Culture Beast: Emmys 2013: Connie Britton Picks Her Favorite ‘Nashville’ Moments

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1 EMMYS Connie Britton's 'Nashville' Favs In Season 1 of Nashville, Connie Britton's country-music superstar Rayna James weathered a rivalry with a young industry upstart, left her husband for her alcoholic ex-lover, and, oh yeah, performed at the Grand Ole Opry. Britton, who received an Emmy nomination for Best Actress for her portrayal, picks her favorite moments from the show. Read it at The Daily Beast

2 FILM One Direction, Supersized Morgan Spurlock shows us how the British boy band One Direction became larger than life. Read it at The Daily Beast 4 FILM 'Labor Day' at Telluride Two-time Oscar nominated director Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) kicked off the 40th annual Telluride Film Festival with a screening of his latest--a dark drama starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin. Marlow Stern reports. Read it at The Daily Beast "In what other country other than the United States would 'I paid for your health care' be a menacing bribe?" READ IT NOW › 5 BOOKS Sasha Grey, Author Porn legend Sasha Grey sat down for margaritas with Marlow Stern to discuss her debut erotic novel, The Juliette Society, her own sexual history—including her first time—and a recurring BDSM fantasy. Read it at The Daily Beast 3 TELEVISION My Favorite 'Newsroom' Moments During the first season of Aaron Sorkin's acclaimed HBO series The Newsroom, ACN anchor Will McAvoy delivered a four-minute rant about why America isn't the greatest country in the world. He clashed with corporate and reported on the death of Osama bin Laden—stoned. Jeff Daniels, who received a Best Actor Emmy nomination for the performance, discusses Will's finest moments. Read it at The Daily Beast The Celebrity Boat Life Best Celebrity Twitter Pictures Best Dressed From Venice Film Festival Lady Gaga's New Toned-Down Style In response to Miley Cyrus: The Nadir of American Civilization? : Brilliant essay. Someone really sexy, say Christina Hendricks, or someone of her ilk, would have been so much more effective, without the totally blatant, non-subtle performance. Anyone can simulate sexual movements, but only an artist can make you feel the passion. henryjohn46360 In response to Amid Reported Rumors of Drug Binge, Friends of Lamar Odom Say He Isn't Missing: He's known for being a very emotional guy who loved being a Laker and took his trade very hard and publicly as well. Include the toxicity of tabloid fame into the alchemy of having his athletic career winding down, and that's probably affecting Lamar as much as any other factor. amantell

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