Two false starts revealed him as a true jerk. Not saying thank you is one of our least favorite things. Her sincerity would have played out a little better if somebody hadn't tipped off the TV news crews, who came rushing into the theater 30 minutes before the curtain. A pair of unblushing brides. As I Wanna Be, while the British bull artist shaved his beard of 30 years and donned a wedding dress, veil and fishnet stockings to celebrate the launching of his latest venture, the Virgin Bride boutique in London.
Good taste is another matter entirely.
The Academy Awards, a show usually associated with excess, bad jokes and tedium, produced two moments of genuine grace this year in the appearances of actors Kirk Douglas and Christopher Reeve. Douglas, whose own misfortune had not received quite the same attention as Reeve's, received a special Oscar to honor a career in which he played many indomitable heroes. He had recently suffered a series of strokes that affected his ability to speak. Not even Spartacus was that brave.