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· The Carpetbagger puts a camera in the face of his buttoned-down colleagues at the NY Times to see who the East Coast media elite is rooting for. (More often that not they are rooting for their own blissful ignorance of anything that has to do with Hollywood.) [The Carpetbagger]
· The O-Factor is liveblogging rehearsals from inside the Kodak theater. They don't want to give anything away, but one bit involves Tom Hanks getting punched in the stomach repeatedly. This is going to be the best Oscars ever! [The O-Factor]
· Greener celebs will be making their way to the ceremonies in all sorts of eco-friendly vehicles, including Honda Civics powered by natural gas, Ford Hybrid Escapes, and on the saddle-equipped backs of their personal assistants. [Treehugger]
· For some reason, Charlize Theron bringing her mother as her date isn't nearly as funny to us as the year Kevin Spacey brought his. [Us Blog]
· Ann Coulter takes great pains not to offend anyone with her Best Picture plot summaries. ("Munich: Jew athletes at Munich had it coming.") [AnnCoulter.com]
· Double your Oscar pool fun with TVgasm's Oscar Ballot ("Worst Presenter." Hmm...Owen Wilson is the favorite, but could Salma Hayek surprise us all?) [TVgasm]