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Culture Beast: A Nerd’s Guide to 'The Hobbit'

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1 BOOKS A Nerd’s Guide to ‘The Hobbit’ Peter Jackson’s much anticipated The Hobbit hits theaters today—but does it stray too far from the classic novel? The Daily Beast’s resident Tolkien-ite Anna Klassen compares the fine print to the fantasy flick and finds 19 differences between the two. Read it at The Daily Beast

2 ART Pop Goes the Art Bubble We heard it last week at Art Basel: the rich keep spending millions and driving up prices. What happens when the bubble bursts? By Blake Gopnik. Read it at The Daily Beast 4 AWARDS 18 Golden Globes Snubs & Surprises No love for Anthony Hopkins, Robert De Niro, or Batman—but Nicole Kidman and Richard Gere squeak by. Ramin Setoodeh on what it means for the Oscars. Read it at The Daily Beast Zero Dark Thirty is being painted by contrarians as pro-torture propaganda, with New York critic David Edelstein branding it “morally reprehensible.” READ IT NOW › 5 FILM Holiday Movie Preview Movie studios are breaking out the big guns this holiday season. From Les Miz to Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, Marlow Stern curates a viewing guide. Read it at The Daily Beast 3 TELEVISION The Rise of Redneck TV Gaudy rich is out…gaudy rednecks are in. As Honey Boo Boo and Duck Dynasty crush it in the ratings, Tricia Romano explores the trend. Read it at The Daily Beast How Anne Hathaway Got Haute Best of Punk Magazine Modern Art’s Next Masters Ravi Shankar’s Legacy In response to In Response to, 12-12-12 Concert’s Best Moments: Mick and the Stones were AWESOME....and Alicia Keys brought it a notch down, so solemn and so poetic the way she plays the piano! — Chicago48 In response to Our Favorite Books of 2012: I can recommend the Orphan Master's Son. Not because it's great literature but because the North Korea setting is so interesting, and it has an engaging story-line as well. — GregAllen

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