Well, the Academy dodged a bullet today by passing on Paradise Now for best Foreign Film.
No. Really. They dodged a literal bullet. A Mossad hit squad was waiting outside the Kodak Theater. All it would take was a signal from Ytzhak Perlman holding a long Middle C on his violin, and every single person in there would have been target practice.
That green suit that Ben Stiller wore? It was a full-body bulletproof suit to keep him from getting killed by stray fire.
I mean, if Ben’s dead, how can they make Zoolander 2, right?

who, while accepting his oscar for best supporting actor, severely injured his right shoulder while patting himself and hollywood on the back — apparently we have holllywood to thank for every good thing that has happened in the known universe in the last 100 years

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Old Navy brand bottled water.
[Hat tip to (and the real story behind the photo at) CENTCOM]

Sometimes outreach works, sometimes it doesn’t.

Look, it’s really simple – the music stops, and everyone tries to sit down. I don’t know why you guys aren’t getting the hang of this…
[Hat tip to (and the real story behind the photo at) CENTCOM]

Glenn Reynolds and his wife Helen Smith have their latest podcast out. The first guests are cardiologist Dr. Wes Fisher and Laurie Anderson of WebMD who discuss a subject very near and dear to them (no, not smoothies). The second guest, though, is Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Stewart Baker, who reacts to my advice on port security. Do I get a consulting job to Homeland Security as a result? You’ll have to listen to find out.
As for the IMAO Podcast, which, as always, has absolutely no one important in it, will be out soon. The recordings are done, but the mixing is still needed and has been delayed due to recent events (you could say a dog ate our podcast).
See you Monday with more of my great blogging (and, as usual, my lowly paid co-bloggers will add their two cents whenever they feel like it).

. . . was marred during his walk down the red carpet at the Oscars by an unfortunate “nip slip”.

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stick to questions carefully screened by your parasitic entourage stoopid