witchkitten

Historically, the Oscar nominated films were also some of the most popular, and by historically I include the Academy Awards from my childhood. Maybe not every film in every category was popular but most of the films were also seen by large audiences. Who wants to watch an awards ceremony when you haven't seen the movies or the performances? It makes it hard to get invested. Granted, part of the problem is that people are going to the movies less than they used to. Why go out and see a film in the theater when you can watch it on your nice big screen at home, especially when ticket prices are so high, and there are high quality television shows to watch as well, which hasn't always been the case. But it's also because they often nominate obscure films, or at least films that haven't been seen by a lot of the population that want to watch the Oscars. I'm not sure if adding a "Popular" category is going to make people more invested though. It's only one category. Who wants to sit through a two or three hour telecast about films they haven't seen just to see five minutes that includes a film or handful of films you are invested in?

I’m not surprised about Demi Lovato. She seems to have a lot of mental health issues, particularly with regard to self image. She struggles with an eating disorder and her relationship with Wilmer Whatshisface from That 70’s Show sounded emotionally abusive. If rumors are true he’s a total predator. I hope she gets the help she needs.

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Is the upgrade going to fix the apostrophe issue with the mobile site? If not, is there any way we can get a fix? I miss my apostrophes.

Meghan Markles family is awful on her fathers side. The only positive thing I can say about him is that he doesnt like Trump. I hope hes lying about Harry liking him, although I wouldnt be surprised. I kind of assumed most of the royal family is politically conservative. I just hate to hear about anyone liking Trump. Ugh.

I have no problem believing that Angelina Jolie is engaging in parental alienation. Those poor kids. Theyre the ones that will be hurt the most. I dont think Brad is a saint either but the kids deserve to have a relationship with both parents without interference from the other.

I like the name. Im happy for them.

I'm sure the dad is no father of the year given that he has two older children who are incredibly messed up, and he was estranged from Meghan for a good chunk of her childhood IIRC, but I do think the British press is being harder on him than he deserves. To my knowledge he hasn't done anything like his older children, and in response to the nastiness of the British press Buckingham Palace put out a statement asking them to stop so I don't think he's as bad as he's being portrayed. Again, he doesn't seem like a great father either but he and Meghan did form some sort of relationship after their estrangement and she does/did intend to have him walk her down the aisle.

Congratulations to the couple. I wonder who this child will resemble. I see both parents in George, but I see more of Kate in him. Charlotte looks so much like Queen Elizabeth. I don't see much Kate in her, or William for that matter but she clearly favors his side of the family. I loved the dress Charlotte was wearing to meet her younger brother.

This one actually took me by surprise.

Not surprised. The apple doesnt fall far from the tree.

I think of prenups as insurance (I didn't have to sign one because hubby and I have been together since before he had any assets so all assets are both of ours, IMO). You don't get auto insurance because you think you're going to have an accident, or house insurance because you think your house will burn down, but in case it does happen you want to protect yourself. Hope for the best but prepare for the worst. ETA: I'm also sure that as a Royal he has to have some sort of legal agreement about finances and such before marriage. Either he has a prenup or he has some other legal documents that do the same thing.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/us/trump-jr-divorce-vanessa.html Vanessa officially filed for divorce.

Im not going to mourn Billy Grahams death. He was antisemetic, and IMHO did not deserve the praise he got. Not only was he antisemetic but when he was confronted by others he denied saying anything and was believed until nearly a decade later the Nixon tapes were released and he was recorded saying all sorts of vile things about Jewish people. https://www.google.com/amp/www.ajc.com/news/national/billy-graham-richard-nixon-tapes-the-one-time-graham-image-was-tarnished/DCj06gfORZJLYa30cLawWL/amp.html

Bristol Palin is a poster child for whats wrong with abstinence only sex education. It doesnt work as demonstrated by every single study on the subject. ETA: My apostrophes keep disappearing when I post from my phone. I swear they were in there.