Partying, Oscar 2010 Edition

What better time to throw a party than Oscar Week?  Venues all over town were booked with soirees—and if the  bashes didn’t really have anything to do with the Academy  Awards, that was fine, too. A lack of heat lamps didn’t put a damper on the QVC party  in the “backyard” of the Four Seasons. Women’s heels sinking into the grass? Everyone dealt. The champagne-soaked, glitzy bash featured reams of bite-size appetizers and an extremely...

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Locking Up the Oscars

An historic win, a sin of omission, a rude interruption, tears of joy and some killer  one-liners—all part of the lengthy live telecast of the 82nd annual Academy Awards  on ABC. Opening the show with Neil Patrick Harris doing a song and dance number was inspired and attention-grabbing right out of the gate, but the tune disappointed. Still, it won’t hurt his well-deserved new rep as the go-to guy for awards show hosting duties. The...

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