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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

Good question. Voina is a group of Russian artists who engage in street action art. The Independent describes it best in their article: "Artists Who Crossed The Line." An art group that stages orgies, throws cats at cashiers and has Banksy as a fan has enraged the Russian authorities By Shaun Walker Voina throwing cats in supermarkets Voina overturning police cars Voina drawing penis on bridge in St. Petersburg I suppose what Voina is, is a movement in contemporary art which is relatively new to Russia despite being widespread in the West and is regarded by critics as one of the most valuable contemporary art movements. Apparently, it's got people talking.  Even Banksy is fan.  And they have people paying attention, which means,  I like them even better. If you ask them  what their goals are you get this bizarrely complex and lofty definition: Goals and objectives of  the Art-Group Vojna in the period 2008-2010. Rebirth of heroical behavioral ideals o