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Celebs || BY Jen Yamato || 09 05 2012 8:10 PM

Lana Del Rey, Screenwriter?

Born to Die singer Lana Del Rey didn't exactly conquer the music world with her polarizing entree into showbiz (her SNL appearance will go down as one of the stiffest performances in the history of television), so maybe channeling all that smoky '60s-tinged mannequin angst into another medium is the ticket: "When I was starting, I had a vision of being a writer for film and that's what I am doing now," Del Rey (real name: Lizzy Grant) told Vogue Australia. "I'm so happy... Hopefully I will branch into film work and stay there. That will be my happy place." [Vogue AU via NME, Screen Junkies]

Lists || BY Jordan Hoffman || 06 28 2012 3:10 PM

In Honor of Obamacare, 6 Healthcare Lessons From the Movies

Today I learned two things. 1) You can never predict SCOTUS and 2) I'm gonna punch the next guy in the eye who calls the Supreme Court of the United States 'SCOTUS.' You don't need to have been swallowed up in the abyss of indifferent bureaucracy to know that our medical system is FUBAR. (Oh, God, enough with the acronyms!) All you need to do is go to the movies. Here are some of cinema's highlights that have made me want to try chewing cardamom seeds and holding a crystal rather than make that $15 copay.
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