· Ah, great ol' Oscar speeches -- my lifeblood. In continuation of our "Oscar Podium Classics" posts this week, I bring you this clip from 2001, in which Russell Crowe wins a statue for Gladiator and reflects on the childhood dreams that led him to success. It's sentimental, but not cloying. Perfect. [YouTube]
· Glorious: 50 ads starring Oscar winners. [AdWeek]
· Jay Leno (nicely) put Howard Stern in his place. Honestly? Jay seems like a nice guy. You know it. I know it. [Mediaite]
· Sharon Stone won a restraining order against a man who broke into her house, claimed Hillary Clinton bought him the place, and says he wrote The King's Speech. [AP]
· Finally, in "James Franco is just like you and me" news, here he is sleeping with cats. [Vulture]