The Culture Beast


	May 30

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Fantasy Script

Elliot Rodger and Nerd Lust for Women

Nerdy guys aren’t guaranteed to get laid by the hot chick as long as we work hard. There isn’t a team of writers or a studio audience pulling for us to triumph by getting the girl. By Arthur Chu

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Totally Buggin'

Clueless's Tragic Clique

The tragic death of Brittany Murphy. Stacey Dash as a Fox News pundit. Alicia Silverstone’s transformation into bizarre self-help guru. What the hell happened to Cher and Co.? By Marlow Stern

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Programming

AMC Resets With ‘Halt and Catch Fire’

While ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ is a promising pilot for the network, how many montages of pasty engineers poking at circuit boards can a show uncork before becoming a bore? By Andrew Romano

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	As Nyong’o’s star rises, the charming Ivy League graduate with an America-approved cultural pedigree is being used as proof of the mythical post-racialism of Hollywood.”
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Script

Louie C.K.’s Abelard Complex

Louie and his Hungarian quasi-girlfriend were perfectly happy drifting along, flirting, and enjoying their non-traditional relationship. Then they had sex. By Amanda Marcotte

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Bad Bitch

The Frustrating Rise of Iggy Azalea

That a white, Australian, female rapper is topping the charts shouldn’t be so shocking when you consider that Iggy Azalea is basically doing what Gwen Stefani has already done. By Kevin Fallon

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The Art of Celebrities In Court

Stars in 'Onesies'

Best & Worst Dressed of the Week

Never-Before-Published Photos of Marilyn


In response to A Million Ways to Kill the Quality Spoof:
While Mel Brooks did indeed lampoon the traditional Hollywood western with "Blazing Saddles," that film's brilliantly subversive subtext on the subject of racism also stands as testament to its corrosive effects on a people's collective psyche. — Donald_1
In response to One Direction’s Bad Joint:
Adults in a band marketed towards kids are caught acting like adults. We expect them to be innocent teens or something forever? — MartinG

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As Nyong’o’s star rises, the charming Ivy League graduate with an America-approved cultural pedigree is being used as proof of the mythical post-racialism of Hollywood.”