Cultural Catch-Up: 10 Things to Read, See and Hear This Weekend

Posted by , on September 28, 2012 at 10:00 am

Click through to get your culture fix! 

J.K. Rowling's anticipated new novel (nothing to do with the Harry Potter), The Casual Vacancy is a political drama with a little bit of mystery surrounding a local councilman's murder. Reviews have been [...]

J.K. Rowling's anticipated new novel (nothing to do with the Harry Potter), The Casual Vacancy is a political drama with a little bit of mystery surrounding a local councilman's murder. Reviews have been mixed, but we all know we're going to read it. 

Pitch Perfect follows an acapella group from a women's college who plan to reinvent their rhythm when a new girl, played by Anna Kendrick, comes into town. Prepare to get your sing on September 28th in [...]

Pitch Perfect follows an acapella group from a women's college who plan to reinvent their rhythm when a new girl, played by Anna Kendrick, comes into town. Prepare to get your sing on September 28th in select theaters, and nationwide October 5th. Think of this as a more mature "Glee." 

Green Day released their ninth album this week called, Uno!, the first in a trilogy. Their lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong might be in rehab, but they're still fly. 

Looper has an all-star cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt. The action flick follows Gordon-Levitt as a special agent that is assigned to travel time in order to beat crime before [...]

Looper has an all-star cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt. The action flick follows Gordon-Levitt as a special agent that is assigned to travel time in order to beat crime before it happens. Unrealistic? Sure, but with JGL at the helm, how can you go wrong? 

The sophomore album from Mumford & Sons, Babel, is all the rage this week.

Milan Fashion Week wrapped up this week. If you missed it, check out the collections online

Kanye West sex tape leaked this week with a Kim Kardashian lookalike. And, a day after, another tape was said to have been stolen from his computer. Take a look at other celebrities who have gotten [...]

Kanye West sex tape leaked this week with a Kim Kardashian lookalike. And, a day after, another tape was said to have been stolen from his computer. Take a look at other celebrities who have gotten themselves in sticky situations like Kanye here

In case you missed it, the 64th Annual Emmy Awards aired this past Sunday on ABC. Details all on the hijinks here.

The United Nations General Assembly to discuss world policy and politics is underway. Stay informed here.

As if the Gangnam Style saga hasn't gone far enough, there are talks about a collaboration between Psy and Jill Stuart (?!) Take a look at the fashionable venture here. 

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Rehab, sex tapes, world politics and more: It’s been quite a week in the world of culture. So why not cancel those plans you really don’t want anyway and stay home to catch up on what you may have missed.

From the latest literary offering from J.K. Rowling (is she a one-trick pony?) to the college version of “Glee,” there’s plenty to recap.

Click through the gallery for the week’s ten must-know pop culture highlights.


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