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Mad Men Character Study: Cleopatra Joan

AMC

Joan Harris was manipulated, played false and used on Sunday night. Not just by the men in her life, but by Mad Men itself.

The New Face of Rap: Young, Female and Ready to Blog

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The confessional, sweet talk-rap style of Kitty Pryde and Kilo Kish ushers in a new era in hip hop

Blockbuster Rides: Transformers, Cars and Avengers Coming to an Amusement Park Near You

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Movie tie-ins used to be standard roller coaster fare. Now theme parks are offering full-immersion experiences. Will Hunger Games: The Ride be next?

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The Morning After: Family Feud!

In 1979, Richard Dawson's Family Feud brought together the surviving descendents of the two clans to compete in a weeklong special, complete with prop guns, old-timey getup and a pig.

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The 5,000th Post Post

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When I started Tuned In, in fall 2005, it was supposed to be a temporary thing. Today, it hits the 5K mark, thanks to you.

The Bachelorette Watch: Sixteen Bachelors, Three Departures, One Trip to Dollywood

ABC

Highlights include Dolly Parton singing for Emily Maynard and one omelet named Shelly

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Game of Thrones Watch: Smoke on the Water, Fire in the Sky

HBO

SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, gather your closest friends for some wine and nightshade, raise the drawbridge and watch last night’s Game of Thrones.

“Some of those boys will never come back.” “Joffrey will. The worst ones always live.”

They call the series Game of Thrones, but with so many events happening in so many places, the Iron Throne that everyone is actually fighting over often seems to be a distant abstraction. “Blackwater,” the best hour of the season and possibly of the series altogether, bore down concentratedly on King’s Landing and those trying to defend and take it, and it was astonishing.

Mad Men Watch: Dirty Business

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Megan moves forward, Peggy moves on, and Joan moves up. This week's episode proves anyone can be bought for the right price.

The Palme d'Amour: Director Michael Haneke Takes Cannes' Top Prize—Again

Les Films du Losange

The quietly magnificent story of love on the brink of death is named the best feature film of the festival

Palme d'Or Preview: Handicapping Five Top Contenders at Cannes

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On the Festival's final day, we consider films from the U.S., the U.K., Romania, Denmark and France

Norman Lloyd: Hitchcock's Saboteur Is a World-Class Raconteur

Image: Actor Norman Lloyd on May 3, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.

He worked and played with Orson Welles, Charlie Chaplin, Jean Renoir, Elia Kazan, Bertolt Brecht — and at a vital 97, he gave the best show at Cannes 2012

Pretty Boys Gone Wild, Part 2: Robert Pattinson in Cosmopolis

Prospero Pictures

The Twilight star plays a young billionaire on a crosstown death ride in David Cronenberg's bland denunciation of wretched excess

Pretty Boys Gone Wild, Part 1: Zac Efron in The Paperboy

MILLENNIUM FILMS

The tweens' dreamboat gets down and dirty in this lurid, racially charged melodrama

Star Wars Turns 35: How TIME Covered the Film Phenomenon

Star Wars (1977)

On May 25, 1977, Star Wars hit movie screens. TIME takes a fond look back at George Lucas' little science-fantasy project.

Guitar God Slash Tells TIME About His New Album — and His Famous Hat

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The Guns N' Roses guitarist talks about his new album, his famous hat and what he'd tell his kids if they wanted to be musicians

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Dead Tree Alert: Law & Order: DVR; or, Confessions of an Ad-Skipping Thief

CBS

Rather than say, "How can we figure out a strategy to give consumers this technology they clearly want?" the networks' answer is, "How can we squash this convenient technology forever?"

Exodus 23:1: The Bible Verse Inspiring Rap Lyrics—and a Rap Feud

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Nothing can get a Bible verse trending on Twitter faster than an expletive-filled rap lyric pitting two rap factions against each other.

Fine Art for Everyone: Five Cutting-Edge Sites for Collectors and Newbies Alike

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TIME examines websites aimed at bringing fine art to the (hopefully art-buying) masses

Soldier Sequel SNAFU: G.I. Joe: Retaliation Stands Down, For Now

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No summer blockbuster season for these American heroes: the new G.I. Joe movie has been pushed back to March

Second Annual Edition: If I'd Been Tweeting from Cannes...

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TIME's critic gives us all chatter onscreen, in the press conferences and at café tables in 140 characters or less