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• Preliminary Results On "Who Would You Rather": DD Lewis vs. Bardem

  Yesterday, we opened the floor to debate the Bardem-Lewis European 2008 Oscar-winning Ratherability Act, asking Scanner readers  to vote on "who they would rather": Javier Bardem or Daniel Day Lewis. As of Friday morning, the Scanners voted overwhelmingly (11 to 2) that they "would rather" Javier. We have drafted the following Bardem Resolution for your consideration.  The Bardem Resolution  Whereas Scanner has the authority to deem persons Ratherable; Read More... Posted Feb 29 2008, 11:02 AM by Katie Halper with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: who would you rather, oscars, academy awards, daniel day lewis, 80th annual academy awards, Javier Bardem, debate, 2008 Oscars, On Our To-Do List, On Our To-Do List: Javier Bardem, 2008 Academy Awards, Andrea Gorenstein, would you rather

• Scanner-Reader-Inspired "Who Would You Rather": DD Lewis vs. Bardem

  The People have spoken. Or the Scanner-readers have commented. In response to Tuesday's On Our To-Do List: Javier Bardem post, Andrea Gorenstein, an engaged Scanner citizen, exercised her blog-given rights, and sparked a healthy debate, writing: "Just waiting for a 'who would you rather' Day-Lewis vs. Bardem!"  Read More... Posted Feb 28 2008, 04:30 PM by Katie Halper with | with 20 comment(s) Filed under: who would you rather, oscars, academy awards, daniel day lewis, 80th annual academy awards, Javier Bardem, debate, 2008 Oscars, On Our To-Do List, On Our To-Do List: Javier Bardem, 2008 Academy Awards, Andrea Gorenstein, would you rather

• Oscar's Whoopi Snub: Sign Of The Academy's Non Racism

  Whoopi Goldberg got all Feklempt (as we "Goldbergs" like to say) over not being part of the Academy Awards' montage of ot being part of the Academy Awards' montage of the 80 most exciting Oscars moments, as evidenced in this clip from The View. Her co-hosts tried to sympathize, but their Academy-accusing "Where was Whoopi" enabled Whoopi's misguided self-pity. Sherri Sherpherd was stumped by the omission and told Whoopi "You were the first Black woman to host the Oscars, you were the first woman to host the oscars." She even mocked the Academy, saying "it's not very hard to figure out who hosted the Oscars four times." Joy Behar asked "You did make history." Read More... Posted Feb 26 2008, 05:27 PM by Katie Halper with | with no comments Filed under: the view, oscars, academy awards, racism, 80th annual academy awards, Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, first black host, sherri shepherd, whoopi, second black actress, Feklempt, Steven Colbert, gil cates

• If this Oscar Could Talk: He'd Say I Love You, Ruby Dee

  In times of crisis or injustice, when faith is tested and little makes sense, people often turn to a higher power for guidance. So, Sunday night when the awards made us doubt our faith in the Academy (again), we looked towards its creator and asked ourselves "What Would Oscar Do?" And we're pretty sure He would have GIVEN THE AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS TO RUBY DEE for her role in American Gangster. We have nothing against Tilda Swinton in Michael Clayton. But Ruby Dee is on another level. At 84 years old, Ruby's still got it and  looked better than most of the people in the Kodak Theater. Read More... Posted Feb 26 2008, 09:04 AM by Katie Halper with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: american gangster, oscars, academy awards, Martin Luther King, Michael Clayton, ruby dee, Malcolm X, ossie davis, tilda swinton, black actors, Raisin in the Sun, George Clooney's nipples, George Cloony, 80th annual academy awards