Culture Beast: 14 Things We Were Grateful for in 2014

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1 YEAR IN REVIEW 14 Things We Were Grateful for in 2014 It was a pretty crappy year when it came to news, but there were some silver linings. Here are all the pop culture happenings we'll miss from 2014. By Marlow Stern Read it at The Daily Beast

2 #flawless The Year Beyoncé Became Human A scandalous family feud and a tearful VMA speech—not to mention flawless music and performances—made Beyoncé, somehow, better than ever. By Kevin Fallon Read it at The Daily Beast 4 A MOVIE YOU CAN'T REFUSE 'A Most Violent Year' Is 'Godfather IV' J.C. Chandor's 'A Most Violent Year' is not only deeply indebted to the Corleone clan, but its canny revisions make it an alternate-reality version of the first two 'Godfathers.' By Nick Schager Read it at The Daily Beast From an addictive rap tune by a (possible) jailbird that sparked a viral dance move to one of the most inventive music videos in ages, the best songs of the year.” READ IT NOW › 5 ARMCHAIR DETECTIVE The Deal With Jay? He's Pissed Off. The enigma who at best gave inconsistent testimony, and at worst put an innocent teen behind bars, says 'Serial' doesn't change what he saw: 'I saw Hae dead in the trunk of the car.' By Emily Shire Read it at The Daily Beast 3 WHO DAT WHO DAT? The Cultural Crimes of Iggy Azalea Iggy Azalea doesn't wear blackface, but that doesn't mean her drag performance doesn't share some essential genetic code with the old-school American minstrel show. By Amy Zimmerman Read it at The Daily Beast The Year In Death The Best Celebrity Instagrams of 2014 New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge The 14 Worst Movies of 2014 In response to Your Husband Is Definitely Gay: It's really amazing that religions even still exist with all the oppression, persecution, war, and downright idiocy they have espoused for millennia...if "god" wanted us to believe all this nonsense why did "he" give us brains to figure out how ridiculous it is? — 15235 In response to Your Next Video Game Addiction: So it's just a crappy version of angry birds without any interesting physics and strategy. — Joe223

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