to Nicole Kidman’s Sexy Turn: Good interview. I think there’s at least some precedence for the dangerous sexuality thing for Kidman in her role as Alice Harford in Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut.” Such a great actress. I never tire of her. —Chicago7

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