Culture Beast: The Return of Kristen Wiig

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1 FILM The Return of Kristen Wiig The SNL alumna is back with her first film since Bridesmaids. Wiig opens up to Marlow Stern about her new film, her supposed career 'hiatus,' dating younger men, and more. Read it at The Daily Beast

2 NERDFEST What to See at Comic-Con 2013 Meet the cast of Game of Thrones, preview the highly anticipated Hunger Games sequel, and catch up on the upcoming film adaptation of Ender's Game. All that and more is waiting for you at this year's convention in San Diego. Read it at The Daily Beast 4 TELEVISION Snap Judgments of the New TV Shows Summer TV got you in the doldrums? See what's coming up with Jace Lacob and Kevin Fallon's first impressions of 30-plus broadcast network pilots, from Resurrection and Believe to Ironside and Dads. Read it at The Daily Beast Because the writers behind 'Orange' are so amazingly good at creating complex, stereotype-busting characters, it comes as a shock when we meet Larry, his mother, and his father—the show's Jewish characters, all of whom feel cut from cardboard." READ IT NOW › 5 NOSTALGIA Remember the 'Free Willy' Kid? Brace yourself, kids of the '90s. Free Willy is 20 years old today and its star, Jason James Richter, is all grown up. He tells Kevin Fallon what he's been up to, what he remembers about filming the movie, and feeling really old. Read it at The Daily Beast 3 FILM Ryan Gosling on his 'Last' Movie Ryan Gosling and Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn unite in the stylish, ultra-violent Only God Forgives. They tell Marlow Stern about the sex-violence combo in their films, their best and worst dates, and more. Read it at The Daily Beast The Emmy Nominees Are… The Best Celebrity Condoms The Worst Movies to Get Sequels The Best Celebrity Twitter Pictures In response to 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo': A Glossary: "There are many different kinds of people in the world and that is what makes it an interesting place to live in. I enjoy this show a great deal…I find them both endearing and amusing. I'm certainly not laughing at them, as some people seem to think is the only appeal of the show." — Weary_in_the_World In response to Can 'Glee' Survive Without Cory Monteith? : "I know that a lot of shows feel the need to write a made up storyline. But I think they should fuse reality and the show. Do an amazing tribute show to him, with flashbacks, and show the characters grieving, and how they heal, and process what happened." — Jennifer Woodside

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