The four hour long lullaby known as The Academy Awards will be airing this Sunday, and if you're not pumped to see Billy Crystal try and save this sinking ship for the ninth time, then you agree with most Americans who view the whole thing as a yawn-inducing, if obligatory, formal event. But despite the Academy's ongoing effort to ensure that the show is as bland and inoffensive as a bowl of tapioca, things happen on live TV. Here's a list of the 11 wildest moments, from cross dressers to streakers, F-bombs to on-stage kisses, from Oscars past. More»

I have to admit, I didn't really see the re-emergence of Duran Duran coming. Like a lot of snobby hipsters who were still soiling diapers when their biggest hits were charting, I scoffed at their presence on the Coachella bill. But after rocking a capacity crowd at the Nokia Theatre Tuesday night who still can't stop tweeting about it, maybe it's time to update my opinion. MORE>>

I have to admit, I didn't really see the re-emergence of Duran Duran coming. Like a lot of snobby hipsters who were still soiling diapers when their biggest hits were charting, I scoffed at their presence on the Coachella bill. More»

Jon Hamm, Matt Stone, Trey Parker and Eli Roth rock out to a surprise Duran Duran performance at the "South Park" 15 Year Anniversary; Dim Mak takes over Dim Mak Studios and Paul & Andre for the label's 15th birthday with DJ sets by Steve Aoki and slew of others; Kate Bosworth, Julia Clancey and more toast Christopher Bollen's first novel with Interview Magazine at Soho House—there was much to celebrate around L.A. on Tuesday, let's go through the details in this edition of Last Night's Parties. More»

[Matt Stone, Trey Parker] If you want to feel really old, here's a quick fact that should do the trick: "South Park" has been on the air for 15 years. It was August of 1997 that Eric Cartman got his very first anal probe, and the rest is foul-mouthed history. Last night, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone celebrated with a 15th Anniversary bash at the Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport, and if you think the guest list was even remotely normal, you clearly haven't been paying too much attention to these guys. More»

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• Bethenny Frankel tells Jon Gosselin to get his crap together, reminding us why we love her. [People]

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