Entertainment

"No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" led the Oscar nominations with eight each. But for Oscar, there's good news and bad news. The bad news is that the awards might not happen if the writer's strike goes past February 24. The good news is that at least "Crash" can't win again.

What will the world do without the Oscars? Don't the people in Darfur and other African countries have it bad enough without being denied the chance to see billionaires giving each other awards and getting choked up about "the power of story?" And without writers, who will pen that delightfully entertaining banter and the introductions for the best picture nominees?

23/6 will. No scabs necessary.