Help a dude out here, please. I'm watching the "red carpet" part of the Oscars, but there is ZERO mention of the designers of all those wonderful dresses! Who are they wearing?
Last night's Oscars saw a sweep by "Oppenheimer," a surprise win for Emma Stone, a new record for Billie Eilish, and a near-naked John Cena. Here's our @Flipboard Storyboard to wrap things up.
#Artists4Ceasefire / Oscar Winner Jonathan Glazer Said What No One Else Dared to Say
“Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst… Right now, we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation which has led to conflict for so many people, whether the victims of October the 7th in Israel, or the ongoing attack on Gaza.” --- Jonathan Glazer
The global condemnation of Israel's actions in Gaza following the events of October 7th seems to have shaken the confidence of many Israelis who still believe they are on the right side of history. Rather than provoking self-reflection, this widespread criticism appears to be causing most of them to double down on self-pity and the dehumanization of Palestinians.
Noa Tishby is back, and she appears to have descended into genocide denialism or, at best, has become an apologist for genocide.
"If you call for a #ceasefire without calling for the release of the captives - you are advancing #Hamas' agenda and casting doubt on Israel's right to self-defense"
Her attempts to justify, downplay or explain away Israel's brutal actions in Gaza, which have been widely condemned as disproportionate and barbaric by the international community, are deeply troubling. By dismissing well-documented human rights violations and the suffering inflicted on Palestinian civilians, she is engaging in a form of historical revisionism that whitewashes state violence against an oppressed population.
Others recognize that Israel's expectation that the world will remember October 7th but forget everything that happened since then, or anything since 1948, is simply pathetic. Israel's persistent brushing aside of Palestinian suffering and denial of historical realities is making it increasingly isolated, even among many of its traditional allies and supporters in the Jewish diaspora who were horrified by the barbarity on display in Gaza. Fewer and fewer are willing to reflexively identify with or defend Israel's actions these days.
My Japanese-language Mastodon account was full of posts about racism on full display at the Academy Awards. It looks like many Koreans had the same reaction. #oscars#racism
There are no categories for animals in the Academy Awards, though last month, the Academy announced on X, "The Oscar for bestest boi goes to Messi from Anatomy of a Fall." Esquire magazine recognized this grave injustice last year, when it gave Jenny the Donkey from "Banshees of Inisherin" the first annual Best Animal Actor award. Here's their breakdown of animal actors this year. We want to know, what was the most iconic animal performance of all time.
If there were Oscars for animals, our poll participants would have awarded one to Jonesy from "Alien," who got 29% of the vote. But commenters pointed out our options were anything but comprehensive. Apologies to the Black Stallion, Cujo, Asta, the Littlest Hobo, Rex from "Hudson and Rex," Milo from "The Mask," Tonto from "Harry and Tonto," Benji, Babe the Pig, and Mr. Ed. No apologies to Godzilla or King Kong who for obvious reasons don't count (unless there's something we don't know). Here's a story from Atlas Obscura about the now-defunct PATSY (Picture Animal Top Star of the Year) awards.