Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince raked in $22 million at its midnight opening, laughing in the face of former record holder The Dark Knight. Critics weigh in on the good, the bad, and the Muggly.
The Week In Culture
Rachel Syme is culture editor of The Daily Beast.
This week, Tina Fey goes for Emmy gold, a new absurdist Jane Austen book, and more. View our gallery of the best of music, TV, film, and art.
Daniel Radcliffe, Dark Prince
Kevin Sessums is the author of the New York Times bestseller Mississippi Sissy, a memoir of his childhood. He was executive editor of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine and a contributing editor of Vanity Fair and Allure. He is a contributing editor of Parade. His new memoir, I Left It on Mountain will be published by St. Martins Press.
The star of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince talks to The Daily Beast's Kevin Sessums about his wicked sense of humor, exploring his slutty side, and why Dakota Fanning makes him feel old.
The Anti-Oprah
Kevin Sessums is the author of the New York Times bestseller Mississippi Sissy, a memoir of his childhood. He was executive editor of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine and a contributing editor of Vanity Fair and Allure. He is a contributing editor of Parade. His new memoir, I Left It on Mountain will be published by St. Martins Press.
As her new TV talk show debuts, outrageous host Wendy Williams speaks with The Daily Beast's Kevin Sessums about forgiving Michael Jackson, her life as a MILF, and Michelle Obama's hips.
'Awful Middle-Class Queens'
Kevin Sessums is the author of the New York Times bestseller Mississippi Sissy, a memoir of his childhood. He was executive editor of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine and a contributing editor of Vanity Fair and Allure. He is a contributing editor of Parade. His new memoir, I Left It on Mountain will be published by St. Martins Press.
That's what out-of-the-closet actor Rupert Everett called other gay men who want to get married and adopt children. Kevin Sessums talks to Larry Kramer, ACT UP founder Peter Staley, and comedienne Kate Clinton about how they feel about that.
After Hours with Jimmy Fallon
Kevin Sessums is the author of the New York Times bestseller Mississippi Sissy, a memoir of his childhood. He was executive editor of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine and a contributing editor of Vanity Fair and Allure. He is a contributing editor of Parade. His new memoir, I Left It on Mountain will be published by St. Martins Press.
On Monday, former SNL star Jimmy Fallon will take over for Conan O'Brien as the new host of NBC's Late Night. He sat down with The Daily Beast's Kevin Sessums to talk about his first guest, calling in favors from Tina Fey-and positively IDs Will Ferrell's package.
Dirty Harry
Kevin Sessums is the author of the New York Times bestseller Mississippi Sissy, a memoir of his childhood. He was executive editor of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine and a contributing editor of Vanity Fair and Allure. He is a contributing editor of Parade. His new memoir, I Left It on Mountain will be published by St. Martins Press.
In an exclusive interview, The Daily Beast's Kevin Sessums talks to Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe about being adored by gay men, the "stupidity" of Prince Harry, and why he wants to give Sasha and Malia Obama a personal tour of Hogwarts.
The Daily Beast's Golden Globes Debate
Kevin Sessums is the author of the New York Times bestseller Mississippi Sissy, a memoir of his childhood. He was executive editor of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine and a contributing editor of Vanity Fair and Allure. He is a contributing editor of Parade. His new memoir, I Left It on Mountain will be published by St. Martins Press.
Andrew Goldman is a contributing editor at ELLE and New York magazine, where he writes about entertainment, politics, and culture. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Robin and son Henry.
Why did Jeff Zucker look none-too-pleased to see 30 Rock win a Golden Globe? Did Kate Winslet deserve either of her two awards? And what's the deal with Sting's pirate outfit? Journalists Andrew Goldman and Kevin Sessums tackle these questions in a Daily Beast post-Golden Globes debate.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Gerald Posner is The Daily Beast's Chief Investigative Reporter. He's the award-winning author of 10 investigative nonfiction bestsellers, ranging from political assassinations, to Nazi war criminals, to 9/11, to terrorism. His latest book, Miami Babylon: Crime, Wealth and Power—A Dispatch from the Beach, was published in October. He lives in Miami Beach with his wife, the author Trisha Posner.
Martin Jacques is the cofounder of the UK think tank Demos, writes a regular column for The Guardian, and is a visiting research fellow at the London School of Economics Asia Research Centre. His new book, When China Rules the World, is available now.
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