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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 09:19 AM

    More Jon Stewart!

    Sure, Jon Stewart didn't get huge laughs in the room--except for Tom Hanks and George Clooney, the celebrities seemed to be in dead-serious Ryan Phillipe mode--but he did get huge laughs in the living room where I watched the show. Unlike the Borscht Belt-y Billy Crystal, Jon Stewart was not telling inside jokes designed to make Robin Williams laugh. He was looking at Hollywood from the perspective most of us have--from the outside. I loved it.

    —No Name Given

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