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"Stoker": An Exquisitely Twisted Family Drama

Director Park Chan-wook talks about his first English-language film, a thrilling story about extraordinarily screwed-up people.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 3:05 AM PDT
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South Buy Southwest: At America's Biggest Tech Conference, It's All About the Sell

SXSW is now "as much a marketing event as it is a tech gathering." You're telling me.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Mother of "Dancing with the Stars" Alum Bristol Palin to Write Book About Christmas

"A Happy Holiday IS a Merry Christmas" is what this is titled.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 7:27 AM PDT
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What Does a Bowie Cover Band Think of the New Bowie Album?

Music appreciation with the First Church of the Sacred Silversexual.

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| Mon Mar. 11, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

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Photos: Life in Mexico's Fast Lane

Photographer Alejandro Cartagena captures Monterrey commuters from a unique perspective.

Photos by Alejandro Cartagena; text by Maddie Oatman

 | Mon Mar. 11, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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What Would Jesus Do? Probably Keep Buying Ads During SNL

Despite an evangelical group's claims, advertisers are not abandoning "Saturday Night Live" over a recent sketch.

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| Fri Mar. 8, 2013 2:57 PM PST

10 MoJo Profiles of Fierce Women

Happy International Women's Day. Here are some women worth reading about.

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| Fri Mar. 8, 2013 4:01 AM PST
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Never Before Seen Photos From Legendary Street Photographer Garry Winogrand

Fourteen amazing scenes of life in America—and hundreds more where that came from.

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| Fri Mar. 8, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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"Game of Thrones" Creators on Season 3, Sex Scenes, and Scarfing Fermented Shark

"Things do not get easier," David Benioff and Dan Weiss admit. "We thought they would."

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| Tue Mar. 5, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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Yes, Potential Senate Candidate Ashley Judd Has Gotten Naked on Screen. So Have These Political Figures.

Much like Judd, a certain two-term governor of California was also naked a lot on-screen before running for office.

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| Mon Mar. 4, 2013 1:47 PM PST
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"Movie & An Argument" Podcast: Dennis Rodman, North Korea, and The Oscars

In which ThinkProgress critic Alyssa Rosenberg and I chat about Dennis Rodman's trip to North Korea, the Oscars, and new raunchy comedy "21 and Over."

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 12:02 PM PST
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This Dumb Buddy Movie Also Abets Torture, Human Rights Abuses

The film "21 and Over," a new "Hangover" knockoff full of debauchery and stupid sex jokes, has taken fire from human rights activists. (Seriously.)

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 12:16 PM PST
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C. Everett Koop, the Only US Surgeon General Frank Zappa Sang About, Dead at 96

He is also the only Surgeon General to have had his own reality show on NBC.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 10:50 PM PST

5 Shows You Don't Want to Miss at Noise Pop 2013

Kim Gordon, Thao Nguyen, Rogue Wave, and more.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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8 Offbeat Facts About These Academy Awards

Who was the State Department rooting for? Who is the awesomely named Hawk Koch? And since when do they do ties?

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| Sat Feb. 23, 2013 7:24 PM PST

"The Rock" Made a Movie About Mandatory Minimum Sentencing?!

Dwayne Johnson rages against the drug war in "Snitch," based on an episode of PBS' "Frontline."

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| Fri Feb. 22, 2013 9:10 AM PST
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In "The Gatekeepers," Israeli Security Chiefs Say What US Leaders Can't

Prepare to be shocked by what you hear in Dror Moreh's fantastic new documentary.

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| Fri Feb. 22, 2013 4:05 AM PST

Photo Essay: Plastic Surgery Tourism

Images from a two-week trip to the land of lipo and breast lifts.

Photos by Moa Karlberg, captions by Julie Rogers

 | Fri Feb. 22, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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#LiberalTips2AvoidRape: The Most Horrible Hashtag of the Week Thus Far, Explained

Feel-good conservative satire, really.

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| Tue Feb. 19, 2013 2:08 PM PST

5 Female Vocalists to Watch in 2013

From blues to electronica to mariachi sounds, these talented voices could be the next big thing.

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| Mon Feb. 18, 2013 4:01 AM PST