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mattzollerseitz.blogspot.com - 2/24/2008

Links for the Day (February 23rd & 24th, 2008): Academy Awards Edition

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1. The official homepage of The 80th Annual Academy Awards. *** 2. "Their Souls for a Freebie": A confrontational blast from the past. ["At a point during the hectic debate over an official statement, Entertainment Weekly’s Lisa Schwarzbaum responded to my skepticism by rising from her seat with the full arrogance of Time Warner hoisting her up. She declared, "In the real world the Oscars

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