http://Culture.bitchbuzz.com:80/::Page:: en-gb BABE v1 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:42:33 GMT 20 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/souvenir-where-porn-meets-art.html In the lead up to Valentine's Day, there is much tat on sale. Random crap emblazoned with hearts and a whole host of supposedly sexy gifts are promoted heavily at the start of February. But what if you'd rather spend a bit more to get something really special? What do you get the lover who has everything? Lori Smith Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:02:54 GMT Culture 3886 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/game-over-for-hollywoods-playroom-projects.html Try not to get too upset about this, stay calm and think happy thoughts about how weirdly cute sloths are or something. I'm sure you'll all be terribly disappointed to hear that Stretch Armstrongthe movie isn't going to happen. At least not for a long while and certainly not with Taylor Lautner playing th... Jen Evans Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:53 GMT Culture 3884 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/was-i-the-only-one-watching-american-horror.html The first season of American Horror Story reached its grisly yet oddly touching conclusion back in January.Since then I’ve been practically bursting to discuss the show’s finale with anyone, I’m not picky about whom. The problem? I can’t find anyone else who has been watching. It is a familiar scenario, the same thing happened with Bored to Death and How to Make it in America Jen Evans Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:34:21 GMT Culture 3882 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/was-madonnas-superbowl-show-reductive.html Madonna’s half time show at the Superbowl. Where do I even begin?The hardcore Madonna fan will no doubt have passed out somewhere between “Vogue” and “Music”, therefore missing the further lip synched revivals of “Like a Prayer” and her new song “Give Me All Your Luvin’” with M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj.  Cate Sevilla Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:38:19 GMT Culture 3880 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/our-cate-sevilla-launches-the-pop-hive.html BitchBuzz's very own Editor-in-chief, Cate Sevilla has been one hell of a busy lady. She's been working away on her super-cool new project, Pop Hive, bringing together the best of entertainment, pop culture and fabulous female talent.Cate said: “I’m so thrilled to finally be sharing the Pop Hive with the world, and for everyone to see what we’ve been working on for the last few months.” Jen Evans Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:07:30 GMT Culture 3879 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/super-bowl-xlvi-and-advertisings-big-gamble.html Being British means that there are certain areas of American popular culture that elude me. The main one being: why is there a restaurant chain called International House of Pancakes if it only exists in America?  IHoP aside, the biggest cultural conundrum to come my way has to be a low key and understated event called the Super Bowl. Jen Evans Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:13:20 GMT Culture 3870 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/oscar-nomination-melancholia.html As Bitch Magazine has already observed, the sky is blue, water is wet, and the Oscar nominations are a big feminist disappointment. This seems to be the year they officially become as irrelevant as the Grammys, in industry showcase that reflects no vision of reality outside the industrial boardrooms. In a year when awards can be offered ... K.A. Laity Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:24:00 GMT Culture 3869 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/gideon-defoes-the-pirates.html The Pirates! is a series of books that follows a group of pirates on their adventures. Based on this description alone, one imagines the same tales of nautical mayhem that so many of us have enjoyed since childhood: pirate booty, maybe some mermaids, and daring sword fights galore. Gideon Defoe throws those conventions of the genre out the window, however. He creates something, which simply put, is fucking hysterical. The best way I can describe it is to allude to Monty Python. It’s ... Sarah McBride Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:23:00 GMT Culture 3868 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/women-in-film-hitting-the-celluloid-ceiling.html I hate to burst the happy Oscar nomination bubble, but things are pretty shitty for women in film right now.Yes, Rooney Mara may have kicked ass in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Meryl Streep made an utterly convincing Iron Lady. But what about the women behind the cameras? Jen Evans Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:52:26 GMT Culture 3864 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/a-blockbuster-year-ahead-for-charlize-theron.html She has played a mean spirited 30 something, a slinky sci-fi assassin and a cold-blooded killer. There can be no denying that Charlize Theron is one heck of an actress.In a Hollywood awash with identikit manic pixie dream girls and aspiring bombshells, Theron refuses to conform to any set type. Beautiful she may be, but the lady isn’t afraid to play it ugly and embrace the darkness of a gritty role. Jen Evans Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:04:32 GMT Culture 3860 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/the-big-pinks-future-this.html Three years after a very well received debut, The Big Pink brings us Future This. In sound the albumis a departure from their 2009 A Brief History of Love, but it also seems like a natural next step. The album starts out strong with Stay Gold, the catchiest and most upbeat track of the lot, and while things taper off a bit a from there, The Big Pink remain energetic throughout, an audible feat of Future This. Sarah McBride Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:15:15 GMT Culture 3853 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/londons-must-see-art-events.html Get your cultural calendars ready for our round up of exhibitions, festivals and film screenings coming up in London and beyond:Last Chance to See...Secret Cinema, London: Bladerunner screened in a Cyberpunk bazaar? Cold War intrigue set in the streets and surroundings of the Barbican? Yes please. Critics have fallen for Secret Cinema’s immersive screenings of top-secret films in top-secret locations. ... Jen Evans Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:33:00 GMT Culture 3847 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/the-museum-of-sex-in-new-york-city.html One of the things I love about visiting other cities is discovering the number of interesting museums and galleries that a new location has to offer. Whether you want to learn or be entertained - or both! - there is bound to be an art gallery, science museum, or even an interesting way to learn about the social history of that city. Lori Smith Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:39:00 GMT Culture 3845 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/sick-of-dickens-here-are-some-alternatives.html It's the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. If somehow the news has escaped you, surely you could tell from the deluge of BBC productions assaulting us from every side (even if they don't always seem to be enjoying it).  K.A. Laity Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:52:52 GMT Culture 3842 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/foodie-fun-in-the-uks-2nd-city.html It isn’t a location that instantly springs to mind when planning a city break. But it looks as though 2012 is set to be the year that Birmingham steps into the travel spotlight.The UK’s second city has ranked 19th in the New York Times list of “The 45 Places to Go in 2012”  - a place ahead of the final frontier itself – space. Jen Evans Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:25:44 GMT Culture 3837 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/why-new-girl-is-disappointing-if-not-irritating.html I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but Zooey Deschanel has a new show called New Girl. Oh heck, who am I kidding? Of course you’ve heard about this because the entire Internet is in love with her, it's probably trending on Twitter, and there's gigantic ad of her entire body plastered in just about every tube station in London. Cate Sevilla Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:31:59 GMT Culture 3836 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/what-were-looking-forward-to-in-2012.html With just about a week of 2012 under our belts now, it only seems appropriate, after all the looking back, reflection and those best of 2011 lists, that we look forward to what this new year has to offer. It isn’t just the end of the world coming our way, but some really exciting things to keep us occupied until then. Sarah McBride Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:51:42 GMT Culture 3834 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/films-of-2011-wed-happily-watch-again.html I probably wouldn’t call 2011 the best year in movies. Cinemas were dominated by sequels, prequels and the like. Still, great things squeaked through, as the best stuff is wont to do. This list isn’t exactly a collection of the best in 2011, however. It’s more a list of movies I wouldn’t mind re-watching. Because, let’s be honest, as great as Drive was and as much as it blew me away, I’m not exactly dying to revisit that scene where Ryan Gosling makes pudding out of some guy’s head. ... Sarah McBride Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:38:00 GMT Culture 3826 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/spacedogs-new-album-juice-for-the-baby2.html Here's a  new release by a remarkable woman in danger of being overlooked in a market crowded with Xmas product and far too many soporific X-Factor Idols of Disney uniformity and blandness. Truly remarkable and independent voices have a hard time being heard at all, let alone getting a decent chance at finding an audience in the overcrowded cacophony that is the net. K.A. Laity Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:16:00 GMT Culture 3824 http://culture.bitchbuzz.com/diablo-codys-new-film-young-adult.html When Juno was first released it felt incredibly fresh and unlike anything in cinemas. It took the subject of teen pregnancy and not only made it hilarious, a hard feat in and of itself, but maintained a brutally honest outlook, while preserving its heart. Sadly, however, its effects dulled when revisited. The dialogue that upon first perusal was fresh and full of sardonic wit, morphed into something highly choreographed and arranged in later viewings. Sarah McBride Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:06:00 GMT Culture 3813