Did not watch the Oscars but looked through a few red carpet photo sites the morning after. While I agree there weren't any big winners this year, neither were there a lot of huge losers, either....mostly everyone looked presentable, at least. That light blue dress.....the fabric looked so cheap. I know it wasn't, of course, but it looked like fake fortuny with rhinestones. And Pink...what's up with the regulation short haircut brushed up stiff like that, or making long hair look like that? Pink, Jennifer Lawrence, several others. Kate Hudson, a roger rabbit refugee, brilliant, Annie! And finally, Pink's rendition of Over the Rainbow? I find it very sad that every singer has to sing songs with that vocal adornment technique that used to be reserved for soul music in the 70s. Now it is used to disguise or compensate for narrow vocal ranges and the fact that the voice cannot sustain long notes on an even tone. Nowadays a singer is a person who can sing enough, and has some schtick that makes him or her famous. Most of today's singers actually have terrible voices. The likes of Judy Garland, Karen Carpenter, Cass Elliott, Patsy Kline, Barbara Streisand and others with true star quality voices are mostly gone. Lea Michele is one singer who sometimes uses that type of vocalization but doesn't need it, and she would have killed that song at the Oscars.

I thought Charlize Theron looked stunning in every way. You have to have a perfect face to pull off that haircut. Youth helps too. Jennifer Lawrence and her dress were gorgeous, but I thought it looked too much like a wedding gown. Possibly the Best. Wedding. Gown. Ever. :-) I wrote the following while going through the slideshow I linked above. Favorites: Amanda SeyfriedâÂÂs pale grey lace dress, Alexander McQueen Jennifer AnistonâÂÂs red Sandra BullockâÂÂs black lace Helen HuntâÂÂs royal blue Octavia SpencerâÂÂs blush chiffon Jamie FoxxâÂÂs beautiful daughterâÂÂs marine blue Jennifer HudsonâÂÂs blue Robin Robertsâ blue velvet Little Quvenzhane Wallisâ blue Not so thrilled: Anne Hathaway - maybe in a different color? Naomi Watts - looked too much like Star Trek Halle Berry - I rarely like Versace Jennifer Garner - I love her, and liked her dress, until she turned around. Renee Zellweger in Caroline Herrera as usual. I often like CH, but this was so molded! Amy Adams - I'm a fan, but thought she looked like a pale grey Big Bird. Kate CapshawâÂÂs dress seemed too young for her. Melissa McCarthy - that dress didn't do a thing for her. Helena Bonham Carter Sally Field. WhatâÂÂs with that train?? Quentin TarantinoâÂÂs date, Lianne Spiderbaby. I liked her dress about as much as I liked her name. Mark RuffaloâÂÂs wife's dress was odd. I like him, though! Not crazy about Jane FondaâÂÂs bright yellow and pointy shoulder pads. Versace again. Gloria ReubenâÂÂs blue - not my thing at all.

I wondered if Heidi had promised to wear one of the designs from the project runway Jr! That was terrible. I didn't think it was possible to make Heidi look bad but I was wrong. I normally am not a fan of sea foam green but that dress was fabulous on Cate. I personally would not even wear that horrible sack dress to do my gardening that Jacqueline West was wearing, what were they thinking? The best thing Lady Gaga wore was her fabulous hunk of hot romance fiancé! I watch Chicago fire just to see him! I read recently that the 2 of them made love in the nude for one of her videos. I saw just a still clip and wow he is a work of art. She is a lucky lady. He looked so handsome in his tux.

Here’s an update from The Philadelphia Preservation Alliance. This is a sad loss for the city. “Update on 239 Chestnut: Sadly, this 1851 historically-certified loft building designed by Stephen Decatur Button suffered catastrophic damage in a fire of undetermined origin early Sunday morning Thankfully, everyone got out and no one was seriously injured. We visited the site this morning with several structural engineers and L&I. Within the building, there is literally nothing left. The roof and all of the floors collapsed and pancaked into the cellar. The rear brick wall remains standing, but is unsupported and in danger of collapse. The first floor front has cast iron columns and trim (backed with masonry), and the upper facade is brownstone clad with stucco. Unfortunately it appears unlikely that the upper portions can be saved as the brownstone is quite brittle and crumbles easily. Further complicating things, the only access to the building is through the front - there is no rear alley access. Our best hope based on what we know to this point is that the building may be re-built someday to match the old, including the original cast iron front. Sadly, one of the finest blocks of historic buildings in Philadelphia will be compromised for a long time to come.”