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Friday, April 25, 2014

Culture Beast: Avril Lavigne’s ‘Hello Kitty’ Is Rife With Cultural Appropriation

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April 25

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Not So Complicated
Avril Surrenders to Total Stupidity
While Avril could have portrayed Japan in a more nuanced, less stereotypical fashion, it's not surprising that a song about making out at sleepovers has an inane and clichéd video. By Amy Zimmerman
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New Face
GoT's Sexiest Recast Yet
Notice something different about Daario Naharis? The actor who plays Daenerys Targaryen's suave love interest discusses peeing on camera and 'Orphan Black.' By Marlow Stern
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Deadicated
Grateful Dead's Other Man Speaks
He was the humble sideman to a rock icon. Now the new documentary 'The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir' pays long overdue respect to the band's singular rhythm guitarist. By Emily Shire
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With its eye roll-worthy forced dialogue, awkward interactions, and actually adolescent stars, NYC Prep ploddingly, painfully approaches something Gossip Girl never could—reality.”

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Dirty Laundry
Inside Oprah's Bizarre Love Triangle
Winfrey's stepmom gives an unfiltered Daily Mail interview about the former queen of daytime's unusual relationship with her boyfriend—and even stranger one with her best friend. By Kevin Fallon
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Crazy Kate
SNL's Funniest Gal Hits the Big Screen
A screeching wacko prone to meltdowns, epic fits of entitlement, and wedding proposals, Saturday Night Live's Kate McKinnon is hilarious as a psycho girlfriend in 'Intramural.' By Kevin Fallon
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Once again it is proven: the best career move in art is to die unknown and alone, leaving others to profit from your work.

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