Oscars

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Today we celebrate Hollywood legends — and a few stars who, while huge in their time, have dimmed with the passing years — as they hold, gaze at and, occasionally, ignore their trophies. http://ti.me/YrXi43

Pictured: Marlon Brando (right) with his Oscar for 'On the Waterfront', 1955.

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