“A Katy Perry marching band? This is going to be the gayest day ever,” says the curly-haired woman watching as a 17-piece group works their way through “Firework,” and then follows it up with a jaunty rendition of Kesha’s “Timber.” She chuckles. “I must be in the right place.” It’s …
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When Billy Crystal regularly hosted the Academy Awards, he liked to begin the show with a montage where he was inserted into the nominated films. The 2000 opening leaned more on Hollywood history, with Crystal appearing in vintage films like The Graduate and Psycho. There were still jokes about that …
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