Let's face it: the weather is not cooperating in much of the country when it comes to barbecues and whatnot for Memorial Day 2013. So, obviously, you should do nothing but consume endless culture instead. And there's a lot out there! But, really, there's only so much time in a long weekend. We've clocked it for you.
The true story was just begging to be a movie: a group of Los Angeles teens transforms into a crime ring, burglarizing the homes of celebrities like Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan. And now here it is, with a trashy-meets-classy, distorted new Hollywood glow.
Justin Timberlake has fans waiting out in the snow to see him on SNL, which brings us back to about a month ago when Bieber fans braved similar conditions.
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Colbert declared that North Korea's bizarre video showing a man dreaming about the destruction of New York to the tune of "We Are the World" proves that "we are in a dreams race." What with Pyongyang's recent threats and all, he retaliated with a dream of his own.
In what would be a big change in the Los Angeles art scene, the Los Angeles Times reports today that the Los Angeles County Museum of Art made a "formal proposal" to merge with the beleaguered Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
Oz the Great and Powerful asks us to believe the Wizard's new origin story, doing battle with two evil witches and a good one. But where have these characters been already? We looked at five Oz mythologies to bring their diverging stories together.
The trailer for Whedon's already much praised adaptation of Shakespeare — yes, the one he filmed at his Santa Monica home to as a relaxing (?) break from the The Avengers — has arrived.
The parody of overly dramatic TV miniseries events is an adaptation of a fictional novel by author Eric Jonrosh, played by Ferrell. We dug up a trailer that shows off the project's decidedly retro feel.
Remember how Bradley Cooper was nominated for an Oscar? Well, here's the first full trailer for The Hangover Part III, which features Cooper and the so-called "Wolfpack" back to their old tricks.
We wonder what Truman Capote would say: Game of Thrones fans are invading Broadway to snap photos of a naked Holly Golightly played by Daenerys Targaryen. Do they not watch her get naked on HBO every week?
We now know, straight from the top, that the original leads of Star Wars are "negotiating" to come back for Disney's rebranding. Except, well, George Lucas isn't on top anymore.
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To demonstrate just how divided we are politically, the Daily Show host took Republicans to task over their resistance to spending on universal preschool — and their desire for more spending on the military.
His media tour for this weekend's Oz the Great and Powerful has combined with Spring Breakers and the general impossibility of James Fanco so that no one can decide, once again, which James Franco this. Allow us to attempt to clarify.
Regina George be damned, "Fetch" is happening.
Marilyn Hagerty, whose straightforward review of the chain restaurant inspired equal measures of mocking and praise, has returned to said chain restaurant to evaluate it one year later. And guess what? She's gotten more critical since going viral.
The director of Skyfall says in a new interview that he's not coming back for Bond 24. But given his career trajectory — and the scope of the two shows he's taking over — it actually makes a lot of sense.
The women behind Princess Leia's somewhat bizarre comments — by way of an interview with a Palm Beach lifestyle magazine — may be a signal that the original cast is coming back in force for Episode VII.
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Jon Stewart last night riffed on the conflict over the element of the Voting Rights Act that makes sure there is oversight of voting laws in states that historically discriminate.
You might reconsider complaining about your commute.
On Tuesday, Moscow police detained a dancer from inside the Bolshoi company, who was allegedly in charge of ordering the hit. Now this gets even more interesting. Let's take a look at the players in a sordid tale of disfiguration and pointe shoes.
We've now got a good look at Kingsley's villain The Mandarin, who shows a serious interest in Chinese culture — but not stereotypically, swears the director! — along with a menacing voice that spouts non-stop philosophical threats and reminds a lot of people of Bane — and/or Chinese stereotypes.
As the Boy Scouts of America's national board stalls on making a high-stakes decision regarding the group's opposition to gay scouts and scout leaders, they're losing high-profile headliners for their big gathering, the National Scout Jamboree,
"If People Talked About Seinfeld Like They Talk About Girls," a much discussed satirical essay, has incited a range of responses — because the Girls backlash train never stops rolling — including a not-so-friendly reminder that there was once a Seinfeld backlash, too.
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Jon Stewart pointed out in his show last night because of sequester-related stress both Barack Obama and John Boehner slipped up in public remarks.
After a bit of a pause in his career following Cowboys & Aliens—perhaps to make us forget—Harrison Ford is returning the the big screen in a big way, now with a role in the Anchorman sequel.
We learned today that Oprah would be speaking at Harvard's commencement. Let's look at some of the most intriguing and most WTF options for 2013 commencement speakers.
Upon the announcement of the winners of Yale's new Windham Campell Prizes today, nine writers learned that they would be the recipients of big bucks.
A (pretty) well sourced report suggests that Bale will return to his role as the Caped Crusader for Warner Bros.' answer to The Avengers franchise. So how would this work?
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Poor NBC. It's been a really weird week for them.
Yes, predictive lists are already out, so — what the hell? — we've put together a list based on the lists, in roughly descending order of which big movie from the year ahead will score a Best Picture nomination.
It's a good thing Obama isn't running for office again: the president, who has been known to be Spock-like and nerd-courting, just lost the support of both Star Wars and Star Trek fans. Well, except maybe J.J. Abrams.
He's not one for conventions, so he jumped the gun today by releasing The Next Day streaming, in its entirety, on iTunes. And now Bowie fans can all breathe a collective sigh of relief: everyone seems to agree that it's good — maybe even remarkable.
Amid the fallout from Seth MacFarlane's Oscar hosting performance, everyone speculated as to who the next Oscar host should be. Kimmel seemed almost too easy of a choice, but now it seems like he is already being groomed as the successor.
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We've sifted through all the 2013 television pilots to highlight the potential hits, the constantly recurring trends, and the ideas that are so crazy they just might work... but probably won't.
As the fury over his Academy Awards hosting gig starts to settle down, the Academy itself isn't abandoning the host, even as he becomes the latest Hollywood product to be condemned by lawmakers.
The 3-year-old Samoyed died shortly after competing in the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, and his human owners are looking at foul play. Was it case of activists poisoning a show dog, a hotel pesticide problem, or something entirely different?
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Using a Public Policy Polling poll on food issues and Pew data on gay marriage opinions, Dave Gilson of Mother Jones found that the people who won't try sushi are, age-wise at least, the same people who don't approve of gay marriage.
The YouTube video du jour features a young woman doing a spot-on impression of Lena Dunham "trying out" for Jessica Chastain's super-serious role as Maya in Zero Dark Thirty. She is Chelsea Davison, and this is where the whole thing came from.
The Academy Award-winning actor joins the expanding family of The Amazing Spider-Man sequel as Norman Osborn, the man who eventually becomes the Green Goblin, and while he may not be a super villain just yet, that might be a very good thing.
Van Cliburn, the concert pianist whose Cold War victory at the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow catapulted him to fame, has died at the age of 78.
The brain child of Anna Wintour that sought to take Fashion Week to the people with an evening of late hours, swag, celebrities, the occasional drink, and apparently a desire to shop more is taking a break from America.
The aunt of Britain's hottest fetus has a new job, and it's making a lot of people in Britain upset.
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Seth MacFarlane, after all the criticism, said on Twitter today that he won't host the Academy Awards again. Naturally, a number of publications have already started speculating as to who should emcee in 2014. Let's rank the choices.
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