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'SNL' Review: Kevin Hart Gets an 'A' for Effort

by | March 4th, 2013

When it was announced two weeks ago that comedian Kevin Hart would host SNL, an odd debate sprung up online over whether Hart was "qualified"  (i.e., "famous enough") for the gig. Hart has certainly had a huge year, with his film Think Like A Man and comedy album Laugh At My Pain both raking in millions, and his SNL episode received higher ratings than Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz's two weeks ago. Regardless, it's not for us to decide whether or not someone is famous enough to host — only whether or not his talents make him a good fit for the show.

Yes, Hart did occasionally stumble over lines [...]

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'The Onion' Draws Criticism for a Tweet About Quvenzhané Wallis

by | February 25th, 2013

During last night's Oscars ceremony, The Onion fired off a controversial tweet about one of the nominees before quickly deleting it an hour later. The original tweet read:

Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but that Quvenzhané Wallis is kind of a cunt, right? #Oscars2013

Many on Twitter and blogs felt the joke about the nine-year-old Beasts of the Southern Wild star was offensive and that such a vulgar word shouldn't have been used in regards to a child, while others like Time's Joel Stein and comedian Dave Anthony came to The Onion's defense by arguing that everyone was missing the tweet's satirical point and that [...]

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