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The Pulitzer Prizes Are Worthless
John Cook · 01/20/12 09:43AMThe nomination deadline for the 2012 Pulitzer Prizes is five days away. Newspaper editors around the county are busy crafting nomination letters, putting together elaborate packages showcasing their best work, and forking over $50 entry fees for a shot at winning journalism's most prestigious prize later this Spring. No one will care.
Elton John and Madonna Are Fighting Again
Brian Moylan · 01/16/12 01:24PMThe Complete List of Golden Globes Winners and Other Assorted Tragedies
Brian Moylan · 01/15/12 11:45PMTonight the winner of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Golden Globes were as obvious as they could possibly be. It was a collection of wacky cable television winners and all the expected Oscar favorites and big splashy celebrities from the movie world. And Ricky Gervais was so scary as the host. Here are all the victors.
Live Blogging the 2012 Golden Globes
Brian Moylan · 01/15/12 07:00PMHere Are This Year's Golden Globes Nominees
Brian Moylan · 12/15/11 11:00AMIt's officially awards season now that the secretive geniuses at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association have announced the nominees for the Golden Globes, Hollywood's self-love and booze fest. The Artist appears to be the big winner, but that's not surprising at all. However there are some shocks to be had.
Grammy Awards Confirm Katy Perry, Chris Brown Among World's Most Gifted Artists
Seth Abramovitch · 12/01/11 02:22AMJennifer Lopez Upstages Marc Anthony, Everyone, at American Music Awards
James Apsimon · 11/21/11 10:37AMSay what you want about Jennifer Lopez—go ahead, we'll wait until you're done saying those things. Finished? OK, cool—but there's no denying that she can obliterate the stage at a televised event. Her relentless medley of "Until It Beats No More," "Papi," and "On The Floor" at last night's inconsequential American Music Awards took advantage of every award show performance convention ever: the ballad-as-intro, the choreographed dance breakdown, the rap cameo (by Pitbull), the gradual costume strip show. She even managed to squeeze a Fiat commercial into the middle of it.
Ricky Gervais Will Roast Hollywood at the Golden Globes Again This Year
Brian Moylan · 11/16/11 05:05PMThe Muppets Should Not Host the Oscars
Brian Moylan · 11/11/11 03:39PMIt's been a hell of a week for the Oscars: Brett Ratner quit, Eddie Murphy quit, and everyone had some bright ideas about who should host. Sadly, Brian Grazer and Billy Crystal were quickly hired. And even though the once and future king of the Oscars has been anointed, some of you people are still carrying on about the damn Muppets. Knock it off!
Billy Crystal Is the New Oscar Host
Brian Moylan · 11/10/11 04:54PMBoring Old Brian Grazer to Replace Brett Ratner at Oscars
Max Read · 11/09/11 07:12PMHere's Who Should Host the Oscars
Brian Moylan · 11/09/11 05:18PMDo the Oscars Need to Fire Eddie Murphy for Saying 'Fag' Too?
Brian Moylan · 11/09/11 01:48PMBrett Ratner Quits, Oscars Will Still Suck
Max Read · 11/08/11 07:52PMAfter a particularly offensive week—during which he called people who rehearse "fags" and told Howard Stern about "banging" Olivia Munn—Rush Hour director and physical embodiment of everything Axe body spray stands for Brett Ratner has quit his gig producing the Oscars under heavy pressure from the Academy. Hooray! Unfortunately, the Oscars will still suck.
Winner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry Was Bullied by His Chemist Peers
Seth Abramovitch · 10/06/11 02:59AMThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which some refer to as "the Gay Super Bowl of Chemistry," has been awarded to 70-year-old Israeli scientist Daniel Schechtman for his discovery of "quasicrystals." It sounds like something you might buy on QVC, but they are actually metal atoms arranged in such a way as to resemble Islamic mosaics, and they have significantly altered how chemists view solid matter.
Your Betting Guide to the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature
Adrian Chen · 10/04/11 02:43PMHere Are the Official Geniuses of America
Adrian Chen · 09/20/11 09:50AMThe 2011 MacArthur Genius Grants (aka "The Emmys of Smart People") have been announced. Among the 22 winners of the $500,000 prize were a physicist, a cellist, a silversmith and Jad Abumrad, the host of the NPR radio show "Radiolab". Now they will be flown to the rain forests of Brazil to do battle in a series of increasingly-absurd physical challenges. See who emerges as "America's Strongest Genius!" Wednesdays, this fall on NBC.
The Most Memorable Moments of the 2011 Emmy Awards
Matt Cherette · 09/19/11 01:01AMJust like the weekend, the 63rd Primetime Emmys are history. This year's telecast was hosted by Glee's Jane Lynch and aired live on Fox from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. Despite Alec Baldwin's last-minute pullout, pretty much every small screen star showed up to celebrate television's biggest night.