Culture Beast: Who Will Win on Oscar Sunday?

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1 AWARDS Who Will Win on Oscar Night? Will Argo win the Best Picture Oscar, or will Silver Linings Playbook rally to take the night's top prize? And what about the other categories? Ramin Setoodeh and Marlow Stern make their picks, and break down what's in store for viewers at Sunday's Academy Awards. Plus, ace your Oscars betting pool with our handy guide to all the big races. Read it at The Daily Beast

2 TV Downton Abbey Crashes Julian Fellowes, how could you? Downton Abbey ended its spectacular third season with heartbreak earlier this week; Jace Lacob comments on the hit PBS drama's frustrating finale. Read it at The Daily Beast 4 FASHION This Dress Knows You're Horny If you become aroused while wearing this, you won't be able to hide it. A "social-design lab" has created a line of dresses that become see-through when the wearer gets "excited," giving the term "going commando" a whole new meaning. Read it at The Daily Beast All I did was make the song so it's kind of a weird place for me to be at. I birthed it, it was raised by others, and now it's like my weird, f--ked-up adopted teenage kid coming back to me…" READ IT NOW › 5 AWARDS How to Give the Perfect Oscar Speech If you win an Academy Award, for the love of Meryl Streep, cry. And be witty. And thank your mom. Here are more lessons—from Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, and more—on delivering the most flawless acceptance speech. Read it at The Daily Beast 3 AWARDS 'SLP' on Mental Illness An honest talk about mental illness: executive producer Michelle Raimo Kouyate and co-executive producer Renee Witt explain why they had to get Silver Linings Playbook made. Read it at The Daily Beast Celebrities Who Were Hacked! Monsters of Fashion Unexpected Company Tumblrs The Place That Inspired Girls In response to James Deen: My Experience Making 'The Canyons': I think you under value yourself as a writer, James. I admire your POV and your apparent work ethic. I wish you success with whatever endeavor your chose. I've never seen more than a GIF of your porn—but I will be watching this movie because of you—not despite you. — Spiffsin In response to Teen Jeopardy!' Champ Leonard Cooper on His Big $75,000 Win: What was equally interesting was the fact that Leonard got in only as a result of an obscure rule that had never, ever come into play ever in the history of Jeopardy: …For the first time, there was a three way tie in one of the matches, with all contestants having zero in final Jeopardy. And the rules said that the next highest score in the semi-finals would be a finalist. And that was Leonard. — tkondaks

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