Deborah Orr on the Oscars

I came across an interesting gem of an article in the Independent, thanks to Byliner. In it, Deborah Orr, looks at the unexpected political statements and significance of this year’s Oscars ceremony. It might be a couple of days old, but well worth the read.

The reality of the world, and of the famine, war and pestilence always with us, finally encroached upon the sequestered and artificial world of gargantuan wealth, lachrymose self-congratulation and look-at-me frocks.

The Independent

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