Topic: oscars 2013

Lenny Bruce, Seth MacFarlane, Sarah Silverman (AP/Chris Pizzello/Jordan Strauss)

I'll tell you what's funny

Andrew O'Hehir
Anne Hathaway holds her Oscar for winning Best Supporting Actress at the 85th Academy Awards. (Reuters/Mike Blake)

Oscar's most polarizing star

Daniel D'Addario
Quvenzhané Wallis (Reuters/Adrees Latif)

How to make fun of a child

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-803866p1.html'>VLADGRIN</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>/Salon/Benjamin Wheelock)

We're all hate-watchers now

Andrew Leonard
(Jess Pinkham)

Comedy-writer backlash

Daniel D'Addario
Seth MacFarlane during the Oscars on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013. (AP/Chris Pizzello)

MacFarlane's misogynist Oscars

Willa Paskin
(AP)

Katie McDonough
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-1092671p1.html'>Jaguar PS</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Daniel D'Addario
(Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)

Oscars: Insincere to the max!

Andrew O'Hehir

Daniel D'Addario

Sometimes Oscar gets it right!

Andrew O'Hehir

Oscar loves a white savior

David Sirota

Best Picture spoiler?

Daniel D'Addario

Emad Burnat's airport ordeal

Daniel D'Addario
"Lincoln" leads the pack with 12 Oscar nominations.

Is "Lincoln" just too square?

Andrew O'Hehir

Tracy Clark-Flory

A comeback for beloved show

Daniel D'Addario

Who should win the Oscars

Andrew O'Hehir
Ben Affleck with his award for best director for "Argo" during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards. (AP/Paul Drinkwater)

"Argo's" winning strategy

Daniel D'Addario

The case against "Argo"

Andrew O'Hehir

How to overthrow a dictator

Andrew O'Hehir
Mira Sorvino, Gwyneth Paltrow, Renee Zellweger (AP/Damian Dovarganes/Eric Draper/Laura Rauch)

Is the "Oscar curse" real?

Daniel D'Addario

A Nazi kid's moral journey

Andrew O'Hehir

A potent brew of Oscar shorts

Andrew O'Hehir