JUST WHO IS MARTIN GARRIX?

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He may look like the lead singer of a fresh-faced teenage boyband, but 17-year-old Dutchman Martin Garrix is in fact one of the most respected young talents on the EDM scene, having just scored a U.K. number one single and U.S. Hot 100 hit with his insanely infectious instrumental "Animals." Here are seven things you need to know about the latest superstar DJ.

The 2004 Olympics kickstarted his interest in dance music
Garrix first developed a love of dance music after watching fellow Dutchman Tiesto perform at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens at the tender age of eight years old. Bringing things full circle, the veteran DJ recently premiered Garrix's new single, "Wizard," at the Amsterdam Dance Event.

He's a self-confessed computer nerd
Perhaps too young to indulge in the hedonistic lifestyle of his fellow EDM DJs, Garrix has admitted that he's a computer nerd and that when not at school, he spends most of his spare timed holed up in his bedroom studio.

Christina Aguilera is a fan
Garrix's most high-profile production prior to this year was his remix of Christina Aguilera's US Top 40 single "Your Body," which appeared on the deluxe edition of her 2012 album, Lotus.

He likes guessing games
Much of the initial buzz surrounding "Animals" stemmed from the fact that no-one knew who was responsible for the track. Unveiled anonymously, the club anthem was at various points attributed to the likes of Hardwell, Sidney Samson and Bassjackers before Garrix came clean.

He's breaking records left right and center
Not only did Garrix become the youngest ever artist to reach the top of the Beatport charts with "Animals" but he's also the youngest ever artist to write and produce a U.K. number one hit for themselves.

He's signed to Justin Bieber's management
Following in the footsteps of PSY, Ariana Grande and of course Justin Bieber, Garrix became the latest teen sensation, but first EDM client, to sign to Scooter Braun's management company earlier this month.

He's aiming to conquer the US next year
Having already spent eight weeks inside the US Hot 100 with "Animals," Garrix will be hoping to expand on his initial Stateside success next February when he embarks on his first US headlining tour.

By: Jon O'Brien

WE MISSED ROSE TYLER IN THE ‘DOCTOR WHO’ 50TH SPECIAL

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When we heard Billie Piper and David Tennant were returning toDoctor Who for the 50th anniversary special, we were excited — some might say uncontrollably ecstatic — but after watching “The Day of the Doctor,” we were a little disappointed. Although everyone assumed Piper would play her iconic character, Rose Tyler she didn’t; Piper played the consciousness of the world-ending device the Doctor planned to use to end the Time War. Although the device’s consciousness recognizes it is the face of Rose Tyler, it’s not actually Rose Tyler. We don’t know about anyone else, but we feel a little cheated.

Half of our excitement for “The Day of the Doctor” was based on getting to see Rose Tyler meet the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) or finding out what happened to Rose after she went off with TenToo, the non-Time Lord clone of Tennant’s Doctor. But we didn’t get any of that! Piper only interacted with John Hurt’s War Doctor, and then it wasn’t even as the Rose we fell in love with.

On the bright side, some might say the lack of Rose was a good thing since some fans were wary of how Doctor Who showrunner and writer Stephen Moffat would treat our favorite companion. Since he’s called her a “needy girlfriend,” maybe it’s for the best that he decided not to touch the actual perfection that is Rose Tyler.

However, all of that being said, we still expected to see Rose and when we didn’t get Rose, we were sad. Our only chance to see Rose again was snatched away. (Maybe we’re getting a little carried away.) We’ll have to take comfort in the fact that at least we got to see the Tenth Doctor again. 

By: Molly Freeman

TURN ‘GROUND FLOOR’ INTO A MUSICAL COMEDY SHOW

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When Pitch Perfect came out, Skylar Astin became everyone’s newest celebrity crush. He can sing, he can dance, he can act, and, c’mon, he looks like he’d be a great boyfriend. Prior to Pitch Perfect, Astin was in the original cast of the Broadway musical Spring Awakening as Georg. (If you haven’t listened to the Spring Awakening soundtrack, we definitely recommend it; Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff, and John Gallagher Jr. were in the musical as well before they made the transition to Hollywood.)

Since we adore Astin, we’ve been patiently — and by patiently we mean watching Pitch Perfect over and over again — for his newest role as Brody on TBS’s sitcom, Ground Floor. However, we were disappointed to see a lack of singing on Astin’s part. Except for ten seconds of “Your Song” by Elton John in the pilot, Astin’s musical abilities aren’t even showcased. Ground Floor is just a bunch of not-so-funny jokes thrown on top of a tired Romeo and Juliet premise. 

But you know what might make the show better? Turn it into a musical.Glee has found a niche in the musical comedy/drama genre of television, but who says the series has a monopoly on it. We can’t speak for all TV viewers, but it’s high time we get another musical comedy show andGround Floor — well, at least Astin — might be the best option.

Or just give us half an hour of Skylar Astin singing every week. We’d be happy with that.

By: Molly Freeman

10 FOOD SCENES IN MOVIES THAT WILL MAKE YOU HUNGRY JUST IN TIME FOR THANKSGIVING

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Food is a staple of life, and therefore, it's a staple of film. While some people aren't that good at making food look that appetizing on camera (we're looking at you, Martha Stewart), many excel at making the food look so delectable in films that you want to throw the bowl of popcorn in your lap away in frustration. Popcorn is tasty, but not as tasty as whatever Ron Weasley is eating.

Here our 10 movie scenes that make us wish that we could jump through the screen and eat anything and everything:

(Warning: The below content will make you hungry.)

1. Any Great Hall feast scene in Harry Potter: Unlimited delicious food is one thing, but the fact that it magically appears and replenishes itself makes it possibly the best thing ever. If I'm ever as happy and content as Ron is while he chows down on chicken legs, then I will have lived a good life. 

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2. When Harold and Kumar finally get to eat at White Castle in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle: I think it's someone's dream out there to be surrounded by burgers and fries. (If it's not, it totally should be.) Yeah, you might feel like s**t afterwards, but it's totally (maybe) worth it.

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3. The food critic eating the ratatouille in Ratatouille: The warm colors! The sauce! The presentation! Remy the rat more than mastered the French dish, so much so that Anton Ego's tastebuds drifted him back to a time in his childhood of pure joy. Any food that floods you with memories of happiness is a dish that needs to be tasted by all.

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4. The "Pure Imagination" scene in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: Food is one thing, but candy is whole other ball game. We're talking gigantic gummy bears in trees, a chocolate waterfall, arm-length candy canes, jawbreakers the size of pumpkins, and edible teacup flowers. I don't care if I drop down a chicken chute -- I want to eat everything.

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5. Almost every scene in Marie Antoinette: The film may lack plot and progression, but it sure knows how to make stuff look good. From shoes to dresses to hair to food, Sofia Coppola knew what kind of look she was going for. Now someone please pass me anything that has strawberries and whipped cream on it.

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6. The surprise breakfast scene in A Little Princess: Waking up to breakfast in your bedroom is a wonderful way to spend a Sunday morning, but this scene managed to take it a step further by decorating the whole room with sunset orange curtains, sunflowers, and, most importantly, a table filled with breakfast foods. And the meal is even more special because it's basically the first time Sara is treated kindly since she was banished to a life of servitude at a boarding school after her father went missing and was presumed dead. Is anyone else tearing up? 

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7. When Steve Martin and Meryl Streep make croissants in It's Complicated: Not only does Streep's character have the most country-chic kitchen ever, but she knows how to make a chocolate croissant while flirting. Now that's a skill. The croissants are a perfect golden brown, there's a light crunch to them, and they're so delicious that they cause Martin's character to say, "Oh, baby." (Plus, cooking/baking in a kitchen after hours is something I've always wanted to do... I'd also take being stuck in a grocery store over night.)

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8. Basically any scene in Julie & Julia: Because this movie aims to make us pass out from hunger the whole way through, every scene in this movie makes the list. Except for the raw chicken scene... I don't want that.

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9. When the Grinch cuts the "roast beast" in the How the Grinch Stole Christmas 1966 TV special: Combine Christmas dinner with a heartwarming ending to a story and you've got yourself the ultimate holiday meal. Or maybe I just want the cartoon food so badly because I know I'll never be able to have it...

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10. When Timon and Pumbaa eat bugs in the Lion King: So I guess I like animated food scenes -- so what? Yeah, I've been told that I'm weird for thinking that the bugs look absolutely delicious, but I firmly stand by my belief that they would taste amazing. Slimy yet satisfying! 

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By: Casey Rackham

SANSA STARK IS THE MOST UNDERRATED CHARACTER ON ‘GAME OF THRONES’

The eldest Stark daughter gets a bad rap on HBO’s Game of Thrones, but we think Sansa should get a little more appreciation. Let’s be honest, on a show that kills off characters as often as Game of Thrones, it’s an impressive feat that a teenaged girl has lived to see the fourth season. However, Sansa usually gets shafted in favor of her little sister Arya — who is a total badass with a sword at the age of 11. (She’s even killed some people.) 

Just because Sansa can’t swing a sword doesn’t mean she can’t play the game — yeah, we’re talking about the game of thrones. When she arrived at Kings Landing in the first season, Sansa was only 13 and she was engaged the marry Joffrey, the sociopathic prince whose best scene was when his uncle Tyrion slaps him in the face. Despite the dangerous engagement and her father being sentenced to death for treason, Sansa managed to stay alive. (We really can’t stress how much of an accomplishment this is. Seriously, we don’t think we’d last even a few days.)

Despite all her hardship, though, Sansa still has hope. She befriended Margaery Tyrell in season three and tried to get out of Kings Landing by wedding one of the Tyrells. It didn’t exactly work out that way, but the fact that Sansa can try to find a silver lining in her life is seriously admirable.

Even Tyrion, who we can all agree is a political mastermind, said in season two that Sansa might outlive them all, and we’d really love to see that. Sansa would make a great queen. She and Daenerys can rule Westeros together with love and dragons.

By: Molly Freeman

ADAM BRODY TO GUEST STAR ON 'NEW GIRL,' SETH COHEN FANS GO WILD

In the humble and unbiased opinion of a faithful member of the Seth Cohen fan club since 2003, this might be the best casting news of the year. According to People, New Girl has signed on Adam Brody for the 14th episode of the current season. While an air date has yet to be set, the episode will begin shooting on Dec. 2.

The O.C. dreamboat is set to appear as Berkeley, Jess' ex-boyfriend who has been pinned as a "hip, stay-at-home dad." Did you hear that? Seth Cohen is all grown up, and he's taking care of a baby. Dreams really do come true. And to make this casting news even more amazing, this isn't even the first time that Brody and Max Greenfeld, who plays Schmidt, will appear in the same show together; in a 2007 episode of The O.C., Greenfeld played a younger version of Sandy Cohen, a.k.a Seth's dad. Woah.

The casting decision to bring on Brody makes it seems like the Fox show is relying more and more on outside actors to liven things up, especially since it aired recent episodes with guest stars Damon Wayans Jr., Taye Diggs, and various other noteable actors. The move is similar to one of Fox's other Tuesday night comedies: The Mindy Project. Mindy Kaling's show, which is on hiatus until April 1, seems to have a big-name guest star every week (even if it's not good for the character progression of the regulars). But whether the move to have more popular faces stroll through the loft's space is to garner more ratings or not, Adam Brody's presence is sure to bring gaggles of squealing girls to the TV on Tuesday nights at 9 PM. 

By: Casey Rackham

THE BEST OF 'BOB'S BURGERS' THANKSGIVING EPISODE

If there's anything that this week's episode of Bob's Burgers teaches us, it's that three days before Thanksgiving, you better be adding a "Father-of-the-Brine" to your turkey and making sure to check the side effects on your allergy medicine so you don't accidentally submerge it in the toilet while hallucinating that you're potty training your children as an expression of your anxiety about them growing up. After last year's Thanksgiving episode established it as Bob's favorite holiday to A) get furious at Linda and the kids and B) get completely wasted on absinthe, add absuing over the counter medication as one of the Belcher's hilarious family traditions. 

So, quickly, here's the best moments from each character that brought the laughs. Then, get back in the kitchen! There are cats roaming everywhere!

Bob: You might think Bob's increasing rage as his lovingly brined turkeys keep ending up in the toilet would take the prize, but instead, it was his unintentional seduction of the male supermarket deli butcher who keeps giving him new turkeys. Jon Benjamin and guest Tuc Watkins sell it. "I'm mostly straight. Also, I'm married. But if I wasn't... who am I kidding, you're out of my league. It would never work." 

Linda: "I don't know... All these turkeys... it makes me horny!" Sure, it makes absolutely no sense why thirty pounds of raw poultry drenched in salty walter would seduce a woman, but it doesn't have to. Also great: her constant gagging at anything in or involving the bathroom. 

Tina: Obviously, it has to be Tina falling off of a chair while attempting to cross her legs like a "lady" to be taken seriously at the adults' table. There are no other acceptable answers. (Except maybe her adult talking points. "In this economy?")

Gene: Upon seeing the first turkey submerged in the toilet, "Who pooped that? And may I apprentice with you?"

Louise: Her lovingly constructed conspiracy theories were completely wrong, but while Gene and Tina didn't team up to destroy the turkeys, she did accidentally admit she's "been slowly stealing their allowances over the last five years."  

Guest Star MVP: Megan Mullally playing Linda's sister, Gail, is always good for laughs, but this week her insane mood swings and desire to be named as the culprit (despite her innocence) added exactly the right amount of chaos. "Was it Gail? 'I DON'T KNOW!' It wasn't." 

Running Gags: Linda's love for Thanksgiving singing resulted in last year's improvised "Thanksgiving Song." This year, Gene, Linda, and Gail teamed up for a T-Gives carol about gravy. "Sailors in your mouth... sailors in your mouth... That's what Thanksgiving is all about!"

Overall Assessment: Holiday heartwarming murder mystery = Instant classic!

By: Kayla Hawkins

DO WE EVEN WANT TO GO BACK TO THE PRISON ON 'THE WALKING DEAD'?

Our past two weeks with The Walking Dead have been spent away from the prison, reuniting with a post-Woodbury Governor (now going a bit more amicably by "Brian") and the surrogate family he has accumulated along his trek for rehabilitation. Finding a new life in the affection he has for Lily, her daughter Meghan, and that surly ol' Aunt Tara, the survivalist formerly known as Philip Blake has committed to protecting these people at all costs. Even if that means he might revert to some of his pre-post-Woodburian philosophies of Machiavellian bloodlust. It was a pretty brief hiatus between murders, we have to say.

So, this week, we find Govsy and the good-time gang holed up in the military camp of his former associate Martinez, living in relative peace but for the occasional zombie, a unit of decapitated corpses not far down the road, and the ocean of demons that haunt our one-eyed hero. The latter dilemma is what takes down the Governor, who kills Martinez violently in an effort to preserve his place as the pinnacle of masculinity and security in the eyes of his new adoptive wife and child. When Lily remarks that she has never felt safer than under Martinez's reign and little Meghan revels in his kindness and fortitude, we see Blake flip — his actions are no longer Machiavellian, they're simply sociopathic.

And after Martinez, the Governor graduates to a few other crimes against humanity. He kills the good fellow Pete, who threatened to take command of the camp in Martinez's absence, and strongholds Pete's grieving brother Mitch into following his orders all the way through. And so, Govsy has his new Woodbury. But he's none too satisfied with their stomping grounds. He wants somewhere with walls. Cue: the Governor finding the prison.

But the shot of him glaring at Rick and Carl, then over to Michonne and Hershel, only serves us one real threat: the threat that we have to head back into that bleak, infected graveyard. To be honest, these past two episodes have proved to be a refreshing respite from the show's devotion to the prison. We haven't missed the central characters quite yet, especially with Carol no longer a part of the community. In earnest, a bit more time out in the sun with the Governor, getting to know his new family, understanding the bounds (or lack thereof) of his blossoming toxic attachment to them, might have served we fans of the show a little better than an immediate return to the jail... a turn we seem to be on the verge of taking, considering the closing moments of this week's ep.

While these past several weeks are leagues beyond the quality of The Walking Dead's preceding season, there is an ever-present fear of growing irreparably sick of Rick and his troupe. Every moment spent with them is one of intense severity, and every (in)decision made in the camp is one that incurs groans and aches from begrudging viewers. In truth, we didn't mind getting to know a new bunch of folks just a few miles down the road... they were chipper, at least! Why can't we stick it out with them, for a while? We don't have Dale anymore to keep things light back home, so we need to find that good cheer someplace. Or else we'll all just lose it.

By: Michael Arbeiter

THE 'DOCTOR WHO' 50TH ANNIVERSARY MAKES A VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE

Well that was a game-changer, huh? This weekend, the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special finally arrived, feeling like an appropriate full-stop on this new era of Doctor Who that started up seven seasons ago under the tutelage of Russell T. Davies. It might be even crazy and timey-wimey enough to see this as a sort-of soft reboot of the entire Nu-Who series. Not only does the Doctor has a new mission, but the series itself feels like it's heading in a whole new direction. One of the benefits of being what is essentially a walking, talking, and sonic screwdrivering Deus Ex Machina in a box is that words like continuity and contrivance are mere suggestions rather than steadfast rules that the Doctor or his series have to abide by. As such, showrunner Steven Moffat has improbably laid out a new path for the series by erasing the biggest and most important chunk of its past in a deft move of time bending and retconning that would only feel right in the world of Doctor Who.

Modern Doctor Who was born out of the fabled Time War, an event that until now was never featured on screen, but informed much of the series and the last few regernerations of the Doctor. From the beginning, we only knew that The Doctor killed all of the Time Lords and the Daleks to save the universe. This act of genocide simultaneously made him the universe's savior and it's most prolific murderer. These actions not only started the new series, but deeply infromed the characterization of the Ninth Doctor, who was racked with guilt and anger at his choice that he felt was a necessary gambit to save everything.

That guilt has filtered though each incarnation of the Doctor, manifesting in different ways in each new personality. Now, with the 50th anniversary, The War Doctor and two of his future regenerations come together to find a way to save Gallifrey, while also stopping the Time War. With this act, the very foundations on which the series was built have warped into something completely different. The guilt that has made the Doctor who he is for so long is now a false memory. The episode finishes with the Doctor focused on a new mission, to find the still living Gallifrey that he flung somewhere into the depths of space and time. Now the Doctor has a new quest and a new regeneration in the near future (Matt Smith's last episode in his tenure as the Eleventh Doctor is the upcoming Christmas special), it's almost as if the show has found a second life while the Doctor morphs into his Thirteenth.

By: Jordan Smith

'RHOA' RECAP: THE GREEK GODS OF OLYMP-BUTTS

The episode begins with Kenya Moore, The Goddess of the Bedroom, taking an aerialist class to firm up her booty. Kandi Burruss, Goddess of the Side Eye, shows up and refuses to participate because she doesn’t want to twisted her ankle. Kandi takes it upon herself to bring up the Apollo/Kenya texting debacle. Later, NeNe Leakes, Goddess of Shade, stops by the Worst Best Western to pick up Kenya and take her on a tour of real estate properties she can't afford.

Porsha Stewart, Goddess of Victims, decides to revisit her therapistbecause she still has two more sessions on her Groupon. Rather than telling her that gold-diggers never prosper, her therapist, bearing a striking resemblance to "The Chief" from Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?,  tells her that Kordell sounds more like a father than a husband. Revelation! It’s also a great break from the borderline-homophobic accusations. Then Porsha re-enacts Pandora’s box, by telling all the girls at lunch that she was the basis for Sleeping with the Enemy, that her husband made false promises and was a control freak.

Cynthia Bailey, Goddess of Elective Surgery, is still in recovery from her outpatient surgery which means lots of bed rest but plenty of time to do her make-up. She turns down a shopping invitation from NeNe. She alsoforces casually engages in conversation with her daughter about boys. Because, her beautiful daughter doesn’t need to be with a verbally abusive, insensitive, controlling man like Peter.

Meanwhile, Kandi decides to stuff her face with yogurt and ruin a marriage. Phaedra Parks, Goddess of Ambulance Chasers, has to continue talking about “Textgate.” Adonis Apollo greets his wife with a kiss and a genuine discussion of his wants and needs. Phaedra responds with pointed allegations questions about Kenya and Apollo’s casual sexmeeting in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, the worst waitress in history, keeps interrupting them at inopportune moments. Then Phaedra, showing the great legal eagle skills that made her a Z-list celebrity lawyer, threatens her husband multiple times on television. The conversation bubbles up until the couple have a truly roughneck conversation in the car with their mics still on. 

Hopefully, Titan Shereè Whitfield doesn’t escape from Tartarus and engulf them all.

Phaedra Parks Hall of Fame...for this episode

"With the stress I’m under the last thing I want to do is give her saggy diaper booty any more energy."

"Apollo was not looking for an old beauty queen with scrambled eggs; when he wants that he goes to The Waffle House."

"He’s married to an older woman; he doesn’t want to be with the old-estwoman."

"Kenya Whore-more."

"You are about two seconds from me cutting out your tongue."

"I might have to kill him with this damn steak knife. "

By: Christian Cintron

MILEY CYRUS' AMAS PERFORMANCE PROVES THERE IS NOTHING THE INTERNET LOVES MORE THAN CATS

Last night was the 2013 American Music Awards, which means that all anyone is going to be able to talk about this morning is Miley Cyrus. For her performance of "Wrecking Ball," Cyrus decided to change things up a bit and skipped all of the twerking and outrageous antics in favor of giving a simpler, more emotional performance and ensuring that everyone just focused on her voice and the giant, floating cat behind her. That's right, Cyrus turned her latest single into a duet with a massive, animated cat who cried diamonds during the song's emotional climax. We're not sure where the inspiration for the performance came from, although it's probably some combination of all of the cat videos on YouTube and Kanye West's recent "Bound 2" video, but what we're really impressed with is the fact that even though she put in the least amount of effort when it came to staging last night, her weird, singing cat managed to make it the most talked about performance of the night. 

Considering the 2013 AMAs included Lady Gaga arriving on a horse made up of people, Katy Perry building an elaborately-choreographed replica of a Japanese garden, and Justin Timberlake recruiting all of the Tennessee Kids to throw a boozy party onstage, it seems odd that Cyrus should be the most memorable part of the awards show. But Cyrus simply tapped into the most powerful PR resource in the world: the Internet. Let's face it, there's absolutely nothing that the Internet loves more than cats. Sure, seeing R. Kelly perform is always entertaining, and everyone is excited for the TLC comeback, but when it comes to cats, there's simply no competition. 

It's the laziest and yet smartest move that Cyrus as made in the past year. Likely worn down from the combination of promoting "Wrecking Ball" and her recent 21st birthday, when it came time to plan her AMAs performance, the singer was probably too tired to come up with anything too elaborate. But she knew that people were expecting something that would top her infamous VMAs performance and her recent EMAs stunt, so she had to come up with something that would hold people's attention, and yet still allow her to fit a nap into her schedule. "Let's just throw a giant cat up there and call it a day. People love cats. Make it cry diamonds or something, that'll be weird," she said to her management team, and then ran off to dye her eyebrows. And so, simply by hitting the right mix of bizarre and adorable, Cyrus managed to still make the headlines without actually trying. 

In fact, when you think about it, the Internet probably inspired most of Cyrus' recent performances. "Blurred Lines" became the biggest hit of the summer thanks, in part, to its video going viral, so Cyrus simply took all of the buzz surrounding it to a new, weird level. There's nothing gossip sites love more than tween stars behaving badly, and nothing embodies that whole "wacky and out-of-control" vibe better than Cyrus smoking a joint onstage. If her next performance involves a screaming goat and tons of '90s nostalgia, then there will genuinely be no stopping the buzz that surrounds her. (Feel free to use that idea, Miley, no credit necessary.)

So, Gaga, Katy, Justin, and anyone else who might have another big performance coming up, skip the rehearsals and the pyrotechnics and just stick a cat in the background. People will talk about you for weeks. Check out the video of Cyrus and her feline friend, below, for inspiration.

By: Julia Emmanuele

THE LONGEST, SHORTEST, BEST, WORST, AND MOST EXPENSIVE MOVIES BY MARTIN SCORSESE

There's been a lot of buzz surrounding Martin Scorsese's upcoming film,The Wolf of Wall Street. We've seen drama over the release date, rumors about the rating, and the trailer has reignited hopes and campaigns to earn Leonardo DiCaprio his first Oscar. But while we don't know much about DiCaprio's upcoming performance, we do know that he will have a lot of screentime to prove how much he deserves it. According to new reports from Allocine (via The Playlist), The Wolf of Wall Street will have a running time of 2 hours and 59 minutes, making it Scorsese's longest feature film to date. That honor used to belong toCasino, which runs 2 hours and 58 minutes. 

In celebration of Scorsese's longest-running film to date, we've decided to round up 10 other Scorsese superlatives, from his highest-grossing film to his most award-winning to his first ever collaboration with DiCaprio. 

Shortest Film - Boxcar Bertha With a runtime of only 88 minutes, this 1972 film is Scorsese's shortest feature film. It's also his worst-reviewed film, and boasts a Rotten Tomatoes score of 45%. 

Highest Grossing Film - Shutter Island
The 2010 film made over $293 million worldwide, a feat which none of his following films has managed to top. 

Biggest Opening Weekend - Shutter IslandThe film made over $40 million in its opening weekend, which is still the biggest opening weekend any of Scorsese's films have had. UntilInception was released later in 2010, this was also the biggest opening weekend for any of DiCaprio's films. 

Most Expensive Film - HugoWith an estimated budget of $170 million, Hugo is the most expensive film in Scorsese's filmography. It's also the first of his films to be shot entirely in digital, and his first 3D film. 

Most Cursing - Goodfellas The f-word is used 296 times, mostly by Joe Pesci's character, Tommy DeVito. The runner-up, The Departed, only uses the word 237 times, but holds the record as the Best Picture winner with the most appearances of the f-word. 

Highest Body Count - The Departed 
With over twice as many dead characters as Goodfellas, The Departedis the most violent of Scorsese's films, boasting a body count of 22 characters. Despite the fact that many main characters are included in that total, a sequel is rumored to be in development. 

Most Award Winning - The Aviator
The film has won a total 12 awards: five Oscars, including Best Supporting Actress for Cate Blanchett and Best Editing for Scorsese's longtime collaborator Thelma Schoonmaker; four BAFTAs, including Best Film; and three Golden Globes, including Best Actor for DiCaprio. 

First Film With Leonardo DiCaprio - Gangs of New York 
The 2002 film kicked off a long-lasting partnership between the director and DiCaprio, who have made a total of five films together. 

First Film With Robert De Niro - Mean Streets Scorsese cast DeNiro in this 1973 film after he and De Niro became friends in the early '70s. They have since made a total of eight films together, and DeNiro has been in more Scorsese films than any other actor. 

First Emmy Award - 2011 for Boardwalk Empire
Five years after earning his first Oscar for directing The Departed, Scorsese earned an Emmy for his work on the series premiere ofBoardwalk Empire, which cost $18 million to make. 

By: Julia Emmanuele

'FAMILY GUY' RECAP: SAY GOODBYE TO AN OLD FRIEND

Once again, Brian and Stewie get involved in an adventure thanks to Stewie's time machine. This time, Native Americans are the dominant race in America thanks to Family Guy's baby and dog providing guns to them during the colonization of 17th-century Jamestown, VA.

To correct the alteration of history, Stewie and Brian go back in time to confiscate the guns. After fixing their mess, Stewie realizes his time machine causes nothing but trouble. He destroys it (along with numerous future Family Guy episodes and plot twists) by crushing the machine at the local junkyard.

Brian points out that there is great stuff at the junkyard. Stewie shoots that idea down right away. “I don't know, it’s mostly twin matresses,” Stewie says. “If you have a twin mattress aren't you pretty much a failure as a human being?” Steiwe has a point there. As a kid, sleeping in a twin is fine. If you're an adult, invest in something, man.

The duo take home a hockey net. They set up to play hockey in the street. Stewie, always the subject of ambiguous sexuality, must get his knee pads from upstairs because “he was doing this other thing.” Before we get a chance to appreciate the joke, Brian’s demise happens in an instant. That's right, the family’s dog falls victim to a speeding car. Brian gets viciously run over — it's kind of graphic.

Brian dies in a very sad, heart-wrenching scene in which all the family members cry. Characters have died before in the past, so surely Brian will be back at the end of the episode, right?

The family returns home in a somber mood. “Guys, I'm gonna need a few minutes alone upstairs,” Peter say. “I gotta do like a sad yank.” Brian’s funeral doesn't lighten the mood. Is this major character really dead? Stewie wants to build another time machine to alter history, but the parts aren't available. This really could be the end of Brian.

Lois comes to terms with the fact that to get over Brian, they must get a dog. Vinny, a gangster dog straight out of Goodfellas, gets chosen as the new pet. Everyone accepts Vinny, except Stewie; he has had too many good times with Brian. Vinny and Stewie come to realize that they both have had to get over tragedies. They hug it out. The episode ends strangely with no Brian comeback. No heroic Stewie-goes-back-in-time rescue. No unusual explanation for Brian coming back from the dead. Brian really does appear to be dead. Huh. Didn't see that one coming.

By: Mike Cervantes

IS THE 'HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE' CLIFFHANGER A COP-OUT?

Warning: The following contains major spoilers about the ending of Catching Fire.

We fans of American cinema are no strangers to the dreaded cliffhanger. Whether we are most ardently affixed to YA franchises that suggest more adventures yet to come next time around, or the comic book films that cap their features with mid-credit scenes that introduce entirely new narrative branches into the canon, we know what it's like to be teased. But in the vast majority of these cases, we're not left entirely without satisfaction. Movies from the Marvel Universe, the Tolkien collection, or the Harry Potter world will whet appetites for future movies, but will still wrap up their individual tales in self-contained stories. This is a task — no, a requirement of honest storytelling — that The Hunger Games: Catching Fire seems to have overlooked.

Following a very strong body of action and surprisingly substantial emotionality, Catching Fire closes its final scene mid-conversation, revealing to Katniss and the audience that she is at the center of a vast conspiracy to rise up and take down the Capitol — in on the antic are her mentor Haymitch Abernathy, her ally/rival Finnick Odair, and the Games master Plutarch Heavensbee, among others (a number of unspecified tributes included). The final minutes of the movie see Katniss injured and knocked unconscious in her electric defiance of the institution of the Hunger Games, picked up by helicopter, and revived in a rehabilitation center far outside of the arena's walls, only to be informed of the coup brewing around her.

In book form, the Catching Fire story closes on the down note of Katniss reflecting on the treachery that has overtaken her home, and gearing up for her mission to take on the Capitol. But in the movie, there is no reflection. There is no gearing. There's an outburst of expositional information, following by a wordless gasp by Jennifer Lawrence and an abrupt cut to black. It wasn't until the credits began to roll that I even realized the movie was over. It certainly didn't feel over.

Even when a piece of a series, a movie is a standalone work of art — much like a novel in an anthology. There should be an independent beginning and an independent end. You can set up for future stories all you want, but ideas and themes must come to a close (for better or worse) with the last fade to black, or else you've got yourself an unfinished product.

It speaks to the quality of the rest of Catching Fire that the movie doesn't leave us feeling entirely unsatisfied. For the most part, Francis Lawrence's first turn with the Hunger Games series delivers a lot of good will to fans and newcomers. But his (or the studio's) decision to cap the feature with a cliffhanger so blatant that it feels like it warrants a "Next week, on Lost..." isn't necessary to ensure that all those fans and newcomers will be back for more. We were already planning on seeing Mockingjay. You don't need to dangle the conclusion of thismovie to make the beginning of the next one appealing.

But more worrisome than its affront to a single movie's story structure is what the Catching Fire ending indicates about the form we might find our movies taking. We're already tacking on teasers to every superhero flick in theaters; now are we going to be upping the ante with compulsory follow-up viewing if we want complete stories? If we want episodic narratives, we have television — a different kind of art form that is far better suited for the cliffhanger game (you don't have to wait a year to find out what happens next, just a week — maybe a summer — and you're guaranteed a ticket on opening night so long as you pay your cable bill). The experience of designating a night out for a few hours at the theater is, inherently, just that. An experience. Something you devote to and engage with, hoping for a complete journey. While there is no reason that one journey cannot propose our entry into another, that first one really should give you the very basic tenets of what you signed up for: a story.

By: Michael Arbeiter

KING JOFFREY IS QUITTING ACTING AFTER 'GAME OF THRONES' TO PURSUE CHARITY WORK

Now that Heisenberg's journey has come to an end, there's no monarch more twisted than Game of Thrones' King Joffrey. But the smug little face you just want to punch inside out actually belongs to a well-rounded 21-year-old (WHAT?! Yep, it's true) named Jack Gleeson, who has decided he wants the sadistic meglomaniac to be his last role. 

Gleeson told The Independent (via The Wrap) the success of GOT showed him the disparity between the lifestyle of a TV star and the troubles in the real world, and made him reevaluate his choices. But Gleeson says, "I'm 21, so it's hard to decide what kind of course life will take," he said. But so far, Gleeson spends exponentially more time contributing to charity work in Haiti than cursing the Starks and clenching his fists. 

There will certainly be a snot-nosed-entitled-little-brat-shaped-hole in Hollywood. It will no doubt be quickly filled by a dozen other child actors, but none will do it so well as Gleeson does. Until then, though, we can still look forward to the next season of Game of Thrones, sure to be chock-full of King Joffrey, in early 2014. 

By: Kayla Hawkins