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The 84th Academy Awards: a Timeline

​ People plan parties around this stuff, so we assume you probably watched too. But just in case you didn't, here's a timeline of the 84th Academy Awards ceremony. They make it this long just to mess with us all, in case you didn't know...

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​Those of a certain age may remember the wonderful Chris Guest-Billy Crystal sketches from Saturday Night Live in which Willie and Frankie, a pair of none-too-bright New York City characters who enjoyed nothing more than comparing notes of the twisted, masochistic self-mutilation they needlessly e ... More >>

Handful of Local, Familiar Names on United Football League Rosters

Aaaah! My eyes! They burn! ​It was Billy Crystal's Fernando Lamas character who made a catchphrase out of "It is better to look good than to feel good. (of course you remember this character! He's the "You look mah-velous" guy.). Along similar lines, former Mexican National Team goalkeeper Jorge C ... More >>

New DVDs: The Princess Bride, Killer of Sheep, Innocence, La Vie en Rose

Aaaah! My eyes! They burn! ​It was Billy Crystal's Fernando Lamas character who made a catchphrase out of "It is better to look good than to feel good. (of course you remember this character! He's the "You look mah-velous" guy.). Along similar lines, former Mexican National Team goalkeeper Jorge C ... More >>

Around the Horn

Aaaah! My eyes! They burn! ​It was Billy Crystal's Fernando Lamas character who made a catchphrase out of "It is better to look good than to feel good. (of course you remember this character! He's the "You look mah-velous" guy.). Along similar lines, former Mexican National Team goalkeeper Jorge C ... More >>

Dream Cleaver

Matthew Vaughn hacks at Neil Gaiman's fantasy wonderland

Slick

Dan Hoyle is everyone he met in Nigeria, but not himself — and that's impressive

They Stand Alone

Dan Hoyle is everyone he met in Nigeria, but not himself — and that's impressive

Scared Stiff

Wayne Kramer's latest casts a Paul over the proceedings

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Wayne Kramer's latest casts a Paul over the proceedings

Cracked Crystal

Too much nostalgia and not enough spark spoil the comedian's autobiographical show

Psych Art

Zmijewski prods human nature

Further Browsing

Browsing

Our guide to readings, spoken word, and other literary events

The Wiz

Miyazaki returns with a beautiful but confounding fairy tale

What a Bern

Sandra's sharp stand-up

Break Like the Wind

Spinal Tap tapped,

the Folksmen turn it

way down from 11

Various Artists

Like, Omigod! The '80$ Pop Culture Box (Totally) (Rhino)

Holiday Highlights 2001

Holiday Event Lisitngs

Drag King

Actor-comic Eddie Izzard just wants to be loved

Saving Private Mad Max

Mel Gibson stars in The Patriot

Blue in the Face

Mel Gibson stars in The Patriot

The Mobster and the Shrink

Mel Gibson stars in The Patriot

Zoom Lens

Mel Gibson stars in The Patriot

Night + Day

Mel Gibson stars in The Patriot

The Little Schnook

Mel Gibson stars in The Patriot

The Disney Perversion

Mel Gibson stars in The Patriot