UtellStory looks like an amazing digital storytelling application

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUb1q4_gJL2sGbmwT4h-7XyIk4wEZ_yMO1KslfVpAh7-BGpmkwtWrCDQi-yvVzScDk5Cm-HCRTuJeW2IzksiVrNdug-uxgPa5NdrAv8J-hgNLJiLyVoX-IfFdYj91YJXVxHMZEcEaVFw/s1600/UtellStory.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUb1q4_gJL2sGbmwT4h-7XyIk4wEZ_yMO1KslfVpAh7-BGpmkwtWrCDQi-yvVzScDk5Cm-HCRTuJeW2IzksiVrNdug-uxgPa5NdrAv8J-hgNLJiLyVoX-IfFdYj91YJXVxHMZEcEaVFw/s1600/UtellStory.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Submitted by Fiona Beal</i><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am always on the lookout for interesting ways to get our students reading, writing, or creating in one way or another. Today I came across <b>UtellStory </b>and I must say I really want to try out this application. I have embedded their example of what a Utellstory can look like from the opening page of their website (http://www.utellstory.com) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">below.  </span><br /><br /></div></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="450" scrolling="no" src="http://www.utellstory.com/viewstory/embed/6853b39e515f7574d900e741adef61d8?w=480" width="480"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>How to create a story</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">UtellStory has a 'how to' video on You Tube which explains how to go about creating a story. I like the fact that the final product can be shared and/or can be embedded on a blog. Here is he video.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MCc4iqOVq2g" width="420"></iframe><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Is UtellStory free?</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That is always the compelling question! Fortunately the website informs us that they have free and paid options as shown below</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqG6SxeMFdfuVkobiRSChAZJ7Gh6YjbwUGXA5dOCDoefY341J8E-Wvomskkz7l0t_ktfu5nwFNZgIv5atk__Y9Z7VLTKZI8j-pbT7Nin-qmMtr3ik1dhyphenhyphenmVspDT4bfynbCX8mlsTPQ4S8/s1600/Utell+stories.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqG6SxeMFdfuVkobiRSChAZJ7Gh6YjbwUGXA5dOCDoefY341J8E-Wvomskkz7l0t_ktfu5nwFNZgIv5atk__Y9Z7VLTKZI8j-pbT7Nin-qmMtr3ik1dhyphenhyphenmVspDT4bfynbCX8mlsTPQ4S8/s400/Utell+stories.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, why not join me and give UtellStory a try?</span></div>

Creative writing UtellStory looks like an amazing digital storytelling application

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More inspiration: ‘Here’s to the crazy ones–think different’

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Submitted by Fiona Beal</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always enjoy these videos that have an inspirational message. This one is said to be narrated by Steve Jobs and it features Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan, Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Branson, John Lennon (with Yoko Ono), Buckminster Fuller, Thomas Edison, Muhammad Ali, Ted Turner, Maria Callas, Mahatma Gandhi, Amelia Earhart, Alfred Hitchcock, Martha Graham, Jim Henson (with Kermit the Frog), Frank Lloyd Wright and Pablo Picasso. The young girl at the end is Shaan Sahota</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The message - don't be afraid to think differently</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8rwsuXHA7RA" width="420"></iframe></div>

Inspiration More inspiration: ‘Here’s to the crazy ones–think different’

Submitted by Fiona Beal I always enjoy these videos that have an inspirational message. This one is said to be narrated by Steve Jobs and it...

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Complete Oscar Winners List 2013 ACADEMY AWARDS WINNERS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">BEST PICTURE</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Argo"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Amour"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Beasts of the Southern Wild"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Django Unchained"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Les Miserables"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Life of Pi"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Lincoln"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Silver Linings Playbook"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Zero Dark Thirty"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis - "Lincoln"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Bradley Cooper - "Silver Linings Playbook"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Hugh Jackman - "Les Miserables"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Joaquin Phoenix - "The Master"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Denzel Washington - "Flight"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: Jennifer Lawrence - "Silver Linings Playbook"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Jessica Chastain - "Zero Dark Thirty"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Emmanuelle Riva - "Amour"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Quvenzhané Wallis - "Beasts of Southern Wild"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Naomi Watts - "The Impossible"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: Christoph Waltz - "Django Unchained"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Alan Arkin - "Argo"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Robert De Niro - "Silver Linings Playbook"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Philip Seymour Hoffman - "The Master"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Tommy Lee Jones - "Lincoln"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: Anne Hathaway - "Les Miserables"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Amy Adams - "The Master"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Sally Field - "Lincoln"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Helen Hunt - "The Sessions"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Jackie Weaver - "Silver Linings Playbook"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">ANIMATED FEATURE FILM</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Brave"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Frankenweenie"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"ParaNorman"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"The Pirates! Band of Misfits"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Wreck-It Ralph"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">DIRECTING</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Life of Pi" - Ang Lee</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Amour" - Michael Haneke</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Beasts of the Southern Wild" - Benh Zeitlin</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Lincoln" - Steven Spielberg</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Silver Linings Playbook" - David O. Russell</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">WRITING - ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Django Unchained" - Quentin Tarantino</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Amour" - Michael Haneke</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Flight" - John Gatins</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Moonrise Kingdom" - Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Zero Dark Thirty" - Mark Boal</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">WRITING - ADAPTED SCREENPLAY</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Argo" - Chris Terrio</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Beasts of the Southern Wild" - Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Life of Pi" - David Magee</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Lincoln" - Tony Kushner</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Silver Linings Playbook" - David O. Russell</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Skyfall" from "Skyfall," music and lyrics by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Before My Time" from "Chasing Ice," music and lyrics by J. Ralph</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from "Ted," music by Walter Murphy, lyrics by Seth MacFarlane</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Suddenly" from "Les Miserables," music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">Winner: "Pi's Lullaby" from "Life of Pi," music by Mychael Danna, lyrics by Bombay Jayashri</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Amour" (Austria)</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Kon-Tiki" (Norway)</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"No" (Chile)</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"A Royal Affair" (Denmark)</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"War Witch" (Canada)</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">CINEMATOGRAPHY</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Life of Pi"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Anna Karenina"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Django Unchained"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Lincoln"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Skyfall"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">COSTUME DESIGN</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Anna Karenina"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Les Miserables"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Lincoln"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Mirror Mirror"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Snow White and the Huntsman"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">DOCUMENTARY - FEATURE</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Searching for Sugar Man"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"5 Broken Cameras"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"The Gatekeepers"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"How to Survive a Plague"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"The Invisible War"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">DOCUMENTARY - SHORT</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Inocente"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Kings Point"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Mondays at Racine"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Open Heart"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Redemption"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">FILM EDITING</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Argo"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Life of Pi"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Lincoln"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Silver Linings Playbook"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Zero Dark Thirty"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Les Miserables"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Hitchcock"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Life of Pi"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Anna Karenina"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Argo"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Lincoln"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Skyfall"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">PRODUCTION DESIGN</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Lincoln"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Anna Karenina"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Les Miserables"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Life of Pi"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">SHORT FILM - ANIMATED</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Paperman"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Adam and Dog"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Fresh Guacamole"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Head over Heels"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Maggie Simpson in 'The Longest Daycare' "</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">SHORT FILM - LIVE ACTION</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Curfew"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Asad"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Buzkashi Boys"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Henry"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">SOUND EDITING</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Tie: "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Skyfall"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Argo"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Django Unchained"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Life of Pi"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">SOUND MIXING</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Les Miserables"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Argo"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Life of Pi"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Lincoln"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Skyfall"</div></div></div></div><div class="mdl" style="background-color: black; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; position: relative;"><div class="h-wrap group" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/css/charlie/themes/events/oscars/2013/bar.jpg); background-position: 50% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; height: 37px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: 0px;"><h2 class="h-sub group" style="color: #c29d38; font-size: 26px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; float: left; padding: 0px 10px;">VISUAL EFFECTS</span></h2></div><div class="categoryInfo" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="winner" style="color: white;"><h2>Winner: "Life of Pi"</h2></div><div class="nominees"><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">NOMINEES:</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Marvel's The Avengers"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Prometheus"</div><div class="nominee" style="color: #9e9e9e; font-weight: bold;">"Snow White and the Huntsman"</div></div></div></div></div>

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Adele Electrifies Oscars With 'Skyfall' Performance

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><h2 class="sub-title article" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 30px;">Backed by a full orchestra, singer performed the James Bond theme during Sunday night's telecast.</h2><div class="byline" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 2px;">By Jocelyn Vena (@<a class="twitter-anywhere-user" href="http://twitter.com/jocelyn1212" style="color: #840407; text-decoration: none;">jocelyn1212</a>) <a href="mailto:jocelyn.vena@viacommix.com" style="color: #840407; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img class="authorEmail" src="http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/images/spacer.gif" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/images/charlie/sprites/site_wide_original.png); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px none; color: #999999; font-size: 9px; height: 11px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 13px;" /></a></div><div class="byline" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 2px;"><img alt="Adele performs at the 2013 Oscars" height="300" src="http://images3.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/movies/o/oscars_2013/stories/adele/alt/281x211.jpg?width=281&height=211" width="400" /></div><div class="byline" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 2px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Adele performs at the 2013 Oscars</span></div><div class="credit" style="color: #999999; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; padding: 0px;">Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images</div><div class="credit" style="color: #999999; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; padding: 0px;"></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.mtv.com/artists/adele/" style="color: #840407; text-decoration: none;">Adele</a> let loose with her very own <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1702513/shirley-bassey-james-bond-oscars-tribute.jhtml" style="color: #840407; text-decoration: none;">James Bond tribute</a> on Sunday night's (February 24) <a href="http://www.mtv.com/movies/oscars/" style="color: #840407; text-decoration: none;">Oscars</a>. Done up in sequined all-black everything, the diva gave a flawless performance of the <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1694976/adele-skyfall-theme-leak.jhtml" style="color: #840407; text-decoration: none;">theme song for "Skyfall"</a></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Best Actress nominee Jennifer Lawrence, who introduced the Brit singer, described the tune as "irresistible," adding that it "has joined the canon of great James Bond music."</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="background-color: black; width: 520px;"><div style="padding: 4px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="288" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:882862/cp~id%3D1702507%26vid%3D882862%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A882862" width="512"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 4px; padding: 4px; text-align: left;"><b>Overdrive Movies Feature</b> <br />Get More: <a href="http://www.mtv.com/movies/trailer_park/" style="color: #439cd8;" target="_blank">Movie Trailers</a>, <a href="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/" style="color: #439cd8;" target="_blank">Movies Blog</a></div></div></div>Then the Grammy winner, along with an orchestra, hit the Dolby Theatre stage for a rendition of the Oscar-nominated song that filled the room. With her hair down and looking a bit wild, Adele was officially back on the scene and without missing a beat. Who rocked the James Bond song harder, Adele or Shirley Bassey? The new mother had been keeping a low profile since the birth of her son last fall. But her voice was as rich as it has ever been, even after an absence from the stage. As Adele hit the crescendo in "Skyfall," the stage lights became brighter and colored smoke filled the background; the retro feel of the track was highlighted by a choir joining her onstage.<br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">The Paul Epworth-produced "Skyfall" theme was up for <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1702386/oscar-2013-best-original-song-predictions.jhtml" style="color: #840407; text-decoration: none;">Best Original Song</a>, facing off against "Before My Time" (from "Chasing Ice"); "Everybody Needs A Best Friend" (from "Ted," and which happens to be written by 2013 Oscars host Seth MacFarlane); "Pi's Lullaby" (from "Life of Pi"); and "Suddenly" (from "Les Miserables"). Adele <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1700097/golden-globes-2013-adele-best-original-song.jhtml" style="color: #840407; text-decoration: none;">won the Golden Globe</a> for the song last month before taking home the Oscar as well on Sunday.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Earlier in the night, singer Shirley Bassey paid homage to the James Bond franchise as the legendary spy series turns 50. The iconic OG took the stage for a jazzy rendition of one of her own Bond themes, "Goldfinger."</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><b>Stick with us for everything about the 2013 <a href="http://www.mtv.com/movies/oscars/" style="color: #840407; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">Oscars</a> including our<a href="http://www.mtv.com/movies/oscars/winners.jhtml" style="color: #840407; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">Oscar winners list</a> and <a href="http://style.mtv.com/2013/02/24/2013-oscars-red-carpet-fashion/" style="color: #840407; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">full fashion coverage!</a></b></div></div>

2013 Oscar Best Original Song Skyfall Adele Electrifies Oscars With 'Skyfall' Performance

Backed by a full orchestra, singer performed the James Bond theme during Sunday night's telecast. By Jocelyn Vena (@ jocelyn1212 )  Adel...

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Oscars 2013: Jennifer Lawrence wins best actress

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook." " src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-50f35804/turbine/la-et-mn-golden-globes-2013-wins-best-picture--002/600" /><br /><span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;">Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook." </span><span class="credit" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;">(<span class="photographer">The Weinstein Co.</span>)</span><br /><span class="credit" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="toolSet" style="background-color: white; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-right: -50px; margin-top: 6px; width: 335px;"></span></span><br /><div class="byline" style="color: #292727; float: left; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="byline" style="display: block;">By Chris Lee</span><div class="date" style="color: #930000; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"><span class="dateString" style="display: inline;">February 24, 2013</span><span class="dateTimeSeparator" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; color: white; display: inline; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-left: 6px;">, </span><span class="timeString" style="display: inline; text-transform: lowercase;">8:50 p.m.</span></div></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"></span><div id="story-body-text" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.43; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">The second time’s the charm for <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/jennifer-lawrence-PECLB0000006729.topic" id="PECLB0000006729" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Jennifer Lawrence">Jennifer Lawrence</a>. The 22-year-old Kentucky native landed the lead actress Oscar statuette Sunday for her tragicomic performance as an emotionally bruised widow in “<a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/silver-linings-playbook-%28movie%29-ENMV0002653.topic" id="ENMV0002653" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Silver Linings Playbook (movie)">Silver Linings Playbook</a>.”<div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Her win comes a month after Lawrence picked up the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/golden-globe-awards-EVHST0000228.topic" id="EVHST0000228" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Golden Globe Awards">Golden Globe</a> for actress in a comedic movie and just two years after the actress’ breakthrough performance in “Winter’s Bone” -- the role that first put her on the academy’s lead actress balloting list.</div></div></div>

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Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook."  ( The Weinstein Co. ) By Chris Lee February 24, 2013 ,  8:50 p...

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Oscars 2013: Anne Hathaway wins supporting actress Academy Award

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="Anne Hathaway" src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-5125b5c9/turbine/la-et-mn-oscars-2013-anne-hathaway-tk-tk-suppo-001/600" /><br /><span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;">Anne Hathaway, center, as Fantine in "Les Miserables." </span><span class="credit" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;">(<span class="photographer">Laurie Sparham / Universal Pictures</span>)</span><br /><span class="credit" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="toolSet" style="background-color: white; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-right: -50px; margin-top: 6px; width: 335px;"></span></span><br /><div class="byline" style="color: #292727; float: left; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="byline" style="display: block;">By John Horn</span><div class="date" style="color: #930000; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"><span class="dateString" style="display: inline;">February 24, 2013</span><span class="dateTimeSeparator" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; color: white; display: inline; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-left: 6px;">, </span><span class="timeString" style="display: inline; text-transform: lowercase;">7:23 p.m.</span></div></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"></span><div id="story-body-text" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.43; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">She dreamed a dream, all right.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Starring in the very musical that made her want to become an actress at the age of 6, <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/anne-hathaway-PECLB005266.topic" id="PECLB005266" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Anne Hathaway">Anne Hathaway</a> won the supporting actress Oscar for playing the doomed seamstress-turned-prostitute Fantine in "<a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/les-mis%C3%A9rables-%28movie%29-ENMV0002791.topic" id="ENMV0002791" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Les Mis&eacute;rables (movie)">Les Mis</a>érables.”</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">The Oscar win caps a remarkable run for the 30-year-old actress, who has won a variety of honors for her fleeting performance in the musical. In taking home the supporting actress Academy Award, Hathaway beat out <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/sally-field-PECLB001673.topic" id="PECLB001673" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Sally Field">Sally Field</a> from “<a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/lincoln-%28movie-2012%29-ENMV0002731.topic" id="ENMV0002731" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Lincoln (movie, 2012)">Lincoln</a>,” who was considered her closest rival in the category.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><strong><a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/academy-awards-EVHST000005.topic" id="EVHST000005" style="color: #666666; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;" title="Academy Awards">Oscars</a> 2013:</strong> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-en-oscars-2013-nomination-list,0,1532667.story" style="color: #2262cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Nominee list</strong></a> | <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-oscars-2013-red-carpet-arrivals-pictures,0,3777644.photogallery" style="color: #2262cc; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Red carpet</strong></a> <strong>| </strong><a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/fashion/la-ar-oscars-2013-red-carpet-fashion-photos,0,6418986.photogallery" style="color: #2262cc; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Fashion</strong></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Hathaway, who starred in “The Princess Diaries,” “<a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/rachel-getting-married-%28movie%29-ENMV000178.topic" id="ENMV000178" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Rachel Getting Married (movie)">Rachel Getting Married</a>,” “The Devil Wears <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/services-shopping/clothing-accessories-shoes/prada-PRDCAS0000540.topic" id="PRDCAS0000540" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Prada">Prada</a>” and “<a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/the-dark-knight-rises-%28movie%29-ENMV0001841.topic" id="ENMV0001841" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="The Dark Knight Rises (movie)">The Dark Knight Rises</a>,” was inspired to act after watching her mother, Kate, star as Fantine in a stage production.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">To play the role of the emaciated Fantine in "Les Misérables,” Hathaway lost some 25 pounds, so much weight that her director told her to stop. "To be honest, I thought she was going further than she should, and I tried to discourage her," Tom Hooper said.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">But even if Oscar voters praised her work, Hathaway gave herself mixed reviews. Asked if she was pleased with her performance in the finished film before its theatrical release, she shrugged and said, "Eh."</div></div></div>

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Anne Hathaway, center, as Fantine in "Les Miserables."  ( Laurie Sparham / Universal Pictures ) By John Horn February 24, 2013 ,  ...

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LORI RACKL: Oscars host Seth MacFarlane surprises but seldom amuses

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="Host Seth MacFarlane William Shatner during show 85th Annual Academy Awards February 24 2013 Hollywood California. AFP PHOTO/Robyn BECKROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty" height="228" src="http://www.suntimes.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.common.streams.StreamServer.cls?STREAMOID=wT_Q6DbcGeuxc9DlJiE1D8$daE2N3K4ZzOUsqbU5sYtJ9kOD2MZV30uwlBN4j06tWCsjLu883Ygn4B49Lvm9bPe2QeMKQdVeZmXF$9l$4uCZ8QDXhaHEp3rvzXRJFdy0KqPHLoMevcTLo3h8xh70Y6N_U_CryOsw6FTOdKL_jpQ-&CONTENTTYPE=image/jpeg" width="320" /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #7a7878; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Host Seth MacFarlane and William Shatner during the show at the 85th Annual Academy Awards on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. AFP PHOTO/Robyn BECKROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images</span><br /><br /><div class="NormalParagraphStyle" style="color: #3d3c3c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px;">A lot of song and dance but not enough actual entertainment. That’s what the Academy Awards delivered Sunday in a telecast that felt like it dragged on from the very start.</div><div class="body.textrr" style="color: #3d3c3c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px;">Too few high points peppered the seemingly interminable opening. One of them featured William Shatner as Captain Kirk warning rookie host Seth MacFarlane about the near future’s cruel headlines skewering his performance.</div><div class="body.textrr" style="color: #3d3c3c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="body.textrr" style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px;">MacFarlane — a wild card as emcee — wasn’t an unmitigated disaster, a la James Franco-Anne Hathaway in 2011. Instead he was mediocre, just as Captain Kirk’s prescient faux headlines predicted.</div><div class="body.textrr" style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px;">The 39-year-old creative force behind Fox’s animated series “Family Guy,” “American Dad” and “The Cleveland Show” started strong by welcoming folks to the 85th installment of the Oscars, quipping that “the quest to make Tommy Lee Jones laugh begins now.”</div><div class="body.textrr" style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px;">The quest to make the rest of us laugh all the way through turned out to be more of a mixed bag. MacFarlane occasionally pushed the envelope — and pushed buttons. He sang about lady parts in the sophomoric number “We Saw Your Boobs” and cracked a Chris Brown-Rihanna domestic abuse joke that elicited groans. But he generally came off likeable and never went so far as to alienate the ever-graying loyalists who tune into the Oscars year after year.</div><div class="body.textrr" style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px;">With his young, male fan base (the Academy Award’s largely untapped audience), MacFarlane clearly was brought in with the mission of luring new viewers. He did a decent job straddling the line between modern and old-fashioned and was appropriately unpredictable. That alone is a refreshing change in an awards ceremony shackled to tradition. But his overall performance wasn’t riveting, memorable or just plain funny enough to salvage the bloated show that at times felt more like the Tonys than the Oscars.</div><div class="body.textrr" style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px;">First-time producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan (“Smash”) packed the program with an inordinate amount of musical numbers. Some of these acts were highlights of the show, such as Shirley Bassey belting out “Goldfinger” in honor of the 50th anniversary of James Bond films. But the sheer quantity tacked on precious minutes to a show that would have felt long even if it had ended on time.</div><br /></div>

Oscars 2013 Seth MacFarlane LORI RACKL: Oscars host Seth MacFarlane surprises but seldom amuses

Host Seth MacFarlane and William Shatner during the show at the 85th Annual Academy Awards on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. AF...

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Overrated and Underrated

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hola y’all! The late, great Christopher Hitchens once declared that “the four most overrated things in life are champagne, lobsters, anal sex, and picnics.” Man, that dude was pretty observant wasn’t he? Anyway, I thought I would put together a little list of things that are overrated and underrated for you guys today.<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Overrated:</b> NFL’s obsession with a player’s 40-Time. So a guy can run 40 yards in 4.3 seconds. That’s great. How ‘bout making sure he can pick up a blitz? Or better yet, hold onto the football when someone hits him. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Underrated:</b> Sour Cream and Onion Pringles. Oh sure, Nacho Cheese Doritos are the bomb, but Pringles provides us with a really quality product with great taste in a very convenient tennis ball tube. You can’t beat that. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Overrated:</b> The 80’s. Sure, everyone remembers the 80’s so fondly, but three words. Acid. Wash. Denim. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Underrated:</b> Chrissy Teigen. Everyone slobbers all over Kate Upton and her great big unnatural and somewhat scary boobs, but totally forgets about the super hawt, sweet Chrissy and her <a href="https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen" target="_blank">delightfully weird Twitter feed</a>. <o:p></o:p><br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSNRwOPkV5T_MEzx9EXU2xvp6GOtfC1UMe0cttGMCqz3OTgaWCT5qZljK8jBB0j3wx5zALsxAhab-6kXF9PmRfAeHgnKnyVAY9CmBjb3APXzcbGB-CagXk41Xb_wn8OjZZK8rDaT8060/s1600/Chrissy-Teigen-Nude-Hot-SI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSNRwOPkV5T_MEzx9EXU2xvp6GOtfC1UMe0cttGMCqz3OTgaWCT5qZljK8jBB0j3wx5zALsxAhab-6kXF9PmRfAeHgnKnyVAY9CmBjb3APXzcbGB-CagXk41Xb_wn8OjZZK8rDaT8060/s400/Chrissy-Teigen-Nude-Hot-SI.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Overrated:</b> Snow. Sure it’s pretty and all that, but it brings out a level of panic in people that just isn’t healthy. 90% of the people on the road become a huge threat to our wellbeing as soon as they see the first snowflake. Worse than that even is the nationwide panic that ensues anytime a major winter storm moves across the country. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Underrated:</b> PBS. Most Saturdays I leave my TV on PBS the entire afternoon. Home improvement, gardening and cooking shows beat virtually everything else on TV. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Overrated:</b> College Basketball. These kids coming out of high school today can’t play the game. They can’t dribble, pass, shoot, rebound, play defense or hit their free throws. Other than that they’re a blast to watch. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Underrated:</b> Silence. Just sitting there reading a book with no radio or TV on is one of life’s little pleasures that people forget to take advantage of. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Overrated:</b> Smartphones. There is such a thing as being “too connected” guys. You can’t get away from people if you have a smartphone. No matter where you go or what you do they can contact you in some way. Also, you are paying a ridiculous amount each month to do things on your smartphone that would be much easier and more enjoyable on that laptop sitting right next to you. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Underrated:</b> People watching. People are hilarious when they don’t realize someone is watching them. Just kicking back on a park bench or at the mall or airport or a casino and watching people as they wander aimlessly through life is just about as much fun as you can have with your clothes on. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Overrated: </b> Home ownership. While it does provide some pros, there are so many cons to owning a home and spending all your free time trying to keep it up tops the list of cons. All that yard work isn’t exactly fun either. But what sucks most about home ownership is that you’ll NEVER get back what you put into it. You add up the principal plus the interest plus all the expenses of fixing every little thing that needs it and you’ll spend 3 or 4 times what you finally get back on a house the day you sell it. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Underrated:</b> Frozen Pizza: Frozen pizza gets a bad rap, but it can actually be pretty damn yummy. Of course, sometimes it needs a little help from you. The problem with most frozen pizzas is they need more toppings. Okay, put more topping son them! More pepperoni, maybe salami, slice up summer sausage or kielbasa and some shredded Colby and mozzarella cheese you can fancy up that .99 cent frozen pizza from Aldi nicely. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Overrated:</b> Buffets: Badly prepared food that you probably don’t really want anyway that’s been sitting around for the last hour and is either super-hot or cold? I’ll pass. Not to mention the fact that kids have probably touched everything on the food bar with their snot covered fingers. Pizza buffets are actually the worst. The only thing they put out is cheese pizzas or something with green peppers or pineapple on it. Gross.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Underrated:</b> Podcasting. Everyone should have a podcast. Wait, almost everyone does! Anyway, you can talk about anything you want. Do comedy bits. Interview interesting people and do it all without anyone trying to control your content. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Okay, that’s enough for now. We’ll revisit this from time to time in the future I’m sure. Maybe I’ll even change my mind about some of these things. Feel free to tell me what YOU think is overrated/underrated in comments. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Jayman3768@gmail.com">Jayman3768@gmail.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/jayman_iws" target="_blank">@Jayman_IWS </a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Speaking of Podcasting and people who are underrated, we have a wild and crazy time on <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/02/24/debi-daly-uncrossed" target="_blank">IWS</a> this weekend. Our very special guest was the wildly popular and somewhat infamous Debi Daly! We talked about haters, stalkers, elite troll teams and all kinds of other fun stuff. 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Overrated and Underrated

Hola y’all! The late, great Christopher Hitchens once declared that “the four most overrated things in life are champagne, lobsters, anal se...

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Not a First Half Team

I guess it's better than the other way around?<br /><br />...?<br /><br />I am looking forward to watching a game played by the University of Michigan men's basketball team where they don't start in the hole.<br /><br />It's as if they need to play a half of basketball in their practice gym before they begin the real game! Their warmup routine needs a real makeover. I don't know if the team isn't mentally prepared for the first half, or if they just work better from behind.<br /><br />It even seemed like the second half was much more of a Michigan style today. They started running up and down the floor better, their passes were sharper, and they were getting rebounds and avoiding blocked shots.Their shooting percentage improved from 48% in the first half to 54%. Three point percentage improved from 28% to 36%. Trey Burke got back on track, even becoming the seventh player in Michigan basketball history to get to 1,000 points as a sophomore with his game high 26 points.<br /><br />But what is taking them so long? Is it too much to ask for a wire-to-wire beatdown of an opposing team? As we've seen, coming back from behind doesn't work against the high ranked teams, like Indiana and Michigan State. Both of which, by the way, Michigan still needs to play a second time. Top notch teams know that they need to start strong and finish strong. Most of the time, just "finish strong" won't win games. Even a bottom feeding team will pounce on that.<br /><br /><b>In other news...</b><br /><br />The Tigers are back in business! The period of mourning is over. It feels good to have a solid DH back in business. Welcome back, Victor Martinez! (And Little Victor!) Bruce Rondon - future (or present) closer - provided a solid inning of pitching on Saturday. The big bats are back to hitting home runs. And if we could get all of our injuries out of the way now (Boesch, Santiago) that would prove useful during the season.

Not a First Half Team

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Alvarado Street Bakery Review

<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IPcqZ9DP9IU/USqPwNfJHbI/AAAAAAAAGoE/8nJ_q4U_75E/s1600/alvarado+sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IPcqZ9DP9IU/USqPwNfJHbI/AAAAAAAAGoE/8nJ_q4U_75E/s320/alvarado+sign.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One thing I can never give up when eating sensible is baked goods such as breads, bagels or English muffins.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just got to have them,but in moderation of course.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most importantly is that they are not just satisfying taste wise but healthy as well.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used to eat a lot of foods that are processed, but I am more aware now of products that are made with the best ingredients such as whole grains and real products not those fillers they use in other breads.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was sent some coupons to try these wonderful products from</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.alvaradostreetbakery.com/index.php" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Alvarado Street Bakery</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> for review.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Started producing whole grain organic baked good for their local community in 1979, and can be traced back to Food For The People Not For The Profit organization in the<br />San Francisco Bay Area.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In 1981 five brigade workers decided to form a worker cooperative and then  purchased the bakery and formed Semper Virens Bakery Food Cooperative.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Which means Ever Green.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Botanical name from the areas largest treasures is </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">how the company got their name was from  ancient red wood forests. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As well as the road sign they came across as well! </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I went to Whole Foods market and picked up some bread and bagels of theirs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are sold in the frozen foods section.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>*Products*</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bagels</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">breads</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">buns</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">granola</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tortillas</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pizza bread</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>*Facts*</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">certified organic</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> no preservatives </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-phiCPGATev0/USqH2BQ4CRI/AAAAAAAAGn0/TSUlnhog3u4/s1600/Alvarado+street+bagel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-phiCPGATev0/USqH2BQ4CRI/AAAAAAAAGn0/TSUlnhog3u4/s320/Alvarado+street+bagel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wow what a great breakfast this morning!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Made an omelet with some ham,cheese and tomato with a sprouted wheat onion poppy seed bagel with some Melt butter on it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yum!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So delicious.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The bagel was light, airy and the flavor was amazing! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First bite of the bagel I could tell that it wasn't like any ordinary old bagel it was healthier.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check them out online at the sites below!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Be sure to like their Face Book page!</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.alvaradostreetbakery.com/index.php">http://www.alvaradostreetbakery.com/index.php</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlvaradoStreetBakery">https://www.facebook.com/AlvaradoStreetBakery</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/AlvaradoStreet">https://twitter.com/AlvaradoStreet</a></span><br /><br /><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Sold at*</span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stop and Shop</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whole Foods</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Albertson's</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shop Rite</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Raley's</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Safeway</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">City Market</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Costco</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and more!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Alvarado Street Bakery Review

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Edward Gorey: The original Tim Burton Video

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><h2 class="subhead" itemprop="description" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">Edward Gorey is celebrated on Google's homepage with a playful doodle for what would have been his 88th birthday today. </div></h2><div class="sByline" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">By <a class="ui-author" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/About/Staff/Alicia-Pflaumer" rel="author" style="color: #205d87; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Alicia Pflaume</a></div><div class="sByline" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tPlY_7RR1h0?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe><br /><a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Edward+Gorey" style="background-color: white; color: #205d87; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_self">Edward Gorey</a> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">was an American writer and illustrator known for his unique style, love of cats, and the playful, Victorian-style characters in his work. He was born on February 22, 1925 and would have celebrated his 88th birthday on Friday. </span><a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Google+Inc." style="background-color: white; color: #205d87; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Google</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> is celebrating the artist with a collection of Gorey drawings gracing the search engines homepage today.</span><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">Gorey lived in <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Chicago" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Chicago</a> as a child and he claims to be mostly a self-taught artist, he spent only one semester at the <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Art+Institute+of+Chicago" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Art Institute of Chicago</a> in 1943. He later attended <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Harvard+University" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Harvard University</a> from 1946 to 1950, where he joined ranks with other Harvard alumni and founded the Poets' Theatre in <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Cambridge+(Massachusetts)" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Cambridge, Mass</a>.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">He lived most of his later years in his home on <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Cape+Cod" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Cape Cod</a>.</div><div class="promotion-tag" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="promotion-tag-p" style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">RECOMMENDED: <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech-Culture/2012/0125/Think-you-re-a-true-geek-Take-our-quiz/gadgets-break?nav=631693-csm_blog_post-promoLink" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Think you're a true geek? Take our quiz</a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">Gorey has said that he got his talent from his maternal great-grandmother, Helen St. John Garvey, who was a popular 19th century greeting card writer and artist.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">Gorey wrote more than 100 books and illustrated reprints of books such as “Dracula” by <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Bram+Stoker" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Bram Stoker</a>, “The War of the Worlds” by <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/H.G.+Wells" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">H. G. Wells</a>, and a collection of whimsical poems titled “Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats” by T. S. Eliot. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">He classifies his own gothic pen and ink style as “literary nonsense.” </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">Gorey’s “wicked and whimsical” animations were used to introduce the <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/gorey.html" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">PBS’ series “Mystery!</a>," since the series began in 1980.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Daniel+Handler" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Daniel Handler</a>, known as <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Lemony+Snicket" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Lemony Snicket</a>, told the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/arts/design/06gorey.html" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">New York Times</a> in 2011:</div><blockquote style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; left: 40px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 50px 0px 0px; position: relative; z-index: -1;"><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">“When I was first writing ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events,’ I was wandering around everywhere saying, ‘I am a complete rip-off of Edward Gorey,’ and everyone said, ‘Who’s that?’ Now, everyone says, ‘That’s right, you are a complete rip-off of Edward Gorey.’ ”</div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">Mr. Handler and director <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Tim+Burton" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Tim Burton</a>, known for the film "<a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Edward+Scissorhands" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Edward Scissorhands</a>," are just two artists who owe some gratitude to Gorey for setting the stage for the Goth genre. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">But Gorey wouldn't want readers to dig into his books or his style too deeply. The New York Times article quotes Gorey’s favorite saying: “When people are finding meaning in things — beware.”</div></div>

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Rapper Kenny Clutch's father: Son 'victim' of Las Vegas shooting

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="Kenny Clutch. Credit: KTLA" src="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef017d41398ef3970c-640wi" /><br /><br /><div class="entry-body" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">The father of "Kenny Clutch," the Oakland rapper killed on the Las Vegas Strip on Thursday, claimed his son's body in Las Vegas on Saturday and urged the public not to judge his son.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">The 27-year-old, whose real name was Kenneth Cherry, was killed early Thursday when bullets fired from a black Range Rover peppered his Maserati, authorities said.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">His  father, Kenneth Cherry Sr., said at a news conference Saturday that there has been much misinformation on the Internet about his son and that he did nothing wrong, <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/father-of-man-killed-on-strip-calls-him-a-good-kid-192760461.html" style="color: #2262cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">according to</a> the Las Vegas Review-Journal.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">"He was a victim just like any other victim," Cherry's father said, according to <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/father-of-man-killed-on-strip-calls-him-a-good-kid-192760461.html" style="color: #2262cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">a video</a> on the newspaper's website. "He was no different than any of you guys."</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Family members in Oakland have also spoken out.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">"Right now my heart is breaking," said Pat Sims, Cherry's aunt. "This has really been a tragedy. Kenny was just a delightful kid."</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-me-gunfire-on-las-vegas-strip-pictures-20130221,0,4737843.photogallery" style="color: #2262cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_self"><strong>PHOTOS: Shots fired on the Las Vegas strip</strong></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">"I can tell you this ... the world has lost a good man," Sims said. "I'm not saying he didn't have his faults, but he was very kind, especially to older people. Whatever happened in Vegas, I don't know about, but he was a very kind soul."</div></div><a href="" id="more" name="more" style="background-color: white; color: #2262cc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"></span><div class="entry-more" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">The younger Cherry's attorney, Vicki Greco, <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_22648316/kenny-clutch-rapper-from-oakland-dies-shooting-crash" style="color: #2262cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">told</a> the San Jose Mercury News that he "was into gangsta rap, but that's not who he was."</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">"In my interaction with him, I can tell you that by the way he looked and what he put out there on his videos, he fit a certain stereotype," Greco said. "But I also can tell you that away from that, he was anything but that kind of stereotype. He was honest. He was loyal. He was very dependable. Sometimes he'd drop by my office just to say hello. He was a nice, nice kid."</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://graphics.latimes.com/storyboard-violence-vegas/" style="color: #2262cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_self"><strong>INTERACTIVE MAP: Shooting in Las Vegas</strong></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Authorities said Cherry and the Range Rover had left the Aria resort hotel and were heading north on Las Vegas Boulevard at 4:20 a.m., a time when the casino marquees shine bright but the gambling thoroughfare is largely empty. At Harmon Avenue, people in the Range Rover opened fire on Cherry's Maserati, police said.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">The silver-gray sports car, which was struck several times, sped into the intersection at Flamingo Road, ramming a taxi, officials said. The taxi exploded, killing the driver and a passenger. Four other vehicles in the intersection were also involved in the crash and explosion, but police offered no details about them.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Cherry died later at a hospital.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">No arrests have been made.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">“This is something you never want to go through,” Cherry's father told KNTV. “This is the hardest thing in my life right now, because you never want your children to leave before you leave.”</div></div></div>

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"Lincoln," "Argo" in tight race as Oscars roll out red carpet

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="People look at an Oscar statue during preparations for the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 23, 2013. REUTERS-Mario Anzuoni" src="http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20130224&t=2&i=707000651&w=&fh=&fw=&ll=700&pl=300&r=CBRE91N15UO00" /><br /><br /><div id="articleInfo" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; margin-bottom: 10px;"><div class="byline" style="color: #666666; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;">By Jill Serjeant</div><div style="color: #666666; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.6; padding: 0px;"><span class="location" style="font-weight: bold;">LOS ANGELES</span> | <span class="timestamp" style="font-size: 11px; margin: 0px;">Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:05am EST</span></div></div><span id="midArticle_0" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><span class="focusParagraph" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"><div style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">(Reuters) - The Oscars rolled out the red carpet on Sunday for the movie industry's biggest night, with<a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.reuters.com/places/iran" style="color: #006e97; cursor: pointer; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Full coverage of Iran">Iran</a> hostage drama "Argo" and presidential drama "Lincoln" in a tight race for Best Picture.</div></span><span id="midArticle_1" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">With several contests too close to call, a slate of big box office hits to celebrate and an unpredictable first-time host in Seth MacFarlane, movie fans could be in for surprises when the curtain rises on the 85th annual Academy Awards.</div><span id="midArticle_2" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">Before the festivities begin, nominees including Jennifer Lawrence, Hugh Jackman, Sally Field, Jessica Chastain, British singer Adele and "Argo" producer George Clooney, along with performers Barbra Streisand and Jennifer Hudson will parade along the 500-ft long (152 meter) red carpet before dozens of photographers and camera crews.</div><span id="midArticle_3" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">Inside Hollywood's Dolby Theatre, Academy Awards history could be re-written.</div><span id="midArticle_4" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">Daniel Day-Lewis as U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is considered an unstoppable force to become the first man to win three Best Actor Oscars.</div><span id="midArticle_5" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">Buzz is building over a possible late upset by France's Emmanuelle Riva, 86, in the Best Actress contest that would make the star of harrowing Austrian entry "Amour" the oldest person ever to win an acting Oscar.</div><span id="midArticle_6" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">"Lincoln" goes into Sunday's three-hour plus ceremony with a leading 12 nominations, including a directing nod for double Oscar winner Steven Spielberg.</div><span id="midArticle_7" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">But its front-runner Best Picture status has been dented by the six-week victory streak enjoyed at other Hollywood awards by Ben Affleck's "Argo."</div><span id="midArticle_8" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">"It's been an interesting year," said Matt Atchity, editor in chief of movie review website Rotten Tomatoes.</div><span id="midArticle_9" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">"I think 'Argo' probably has the best shot. It's certainly got the momentum. It has won so many top awards, and I think it's probably the movie to beat," Atchity told Reuters.</div><span id="midArticle_10" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">If "Argo" does prevail for the top prize, it will be the first movie to win Best Picture without its director even getting a nomination since "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1990.</div><span id="midArticle_11" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">ANNE HATHAWAY OSCAR BOUND</div><span id="midArticle_12" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">Musical "Les Miserables," comedy "Silver Linings Playbook," shipwreck tale "Life of Pi," Osama bin laden thriller "Zero Dark Thirty," slavery Western "Django Unchained," indie film "Beasts of the Southern Wild," and "Amour" round out the contenders for the best film of 2012.</div><span id="midArticle_13" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">In other categories, only Anne Hathaway is considered a sure bet to take home a golden statuette after starving herself and chopping off her long brown locks for her supporting turn as tragic heroine Fantine in "Les Miserables."</div><span id="midArticle_14" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">Awards pundits says Spielberg could lose out in the director's race to Taiwan's Ang Lee for his technical and imaginative feat in filming fantastical adventure "Life of Pi" with a cast of exotic animals.</div><span id="midArticle_15" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">And the supporting actor Oscar could go to any of the five nominees - Robert De Niro ("Silver Linings Playbook"), Alan Arkin ("Argo"), Christoph Waltz ("Django Unchained"), Tommy Lee Jones ("Lincoln") and Philip Seymour Hoffman ("The Master").</div><span id="midArticle_0" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">The Oscar winners are chosen in secret ballots by some 5,800 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and handed out before an audience of 3,300 guests and tens of millions more watching around the world on television.</div><span id="midArticle_1" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">After several years of nominating little-seen movies, this year's nine Best Picture contenders have pulled in more than $2 billion in tickets worldwide.</div><span id="midArticle_2" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">"We are so fortunate to inherit this great group of films that are also popular at the box office ... We just lucked out and had this fantastic year in film," Academy Awards telecast co-producer Neil Meron told Reuters.</div><span id="midArticle_3" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">Producers are promising a fast-paced show packed with music and big performances. But the man getting the early attention will be MacFarlane, the provocative comedian behind animated TV series "Family Guy" and an unknown quantity as Oscar host.</div><span id="midArticle_4" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">"We are not going to know what works until we put it out there and see what plays in front of an audience," co-producer Craig Zadan said.</div><span id="midArticle_5" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">"It's a live show and that is always unpredictable. Once the train has left the station, whatever happens, happens."</div><span id="midArticle_6" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">The Academy Awards will be broadcast live on ABC television in the United States, starting at 5 p.m. PST (0100 GMT).</div><span id="midArticle_7" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans;"></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;">(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; editing by Jackie Frank)</div></div>

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