academy awards
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The Factories That Churn Out America’s Most Iconic Trophies
There’s a little trophy shop called Aardvark Laser Engraving down the street from our office in Oakland. It’s small but bustling, and its windows are stuffed to the brim with awards made of all kinds of materials and in any shape you can imagine: chalices, orbs, golfers, gavels, apples and plaques. Plenty of plaques. They…
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Oscar Losers Get Free Trip To Space
Jesse Eisenberg – not an Oscar winner. However! As part of his Hey sorry, no hard feelings goody bag from the Academy, he’s getting a $US200,000 free trip on Virgin Galactic – along with all the other losers. [NYP via Hairpin]