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Just a reminder that I'll be live-tweeting the Oscars starting around 7 p.m. Keep an eye on my tweets here:

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And, without further adieu, here are my Oscar picks. Feel free to leave your own predictions in the comments section.

Best Picture -- Argo

Best Director -- Michael Haneke, Amour

New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells has a bone to pick with the James Beard Foundation.

A Miracle Whip ad that just might make the world hate Miracle Whip more than it already does.

Work may be a constant for all of us but our work days tend to start differently.

Maybe some of you watch the "Today" show and feel your brain slowly atrophy.

Some of you might hastily stuff your face full of carbohydrates and pump legal, addictive stimulants into your bloodstream.

Not me. I start my workday by reading. OK, that sounds more pretentious than I intended, so let me clarify.

Each morning, I comb the Internet for the finest, weirdest and funniest stories in sports, arts, food and pop culture to share you with on our Currently Playing blog.

James Beard semifinalist Josh Keeler writes a pretty sweet piece in the Charleston City Paper about his cooking philosophy and what it's like to run Two Boroughs Larder. 

Some awesome pop art posters for the Best Picture nominees. I'm partial to the Playbill-style one, for Lincoln. 

The lineup for Bonnaroo 2013 has been announced.

As has the lineup for Delaware's Firefly Festival.

In-game tweets from the Brooklyn Nets PR department. Awesome or inane?

Burger King's Twitter was hacked and rebranded as that of a certain rival.

Food Republic has 11 things you probably didn't know about brussels sprouts.

Bon Appetit put out its list of the country's most important restaurants and has followed that up with recipes from said restaurants, including a delicious-looking chicken dish from Charleston's Husk. 

Learn how to butcher a lamb in Charleston on Thursday.

This Nike ad featuring Oscar Pistorius hasn't aged well in light of the Olympian being charged with murder in connection with the death of his model girlfriend. 

There is nothing particularly new or innovative about “Vanderpump Rules,” the latest offering from reality TV titan Bravo.

But that hasn’t stopped me from watching every single episode.

There are impossibly beautiful people working menial jobs and still managing to take themselves really seriously.

There is back-stabbing. There is drama. There is crying.

There will be a multi-part reunion.

Charleston Magazine has a preview on next month's Savannah Stopover.

The most stylish set of playing cards ... maybe, ever.

Rene Redzepi and other famous chefs and foodies talk about their most romantic meals.