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Along with habitual Oscar performers Randy Newman and Phil Collins, keep your eyes and ears open for another vocal talent at this year's awards show. ROBIN WILLIAMS has been tapped for a live performance of Best Original Song nominee Blame Canada--the profanity-sprinkled Canuck-baiting ditty from the animated film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. Oscar producers have yet to announce how they'll censor such lyrics as "Blame Canada with all their hockey hullabaloo/ and that b____ Anne Murray too," but Williams' history of antic unpredictability could make any decision moot. It may not erase the memories...
...Wonderland is not about craziness. Its much repeated mantra and true theme is "balance"--mental, professional and personal. It's a frustrating goal for both patients and the well-cast staff, such as Dr. Robert Banger (Ted Levine), who juggles chaotic patient evaluations with Zen cool (he's the Phil Jackson of psychiatry) while fighting for custody of his kids in his spare time...
...Bush emissaries, McCain intermediaries and unallied freelance negotiators--trying to save the Republican Party by brokering a postprimary reconciliation. Party chairman Jim Nicholson phoned in. Bob Dole called but wound up advising his old friend to hold out for as much as possible. G.O.P. Senators like Connie Mack and Phil Gramm who had worked against McCain were suddenly sending a shout out. And best of all: Paul Coverdell, Bush's top backer in the Senate, relayed word that his colleagues--39 of whom had endorsed Bush--couldn't wait for McCain to return so they could hold an official ceremony...
...Angeles Lakers win the NBA championship this year, their fans will have two people to thank: Phil Jackson and Friedrich Nietzsche...
...definitely gonna be a competitive race," said Phil Musser, a political consultant well-versed in Bay State Republican politics. "Anyone who thinks it will be a blowout on either side is mistaken...