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Found a couple of interesting links, of actors discussing their work and old artists performing at the Grammys.

1. Actor's Roundtable with Colman Domingo ("Rustin", "The Color Purple") joins Paul Giamatti ("The Holdovers"), Cillian Murphy ("Oppenheimer"), Mark Ruffalo ("Poor Things"), Andrew Scott ("All of Us Strangers") and Jeffrey Wright ("American Fiction") on the L.A. Time Envelope Actors Roundtable.

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This made me want to see all of their movies.

2. Cillian Murphy and Margot Robbie interviewing each other on Oppenheimer and Barbie.

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As an aside Murphy is the better interviewer.

3. Joni Mitchell performs at 80 years of age Both Sides Now at the Grammys

4. Tracy Chapman and Luke Coombs do a duet of Fast Car at the Grammys

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Decided to watch the Grammy's on Paramount Plus - to see the Performances, don't care about the Awards. I don't think we should give awards for works of art. (ETA: I don't think ANYONE should be giving awards for works of art.) It's too frigging subjective. And massages our sick narcissistic culture or insecure need for validation. I mean, you've sold your records, gotten to perform, why the frigging hell do we need to give you a trophy? [ETA: or - "why do you need a trophy saying you are the best?"]

But I don't make the rules. And people are weird.

There are great performances in it. Annie Lennox does a great tribute to Sinead O'Connor, with Nothing Compares to You. Plus Tracy Chapman's duet with Luke Coombs on Fast Car. And Joni Mitchellat 80 singing Both Sides Now (which is quite moving when an 80 year old sings that song, particularly one she wrote). It's worth it for the performances. Although, I'm admittedly not much of a Pop fan - it's kind of moany, whiny, and about breaking up with folks. Pop is kind of like the Barbie movie...you either love it or...like bits of it, and try to ignore the rest.

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Sigh, Best Jazz Performance - didn't get focused on. The Grammy's is very Pop focused. I like Jazz better. I'm clearly my father's daughter.