March 2012
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Cairo’s ‘hijab-free’ zones trigger cries of... →
sharquaouia: If anything, read the conclusion: For decades, more and more Egyptian women have decided to don the veil. Many, however, see no contradiction between their dress and pushing for broader women’s rights in post-Mubarak Egypt. For women like Ms. Rabie, there is no difference between an Islamist Party insisting on women wearing a veil and a restaurant insisting they leave it at...
Mar 1st
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February 2012
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Feb 29th
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mohandasgandhi: Look at all these foreigners taking our awards….
Feb 27th
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“I love your country.”
– Jean Dujardin, upon winning the Oscar for Best Actor.
Feb 27th
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Feb 27th
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Natalie, calm the fuck down.
Feb 27th
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The Academy Awards: that show people watch instead...
These people pretend to know what ‘mise-en-scène’ means.
Feb 27th
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So Woody Allen doesn't attend the Oscars because...
It’s slightly pretentious to decline an invitation to an awards ceremony of this caliber, but I can respect his decision. 
Feb 27th
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Slate: How Do You Pronounce “Hazanavicius”? Our...
A couple weeks ago /Film declared 2012 “the year we all learn to pronounce Hazanavicius,” but it seems most of us haven’t yet made good on that resolution. Many newsmen have bungled the Artist director’s name in Oscar reports, while at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, the Frenchman’s win left Robert De Niro stammering. After a few aborted attempts, De Niro finally grumbled, “You’ve...
Feb 27th
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“This is my daughter Oorlagh George. Now I don’t have to wait until her...”
– Terry George, accepting the award for Best Live Action Short Film, triggering a major ‘awwwww’ 
Feb 27th
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Really, you went with penis jokes?
Feb 27th
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Feb 27th
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Academy: Stand like a JC Penny mannequin when you get on stage.
Angelina: Like this?
Feb 27th
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Feb 27th
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“Once you get to know him, he’s just a normal frog.”
–  Bret McKenzie on meeting Kermit.
Feb 27th
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In an alternate universe, the film "Oscar" is...
Feb 27th
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“At this time, many young Iranians all over this world are watching us, and I...”
– Iranian film director ASGHAR FARHADI, on accepting his Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, A Separation (via claerwen)
Feb 27th
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WHERE'S BENEDICT.
jimsnolongeralive: THIS HAS BECOME A FULL ON GAME NOW GUYS.   
Feb 27th
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