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The brief and wondrous life of Oscar – WOW!

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Amanda

Sunday there was quite a lot of pre-Oscar speculation at my house as we all completed our ballots to see who could pick the most winners of the 24 major award categories for the 2010 Academy Awards. I find that … Continue reading →

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