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

Posted by , on August 23, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Click through to get your culture fix! 

Want to know who made the list of the one hundred most powerful women in the world? You should. Read it here on Forbes

 

Bloc Party's new album Four came out this week. Verdict? It's awesome

 

This heartbreaking account of the Afghan War is a must read. 

 

So Prince Harry got drunk and took off all his clothes in Vegas. Someone snapped a picture, and naturally a massive international scandal is the result. Is it a terrible situation, or not really a big [...]

 

So Prince Harry got drunk and took off all his clothes in Vegas. Someone snapped a picture, and naturally a massive international scandal is the result. Is it a terrible situation, or not really a big deal? Check out some musings on the topic

 

Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell and Bradley Cooper star in Hit & Run, a slapstick comedy about bank robbers. Oh, and Bradley Cooper has dreadlocks. It's out tomorrow nationwide. 

 

Nick Hornby's latest book More Baths Less Talking was released this week. If you've read his other classics About a Boy or High Fidelity, you're probably equally as excited about this as we are. 

 

George Orwell's diaries have officially been published, and the literary world is clamoring to get their hands on a copy. You can do so here

 

Yeasayer's latest album Fragrant World was released this Tuesday, and it's being reviewed excellently. This is sure to take the band to the next level of stardom. 

 

A French answer to The Big Chill, Little White Lies is a hilarious comedy featuring some of France's most popular actors like Jean Dujardin and Marion Cotillard. Check your local listings to see if it's [...]

 

A French answer to The Big Chill, Little White Lies is a hilarious comedy featuring some of France's most popular actors like Jean Dujardin and Marion Cotillard. Check your local listings to see if it's playing by you!

 

What did Todd Akin do this week? Offend a lot of people. Get up to date on this U.S. Representative here

 

Needless to say, it’s been quite a week. Between a certain British royal shaming his family name by kicking off his skivvies in a seedy Vegas hotel room (where someone had a smart phone readily available) and a certain American politician who made some crazy claims, it seems like the world is in a complete uproar.

The looming presence of fall seems to be making everyone stressed out. In a mere few weeks, hanging out at the beach will feel like an incredibly distant memory. Actually, let’s not think about that now. We don’t want to cry.

Anyway, with all that happened this week, it’s a bit hard to keep track, so click through for your cultural catch-up!


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