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Why? They’re so thoughtful…

March 18, 2013

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OREO Separator Machine

March 6, 2013

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Happy National Oreo Day!

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2013 Oscar Award Winners

February 25, 2013

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Best picture

“Beasts of the Southern Wild”
“Silver Linings Playbook”
“Zero Dark Thirty”
“Lincoln”
“Les Misérables”
“Life of Pi”
“Amour”
“Django Unchained”
“Argo” — WINNER

Actor

Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln” — WINNER
Denzel Washington, “Flight”
Hugh Jackman, “Les Misérables”
Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”

Actress

Naomi Watts, “The Impossible”
Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook” — WINNER
Emmanuelle Riva, “Amour”
Quvenzhané Wallis, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

Supporting actor

Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained” — WINNER
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master”
Robert De Niro, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Alan Arkin, “Argo”
Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”

Supporting actress

Sally Field, “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables” — WINNER
Jacki Weaver, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Helen Hunt, “The Sessions”
Amy Adams, “The Master”

Director

David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Ang Lee, “Life of Pi” — WINNER
Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”
Michael Haneke, “Amour”
Benh Zeitlin, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

Animated feature

“Frankenweenie”
“The Pirates! Band of Misfits”
“Wreck-It Ralph”
“Brave” — WINNER
“ParaNorman”

Foreign language film

“Amour,” Austria — WINNER
“No,” Chile
“War Witch,” Canada
“A Royal Affair,” Denmark
“Kon-Tiki,” Norway

Adapted screenplay

“Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin
“Argo,” Chris Terrio — WINNER
“Lincoln,” Tony Kushner
“Silver Linings Playbook,” David O. Russell
“Life of Pi,” David Magee

Original screenplay

“Flight,” John Gatins
“Zero Dark Thirty,” Mark Boal
“Django Unchained,” Quentin Tarantino — WINNER
“Amour,” Michael Haneke
“Moonrise Kingdom,” Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola

Original song

“Before My Time” from “Chasing Ice,” music and lyrics by J. Ralph
“Everybody Needs A Best Friend” from “Ted,” music by Walter Murphy and lyric by Seth MacFarlane
“Pi’s Lullaby” from “Life of Pi,” music by Mychael Danna and lyric by Bombay Jayashri
“Skyfall” from “Skyfall,” music and lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth — WINNER
“Suddenly” from “Les Misérables,” music by Claude-Michel Schonberg, lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil

Original score

Dario Marianelli, “Anna Karenina”
Alexandre Desplat, “Argo”
Mychael Danna, “Life of Pi” — WINNER
John Williams, “Lincoln”
Thomas Newman, “Skyfall”

Visual effects

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
“Life of Pi” — WINNER
“Marvel’s The Avengers”
“Prometheus”
“Snow White and the Huntsman”

Makeup and hairstyling

“Hitchcock”
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
“Les Misérables” — WINNER

Cinematography

Seamus McGarvey, “Anna Karenina”
Robert Richardson, “Django Unchained”
Claudio Miranda, “Life of Pi” — WINNER
Janusz Kaminski, “Lincoln”
Roger Deakins, “Skyfall”

Costume design

Jacqueline Durran, “Anna Karenina” — WINNER
Paco Delgado, “Les Misérables”
Joanna Johnston, “Lincoln”
Eiko Ishioka, “Mirror Mirror”
Colleen Atwood, “Snow White and the Huntsman”

Documentary

“5 Broken Cameras”
“The Gatekeepers”
“How to Survive a Plague”
“The Invisible War”
“Searching for Sugar Man” — WINNER

Documentary short

“Inocente” — WINNER
“Kings Point”
“Mondays at Racine”
“Open Heart”
“Redemption”

Animated short

“Adam and Dog”
“Fresh Guacamole”
“Head over Heels”
“Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare”
“Paperman” — WINNER

Live action short

“Asad”
“Buzkashi Boys”
“Curfew” — WINNER
“Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)”
“Henry”

Film editing

William Goldenberg, “Argo” — WINNER
Tim Squyres, “Life of Pi”
Michael Kahn, “Lincoln”
Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg, “Zero Dark Thirty”

Sound mixing

“Argo”
“Les Misérables” — WINNER
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Skyfall”

Sound editing — TIE

“Argo”
“Django Unchained”
“Life of Pi”
“Skyfall” — WINNER
“Zero Dark Thirty” — WINNER

Production design –

“Anna Karenina”
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
“Les Misérables”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln” — WINNER

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Teen With Down Syndrome Becomes Basketball Hero

January 25, 2013

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Owen Groesser, an eighth grader with Down syndrome, hadn’t seen the basketball court for any action all season…. That all changed Wednesday. Watch the highlights of Owen’s big game!

Thanks Andrew! [via WXYZ]

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January 24th Birthdays: Spin It

January 24, 2013

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Can you guess the two celebrities that share a birthday today?


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Neil Diamond turns 72

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Aaron Neville turns 72

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Help MacGyver

January 23, 2013

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Today is Richard Dean Anderson’s (AKA MacGyver) 63rd birthday, but he’s stuck in a maze. Can you help MacGyver escape? Feel free to use anything you find along the way to help you!

richard dean anderson macgyver maze

 

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richard dean anderson macgyver maze answer key

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Today’s Cooking Lesson…

January 22, 2013

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things i've learned any pan is a no-stick pan if you no cook in it cupofzup.com

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Random Facts: Born & Raised

January 17, 2013

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About 50% of Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace. This is called Propinquity.

Sometimes it’s just better not to move too far.

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Will You Cry at Les Miserables?

January 16, 2013

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funny flowchart will_you_cry_at_les_miserables

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January 16th Birthdays: Spin It

January 16, 2013

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Can you guess the two celebrities that share a birthday today?


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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English Model Kate Moss turns 39

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Albert Pujols turns 33

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