A few elderly people died after receiving the Swine Flu vaccine in the ‘70's. There was panic and the vaccine was withdrawn. Later statistical analysis showed that the death rate of vaccinated and non-vaccinated people was essentially indistinguishable.

They couldn’t fill a venue that big.

Just following the family tradition.

Is this a new trend — trying to look like someone’s disapproving grandmother...in a tube top?

Such a total failure that they couldn’t even get the phony theater part correct, and that’s really all they had.

But did you go to Voodoo Donuts? After one of those you’ll never crave the crack pipe again.

I had never heard of Lightfoot until a couple of weeks ago, but the enthusiastic Sun-Times endorsement convinced me to vote for her. Still, I expected she would end up in 3rd or 4th place, with Daley and Preckwinkle set for a run-off.

I’ve only watched one scene as well and it was chopped up like a Caesar Salad. It’s not unusual for this award to go to the “most” edited, which is usually not the “best.”

The old, white people who still make up the majority of Academy voters love patting themselves on the back for their liberal sensibilities in the most mild way possible.

She supposedly working on a movie version of the musical version of the movie Sunset Boulevard. That ought to do it. The Academy Awards love awarding Hollywood insider movies. And since Gloria Swanson was robbed of her award back then, it would be fitting (and typical of the Academy) to award someone else for the role…

I’m a Chicagoan and very anti-gun. But they say Opportunity knocks but once, so...

Rami was just a bit off balance, since the Oscar statue probably weighs more than he does.

“I can still see his lips coming straight for my face.”

Irony (second definition)

With no one to deliver her first morning eye-opener, she couldn’t get out of bed.

any charges brought in the eventuality of a presidential pardon

Just saw this. I have no idea if there’s a connection, but it’s Florida, so maybe.

Just saw this. I have no idea if there’s a connection, but it’s Florida, so maybe.

Sure, there aren’t very many examples left, but if a man has children very late in life and his son(s) do the same, one generation can span 80 years.

I guess it was only seps-ish.