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Monday, March 6, 2006 12:00 AM

Oscar castrates himself

The Academy celebrates niceness, bleeps out "bitch" and pats itself on the back for good behavior. And what did they do to poor Jon Stewart?
By Cintra Wilson

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  • Monday, March 6, 2006 04:54 PM

    I think Cindra is off

    Living in the red state of Tennessee, this blue dot was encouraged by the Oscars. No it was not in your face--but Clooney's early speech and the very presence of Brokeback felt good. Crash is an excellent movie with a theme of the complexity of bigotry. It is not a simple problem.

    ASmith

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