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Top 10 of 2013: Django Unchained

Blog: Our rundown of the top 10 of 2013 continues with Quentin Tarantino's "southern", the hip, flashy revenge fantasy that dared to tackle slavery
- Top 10 TV shows of 2013: Top of the Lake
Music

Beyoncé album hits top five in 48 hours

News: Self-titled surprise album surges ahead of Eminem and Michael Bublé in the UK charts, but can't shift Robbie Williams from the top spot
Books

Undisputed Truth by Mike Tyson

Review: Mike Tyson's account of his gargantuan struggles inside and outside the ring makes thrilling reading
- Shelfie: show us a photo of your bookshelf
Film

Anchorman 2 – first look review

Review: This belated sequel sags despite the gags but will still be the best news Ron Burgundy's fans have had for a decade
- The Hobbit leaves Frozen out in the cold

Joan Fontaine death leaves Hollywood mourning second star in as many days

16 Dec 2013: Fontaine, who died aged 96 only hours after Peter O'Toole, was the prototype 'Hitchcock blonde' – attractive, malleable, neurotic
Weinstein Company in Miramax deal

16 Dec 2013: Harvey and Bob Weinstein to go into business with Miramax, the indie outfit they set up in 1979 and later sold to Disney
Download 2014 festival: the Dillinger Escape Plan, Sikth and Volbeat join lineup

16 Dec 2013:
Donington Park festival headlined by Aerosmith and Linkin Park will include set from Sikth, playing their first show since 2007
Helen Mirren's Evening Standard theatre award in doubt after judges resign

16 Dec 2013: Mirren's best-actress award came as a 'surprise', says theatre critic, after voting controversy throws prestigious London awards into question

Perfect pointes: the Royal Ballet's shoe department behind the scenes

16 Dec 2013: The season of Nutcracker and Cinderellas is upon us. But how do top dancers keep their feet in fine form? With nappy liners, haemorrhoid cream and shock-absorbent fibreglass shoes, finds Judith Mackrell
Sing a song of Christmas: three new tunes exclusive to the Guardian

16 Dec 2013:
Forget mistletoe and wine. What about a Christmas hit featuring sprouts and gift vouchers? We challenged three rising stars – Dan Croll, Gabrielle Aplin and Lewis Watson – to write us a smash
How we made Love Actually

16 Dec 2013: Richard Curtis and Bill Nighy discuss the making of a Christmas classic, from the plots that didn't make the cut to how the ageing rocker part almost went to someone else
Lingerie, 1925 - a picture from the past

16 Dec 2013: Picture
A well-dressed audience enjoy a lingerie show in a private residence in New York, 1925
Roger Michell on Peter O'Toole: 'That great ferocious rage'

16 Dec 2013:
The director of Venus, which won O'Toole his last Oscar nomination, recalls the actor's stoicism and humour while shooting the 2006 film's final scenes – after a hip replacement

- Comedians and their parents: Sarah Silverman and father Donald
  
  As soon as she could talk, Sarah Silverman's dad taught her the worst words. Is it any wonder she turned out the way she did, the comedian tells Hadley Freeman

A singular talent. I dare say he won't have been too bothered about all the Oscar nominations - he left the stage surely knowing his immortality was assured by more than mere baubles.
llamalpaca
commenting on Peter O'Toole: 'A star who sprang from nowhere'

Books blog

Tips, links and suggestions: What are you reading this week?

16 Dec 2013: The space to talk about the books you are reading and the authors and topics you would like to see covered on the site
Music blog

Chantal Bellavance: New music from Canada

16 Dec 2013: A promising Québécois singer-songwriter with an EP of soaring, 80s-influenced synth-pop
Theatre blog with Lyn Gardner

Dazzled by design: when theatre sets stop the show

16 Dec 2013:
Lyn Gardner: Great sets can enhance a production – but can they also disguise weak material?
TV and radio blog

The best TV of 2013: No 7 – Fresh Meat (Channel 4)

16 Dec 2013:
Not just a series of student stereotypes, Channel 4's comedy drama had moments of real poignancy, writes Andrew Collins