Only because this is a Chicago-based blog: Check out this odd little news item about our homegirl Oprah. Apparently, even though she's a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and thus an Oscar voter, she is being allowed to voice her editorial support for certain movies on her show — despite Academy rules forbidding voters to do just that.
Also, from the same site, more Chicago homegirl news: Tina Fey will host the 59th annual Writers Guild of America Awards on Feb. 11.
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AS THEY SAY, RULES ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN AND IF ANYBODY CAN BREAK THE RULES, OPRAH WOULD BE THE ONE....I LOVE OPRAH, BUT I CAN'T IMAGINE HER NOT DOING WHAT SHE WANTS. AFTER ALL, SHE'S OPRAH....
THE QUEEN OF THE WORLD ! ! !
Tina Fey is from Upper Darby, PA.
[Editor's note: But she lived here and trained as an improv comedian for many years. We officially adopt her.]
Yet another example of how the rules that everyone else must abide by simply don't apply to Oprah! DS