With an audience of over 120 million people, Kendrick’s show broke viewership records. But at times it seemed designed to speak directly to me.

The Great American Game has never been just about touchdowns or trophies. Beneath the roar of the crowd and the spectacle broadcast to over 130 countries lies a much older ...

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Whether the Academy Awards are actually the world's most prestigious award in cinema is up for debate. Since 1929, the ...