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1 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 Read it at The Daily Beast

2 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 Read it at The Daily Beast 4 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 Read it at The Daily Beast With its eye roll-worthy forced dialogue, awkward interactions, and actually adolescent stars, NYC Prep ploddingly, painfully approaches something Gossip Girl never could—reality.” READ IT NOW › 5 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 Read it at The Daily Beast 3 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 Read it at The Daily Beast Celeb Selfies Are Art. No, Really. When Models Try to Act Best & Worst Dressed of The Week Who Wore It Best: Kate or Kate In response to Hollywood's Scandalous Lothario: We complain about bad guy Lotharios, but the breed wouldn't exist without a steady supply of willing Lothariettes. — granitesentry In response to Vivian Maier: Still Missing: Once again it is proven: the best career move in art is to die unknown and alone, leaving others to profit from your work. — RichardMB

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