Cartoons, 'SNL' and Oscars!

Including Dylan, Aimee Mann and Leonard Cohen, and much more.

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Christian Adams for Oscar night:

“SNL” cold open:

Weekend Update:

Barry Blitt:

Morten Morland:

Two from the NY Times:

Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, threatened on Saturday to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over their coverage of the war with Iran, his latest move in a campaign to stomp out what he sees as liberal bias in broadcasts. As the war entered its third week, Mr. Carr accused broadcasters of “running hoaxes and news distortions” in a social media post and warned them to “correct course before their license renewals come up.”

“Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not,” he said.

and:

In Lebanon, the war is raging not only in the streets — it is also in hospitals and clinics. Medical workers have been killed while treating patients or trying to assist others, underscoring the human cost of the ongoing strikes.

Since March 2, Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 31 health professionals and wounded 51 others, the Lebanese health ministry said on Saturday. Israel has carried out at least 37 attacks against emergency medical workers, the ministry said.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, condemned the attacks on health care workers and said it marked “a tragic development in the escalating Middle East crisis.”

Oscar Music

Always like to post Dylan’s winner, “Things Have Changed,” 2001.

Many claim Aimee Mann from “Magnolia” got robbed by a routine Phil Collins winner:

My favorite music movie moment came just recently when a fine nominee in the live action shorts category, “The Singers,” closed over the credits with Leonard Cohen’s “Closing Time.”

From Tunes to Toons

Peter Brookes:

Bramhall:

Day:

Heller:

Tjerd Royaards:

Photo Finish

From my camera to you: Having concluded our California Calla series yesterday, now moving on to a series of images from the air, also from this past month. Today: “Mojave Solar Farm.

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