Cultural Catch-Up: 10 Things to Check Out This Weekend

Posted by , on August 30, 2012 at 4:55 pm
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In Rita Ora's debut album, Ora, she collaborates with The-Dream, Diplo and a slew of other high profile musicians. Keep an eye out for love songs about her boyfriend Rob Kardashian.  

In Possession, a young girl unleashes an evil spirit from a little box that soon takes over her mind and body from within. It comes out tomorrow, and it looks beyond creepy. This will satisfy your scary [...]

In Possession, a young girl unleashes an evil spirit from a little box that soon takes over her mind and body from within. It comes out tomorrow, and it looks beyond creepy. This will satisfy your scary movie fix. 

Set in Depression-era Virginia, Lawless stars Shia LeBeouf and Jessica Chastain. A Western flick with Hollywood flare, this is not one to miss. Check your local listings. 

Hurricane Issac hit the United States this week, bringing devastation to Florida, while making it's way to Louisiana. For more detailed coverage of the disaster, visit The New York Times. 

The epitome of 1990s angry woman music, Alanis Morissette comes out of the darkness and released a new album this week called Havoc and Bright Lights.

Henry James' new biography, Portrait of a Novel by Michael Gorra, hits the shelves this week with new information about his life and writing sure to quench the thirst of any literature addict. 

Serena Williams and other major names in the tennis world are competing this week in the US Open. Stay up to date on results here. 

The Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise divorce is still a hot button issue, with new information about the duo's finances leaking out. Check out this article if you're curious as to how young Suri will fare in [...]

The Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise divorce is still a hot button issue, with new information about the duo's finances leaking out. Check out this article if you're curious as to how young Suri will fare in all of this. 

To those of you in New York City this weekend, check out Electric Zoo, one of the biggest electronic dance music festivals in the world. Expect crazy outfits and even crazier attendees. 

It was a major week for women in politics. Get updated on the First Lady style-off here. 

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The last week in August has been filled with many highs and lows. A ton of awesome music and movies are released this week. However, natural disasters like Hurricane Isaac and political controversies are also on our radars. It seems that as the end of summer approaches, the world is going a little crazy.

In order to combat the insanity that’s surrounding you, spend your Labor Day weekend relaxing and taking a look at our cultural-catch up. In the above gallery, we’ve provided you with everything you need to read in order to know the ins and outs of culture, politics and celebrity news.

Click through the slideshow above and enjoy!

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