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The only moment from the 2013 Oscars which held any kind of truth and beauty in it for me was  Ben Affleck 's Oscar Speech:     *SEE FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW Great words, great delivery…and in spite of complaining about his marriage to a room full of one billion people, a great guy, too.  B ut how the hell should I know?  I'm not Jennifer Garner. Let's get back to the speech -- It contained many truths worth noting and meditating on…Such as advice that one does not succeed if they hold grudges.  Okay --- Well, from the get-go I can tell you that this is a biggie.  I mean, not holding grudges is hard.   I'm not sure why he felt he needed to share this with us, and I'm fairly certain that someone, somewhere knows precisely why Affleck did include it, but we can all learn from his emotion-soaked reminder that that grudges probably aren't the best way to forge a successful business plan in life.  Always better to hear this from a guy holding an Oscar than

Three Days Of the Condor  is one of those great '70s films which completely stands up to the test of time. Not only is it still a Big Fat Juicy Hollywood Glamour Flick (starring the one and only Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway), but  Three Days of the Condor  also remains gripping, suspenseful and with issues that are almost entirely relevant and timely to today's political issues. It's hard to believe this film was written almost  35 years ago!   When I see this now, it sounds almost entirely about the Iraq War, Afghanistan and WikiLeas. Amazing work.   Turner:  "Did we have plans to invade the Middle East?" Higgins :  "Look, Turner. Turner:  "Did we have plans?!" Higgins :  "No, absolutely not.  We have games.  That's all.  We play games.   How many men?  What would it take? Is there a cheaper way to destabilize a regime?  That's what we're paid to do." Just check out the last clip of the film.  I love the look of horror

This weekend I kissed my husband and kids goodbye to go on a long awaited date with the one and only Prince Gomolvilas (of the always fabulous blog, Bamboo Nation ) for a one-of-a-kind bus tour: " Out And About Tours ," a unique trek through Los Angeles’ LGBT history, all viewed from the upper tier of a double- decker bus. How cool is that? *Note: To read more about our date, be sure to read about it on The Bilerico Report, here . The tour was everything it promised to be plus an ice cold drink and a bag of chips! This first ever GLBT history tour of Los Angeles is a non-stop giddy whirlwind of laughs, jeers and cheers all spirited along by an attractive team of actors and tour guides who brought to life the many tales and facts woven together by the talented creator of the tour, founder Jim Anzide . The trip was a whirlwind flight through the City of Angels, a journey that happened to be chock full of laughs, and stories that will stay with me fore