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Who should win the Oscars (but probably won’t)

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:35:00 +0000

It’s been an unusually dramatic Oscar race this year, with a remarkably strong roster of films – most of which are actually popular with the general public! – and several unexpected switchbacks. Here we are, five days away from the big night, and nearly everyone expects the big winner to be “Argo,” a movie that was given up for dead after Ben Affleck wasn’t nominated for best director. So let’s stipulate that while three of the top six categories appear to have been decided beyond any reasonable doubt, there’s probably one big surprise out there somewhere that no one sees coming.

Pop Torn: 10 pieces of cultural ambivalence

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:02:00 +0000

While this may seem like the week of awkwardness and homophobia (sadly, it's also Pride Week), we can't forget about all the great Holocaust and Hitler references used by celebs recently, or the surge in rehab stories following Ryan Dunn's death. Great job, everyone.

1. Justin Bieber and Tiffani Thiessen have a creepy crush on each other: As evidenced by the shirts the two wore to Canada's MuchMusic Video Awards, bearing each other's faces. Bieber was born one year after "Saved by the Bell" went off the air.

2. James Blunt's blunder: Put a photo of himself on Facebook in front of a historical building near Auschwitz, then claimed it was his "hotel in Poland."

“Leap Year”: One giant leap backward for romantic comedy

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:20:00 +0000

According to ancient Irish folklore, it's perfectly OK for a woman to propose marriage to her guy on Feb. 29. But according to the stink-bomb romantic comedy "Leap Year," the proposal has to be made in Dublin: This bit of plucky leprechaun magic won't work if you're in Chicago or Paris or Dubai, and certainly not if you're in Boston, where the sprightly (if desperate) heroine of "Leap Year" lives. Amy Adams is Anna, a sparkly-eyed professional who works as a "stager" -- that means she adds cute finishing touches (fresh flowers, just-baked cookies) to apartments and homes that are up for sale. Anna and her cardiologist boyfriend, Jeremy (Adam Scott), are in the process of buying a home themselves, a unit in one of Boston's snootiest, swankiest buildings. Anna is sure the engagement ring is soon to follow -- one of her friends has spotted Jeremy toting a bag from the hot designer engagement-ring emporium. Squeeeeal!