LAT In 90 Seconds

Our Favorite Line of the Day: Courtesy of Elizabeth Snead, who reported on the Hep A scare at Ashton Kutcher’s birthday party (or was it his bar mitzvah?). She writes: “All together now, ‘Happy hepatitis to you, happy hepatitis to you!’”

Handicapping The Oscars: Sheigh Crabtree puts together a lovely picture book to show how in this year of upsets (the Giants steal the Super Bowl! Herbie Hancock sweeps the Grammys! A beagle won Westminister!), anything could happen on Sunday. No, that won’t help you with your office pool, but there are a bunch of pics of George Clooney in there, so we’re not complaining.

Hollywood Hands Gilbert Cates An Oscar: The LAT heaps loving praise on Gilbert Cates, the producer of the Oscars, who is working, like, super hard right now.

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