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...oscillation, of radio waves emanating from the constellation Sextans is different from radio waves emanating from constellations 90 degrees away -- something that could not happen if the universe was the same in every direction. Imagine the universe as a piece of wood and the radio waves as a saw blade. Because of the differing density, the blade cuts more easily with the grain of the wood than against it. Similarly, the faster-than-normal cycling radio waves could mean a difference in density, a sort of "grain" to the universe. The radio signals emanating from Sextans seemed to have...
Nominees: Tom Cruise, Jerry Maguire; Ralph Fiennes, The English Patient; Woody Harrelson, The People vs. Larry Flynt; Geoffrey Rush, Shine; Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade...
...Will Win: One of the dueling autistics. Rush has swept the pre-Oscar awards, but Sling Blade is riding a big wave of support, especially among actors, who comprise by far the largest voting bloc. I'll give Thornton a razor's edge lead: his picture has the most indie-credibility and the Academy prefers to buy American...
Nominees: The Crucible; The English Patient; Hamlet; Sling Blade; Trainspotting...
...text. Arthur Miller is a hard name to ignore, but the Academy and the public have found it in them to ignore The Crucible altogether. Not enough people understood the accents in Trainspotting to know if the script was any good. That leaves The English Patient and Sling Blade, both of which created complex characters and entire communities, and both of which have key support from the massive actors' branch...