No One Knew Why Eminem Was at the Oscars
“Lose Yourself” was not celebrating any anniversary, nor gaining new relevance. But it did pass the time okay.
Regardless of whether your sweater’s stained with spaghetti, don’t dawdle. Eminem has told you and told you again: Opportunity knocks once in a lifetime, and you must answer.
Ope! Scratch that. New rule. You get two shots. The second comes 17 years after the first.
Last night’s Oscars were surprisingly surprising. ’s hinted that Hollywood’s premier awards-giver can——recognize quality across lines of nationality, race, and language. Today, a more inexplicable mystery lingers: Why did Eminem make an overlong. Then the 47-year-old Eminem, hat pulled low, appeared in the flesh with an orchestra-slash–rock band for a solid, po-faced rendition of “Lose Yourself” in full.
