Why the Oscars won't be the same without their ringmaster, Harvey Weinstein
Even the customary Oscar gift bags given to top nominees before Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony indicated that this year's celebration would be anything but show business as usual.
The assortment of enviable swag included the usual decadent fare - a "conflict-free" diamond necklace, a 14-day Tanzanian excursion, face cream made of crushed unicorn horn (or something equally as rare) - but it was two smaller gifts that spoke directly to the collective mental state of the industry. Inside the collection of carefully curated goodies sent to A-listers like Meryl Streep and Frances McDormand was an 18-minute session of phobia-relief therapy and an elegantly designed tube of pepper spray.
Heal your wounds and live to fight another day, it seemed to say. Even the most
