Wall Sticker Royalty: What do Princesses do once the wedding is over?
Feb.10
WallCandy Arts removable wall decals celebrate princesses of all shapes and sizes!
So remember the hoopla surrounding the Royal Wedding? You know, when we were bombarded with 24/7 coverage about what Kate and Pippa were wearing, what kind of china they’d be eating off, who made their shoes, and what kind of shampoo the princess used on her gorgeous locks?
Much like our own weddings, the time zaps by in an instant. The only difference between Kate Middleton and the average bride is that Kate gets to keep wearing the tiaras and party dresses all year long. Just like your little girl.
In the spirit of promoting imaginative play and the new launch of WallCandy’s French Bull Princess Wall Decals, we thought we would check back in with Princess Kate to see what she has been up to since saying “I Do.”
Well, just she won my heart over by celebrating her 30th birthday in January by staging a 1980s-style disco and karaoke dance party with Duran Duran songs and 80s-themed cocktails with creative names like “The Ferris Bueller Fizz,” the “Pacman Martini,” the “Back to the Future,” and my favorite, “The Walkman.”
Remember those?
Princess Kate, also known as the Duchess of Cambridge, opened up a new art show this week at London’s National Portrait Gallery, while Prince William was busy on a routine six-week training mission for the Royal Air Force in the Falkland Islands (that “war” was so 1980s, too). It’s good to know that Britain isn’t just letting their prince play dress-up with the military uniforms.
But back to your daughter(s) and the bedroom or playroom walls….
Turn your girl's bedroom or playroom into a Princess Paradise with our new French Bull line.
So you get four princesses in all and as you’ll notice, they are not skewed to the traditional blonde stereotype (not that there is anything wrong with blonde princesses). Hey, why can’t a princess have strawberry pink or purple hair? They’re princesses!
And as with all our Made in the USA removable decorations, these princess wall stickers (and fantasy castle with royal gardens) are completely repositionable, reusable and BPA and Pthalates free!
And if you’re secretly feeling guilty about missing Princess Kate’s Birthday, you may want to check out our Special Occasions section. 
Puppy Love: Dog Balloon Birthday Wall Decals and other Canine Curiosities
Jan.24
So when is the Museum of Modern Art going to open up a Birthday Balloon exhibit?
Having waited in line at numerous family festivals and kids fairs to spend 15 seconds with a balloon-twisting clown, I know the magnetism that animal balloons have for little children. Heck, why bring age into it? I’m blown away by how a thin latex tube can instantly be transformed into giraffes, lions, party hats, etc.
In case you missed it, I highly recommend that you check out the movie trailer for “TWISTED: A Balloonamentary,” which highlights some of the world’s most creative balloon artists. Forget one-balloon creations. These ambitious folks have created balloon suits of armor for themselves and even made a balloon lounge chair that will support the weight of the average adult:
If you like this stuff, you’ll LOVE WallCandy’s Dog Balloon Wall Stickers for birthdays or just for overall playroom or bedroom decor when you want to add a splash to a boring plain wall.
As our clever marketing copywriters suggest (hey I can’t take credit for this), these doggies will provide you with “commitment-free cuteness.” That’s right, all the fun and pleasure of owning a dog without having to worry what time you get home to let it out of the house. No messy clean-ups. No “accidents” on the new rug or scratched furniture. And no expensive food or vet bills.
Of course, I jest.
No hard feelings, dog lovers — I know in my heart that Dog Balloons will merely enhance your love for those precious pups and can never replace them.
Balloons that will never ever pop!
Speaking of dog lovers, if you’re not one of the more than 6.65 million people who have seen “The Bark Side,” the new Volkswagen doggie tribute to Star Wars, you absolutely must! There’s a fantastic Internet parlor game going on to see if you can match the correct breed of dog with the right Star Wars character.
Darth Vader, Princess Leia and Chewbacca are obvious, but can you name the alter-egos of the rest of these cute pups?
Emmy Recap: Celebrating our own Modern Families!
Sep.19
Which "Modern Family" Character Are You?
You know that silly question of which child or grandchild you like the best?
That’s how I felt watching the Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category during last night’s Emmy Awards. Four actors from “Modern Family” were up for the honor — Ty Burrell (Phil) Ed O’Neill (Jay), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Mitchell) and Eric Stonestreet (Cameron) — as well as two outsiders, “Glee” songbird Chris Colfer and Pretty in Pink guy Jon Cryer (better known as Charlie Sheen’s surviving sidekick in “Two And A Half Men.”)
There was no doubt that last night was Modern Family’s Night — the sitcom won five Emmys in all. But my mind went blank when it came time to choose who to root for. The show has a true ensemble cast with the laugh lines getting spread pretty equally. My preference would have been to kick out Cryer and Colfer and give the two remaining nominee spots to the Modern Family kids: Nolan Gould (sweethearted but clueless Luke Dunphy) and Rico Rodriguez (precocious Manny Delgado).
Check out the pic of Manny holding the Emmy above. Doesn’t he seem like age 10 going on 40 — even in real life?
America's First Comedy Couple: Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell.
A pre-Emmy US Weekly poll favored Burrell and Stonestreet, but Burrell won out in L.A.
I think the Phil Dunphy character is super relatable as a goofy dad who will do anything to entertain his kids and himself. And the actor’s acceptance speech reflected it, too. Burrell also seemed more excited for actress Julie Bowen (his TV wife)’s corresponding Emmy victory than her real life husband did!
Entertainment Weekly recently posed the "Modern Family" cast in the most realistic scene in family life... The dreaded competition for the bathrooms.
The success of Modern Family is truly remarkable because the episodes focus on the absurdities of “normal” suburban life. When we take a big step back, all of our lives could be made into sitcoms.
It’s the perfect fit for the WallCandy family demographic. The show pokes fun at sibling rivalries, the struggles of work-life balance, the crazy competitiveness of PTA moms, zealous youth sports coaches and where our life’s dreams and realities unexpectedly meet. As a dad, I love the ongoing dynamic between popularity-obsessed Haley and her goal-oriented bookworm sister Alex; and the contrast of Peter Pan-like Luke and his can’t-wait-to-grow-up cousin Manny. You can’t miss “The One That Got Away” episode which spoofs those birthday tribute videos we all make for relatives’ milestone birthdays or wedding anniversaries.
The new season premiere is at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21. The one-hour special has a Dude Ranch theme (click here for the preview) and was shot in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, exploring how the family dynamic changes on vacation.
Which brings me to my tangential excuse for writing about Modern Family on a wall stickers blog. We all have an Inner Cowboy or Inner Cowgirl clamoring to break free. And the brand new WallCandy Arts Western Birthday Decorating Kit is a way for your boys and girls to continue their role-playing fun long after the candles go out.
I’m curious to see if Manny rediscovers that he’s a kid and reluctantly enjoys the cowboy masquerade — or if he dismisses the entire exercise as too juvenile. In any case, we’d love to hear your thoughts on the episode and if there are any other birthday party sticker themes you think we should explore! Drop us a line at hello@wallcandyarts.com.
This Super Saturday, join Kelly Ripa, Kim Kardashian and WallCandy to benefit ovarian cancer research!
Jul.28
Come join Kelly Ripa, WallCandy Arts and a slew of celebrity and designer guests for the Super Saturday 14 celebration to benefit ovarian cancer research. (Click on the picture for more details!)
The Super Saturday logo should have Roman numerals — SUPER SATURDAY XIV — because this weekend truly is the Super Bowl of charity benefits.
What’s a Designer Garage Sale, you ask? It’s just like your yard sale, except that this one features more than 200 designers selling their wares at bargain discounts to benefit the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. It’s just like your yard sale, except that you can get your fortune told while enjoying a high-end manicure. It’s just like your yard sale, except that there are carnival rides for the kids and the customers will include celebrity shoppers like Donna Karan, Kelly Ripa and Kim Kardashian.
The action is from noon-6 p.m., at the Nova’s Ark Project Sculpture Park, in Water Mill, New York.
But for those of you who live outside of New York or can’t make it, there’s a remote control option all day on QVC — again to benefit the fight against ovarian cancer.
If you can't make it to the Hamptons in person, you can get great designer deals from your couch by tuning into QVC all day on July 30. (Click the pic for more details!)
WallCandy Arts is proud to have CEO Allison Krongard participate in Super Saturday, donating mounds of removable wall decals for the cause. You can meet Allison and all of these prestigious designers in the sculpture garden and snag the perfect decorations for your children’s bedrooms or dorm rooms at special Super Saturday prices.
“It’s a very ‘Hamptons experience,’” Allison says. “It’s excessive in every way, but especially in generosity because designers provide a lot of excellent product to the event and guests arrive ready to spend for the cause!”
Actress Kim Kardashian just recorded this compelling public service announcement for the event on her blog.
Check back with us next week to find out how Allison spent her Super Saturday and which celebrities plan to stick WallCandy Arts decals in their homes.
Of course, you don’t need to buy a thing this weekend to help out the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. You can help millions of women and their loved ones by making a donation here or by planning your own fundraiser.
Oprah’s Last Show Still Not the End of An Extraordinary Background
May.24
Photo credit: Associated Press
Today, America witnessed the official end of The Oprah Winfrey Show, which debuted back in 1986 at the height of daytime talk show popularity and has since zipped past all other shows in its genre to become a one-of-a-kind… entity. But before attempting to pay tribute to a woman whose life and influence will be studied for centuries after she’s gone, I must admit that I have never been a die-hard daily viewer, nor have I made a decision based on one of Oprah’s renowned bits of wisdom or glowing recommendations. Or have I?
Like most people born in the early ’80s, I grew up with a vague awareness that Oprah Winfrey was someone everyone loved to watch, talk about, and make fun of. Her show was often on in the background while I struggled with my first difficult homework assignments in fourth grade, and when I became a fan of the sketch comedy In Living Color during middle school, her apparently fluctuating weight was an easy target and still remains a prime example of the worst kind of pop culture comedy.
If there’s no specific scandal or sensational event pinpointing the moment a notable becomes notorious, fame remains just another nebulous phenomenon and explaining one person’s specifically pretty impossible. I can’t tell you how you it happened, but Oprah Winfrey became a force infinitely more interesting and important than the Jolie-Pitts, Charlie Sheens, and Britney Spearses of celebrity culture.
Oprah in 1986. (Photo credit: Chicago Now)
Oprah truly ruins the curve for the rest of humanity. Anyone who can go from what sounds like complete emotional, demographical, and financial destitution to holding a lonely spot as the only black woman on the Forbes billionaire list, founder of an entire network supporting multiple philanthropic organizations, and the inspirator behind countless positive social and consumer improvements makes the phrases “I can’t” or “I shouldn’t” sound so incredibly whiny.
Almost 30 years later, she’s leaving a famous daytime spot she made infamous, still at the height of her show’s popularity. While most people take away bittersweet memories and cheesy office mementos when they leave a cherished, long-held career, Oprah takes away a legacy, a lexicon (the trademarked “aha” moment), and the credit for launching countless careers. And let’s never overlook her impeccable taste. I barely know the woman, yet I’d let her come in to replace my product choices and redecorate my house in a heartbeat, even if she swore me to secrecy and made me leave while she worked. I’d only make sure that all my bookshelves were enticingly empty. Say what you want about an unmovable Oprah Recommends sticker – anyone who inspires Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Q. Television to pick up The Heart is a Lonely Hunter for the bus ride home deserves her own stamp of approval.
For the last couple of weeks, the commercials leading up to Oprah’s last show have been relentless. Gift giving and the intricate psychological processes people can experience while shopping for loved ones is an interest of mine, and every time a teaser commercial popped up, I found myself wondering what Oprah’s friends, coworkers, and personal assistants were going through as they shopped for what to get an unparalleled magnate as a going away present.
Of course, I have some decorative peel-and-stick suggestions, but given the magnitude of this particular going away, even my go-to going away gift ideas are causing me to sweat a little in this very pretend scenario. What do you get for the woman who literally has everything and worked fantastically hard to get it? A written apology from Keenan Ivory Wayans? No, I’m sure Oprah is by now relatively impervious to the ridiculous weight jokes that hackneyed comedians still rely on now and again to poke fun at the inspirational and seemingly untouchable woman.
The only present I could think to get her would truly be for me. I’d get her a set of chalkboard panels for writing down her newly unheard witticisms and wisdoms, but I’d ask her if we could keep them in my kitchen for those moments when an overdue bill or unsuccessful dinner party seems like the end of the world.
Even though I never officially boarded the Oprah train, her permeating presence seems to make the world a better place. It’s nice to know that a few people like that are around, and it’s comforting to know that syndication is just around the corner, just in case I get the itch to find out exactly how much of my subconscious is Oprah-inspired. ♦
I’d love to know what you’d get Oprah if you were her number two (or four, or even seven). Do you know someone who seems to have everything already? What’s your meaningful go-to going away gift for the guy or gal whose life is wonderfully full? Leave a comment and give me a hand with this particular conundrum, won’t you?
Toast the Royal Wedding with Hip Housewares and a Fairytale Sale
Apr.28
Only 24 hours to go! (Photo credit: Chris Ison/AP)
With Prince William’s marriage to Kate Middleton only one day away, Royal Wedding Fever is at its most contagious. If you find yourself scowling at your spouse’s sudden obsession with E!, your dental hygienist’s plan to host a WilliKate lookalike party, or your cubicle neighbor’s suspicious new accent, just breathe and remember it’s perfectly natural to find the British monarchy fascinating, if only because any governing organization that dates back to 400 A.D. makes our own political pot look so shallow. If you’ve watched even 20 seconds of The Tudors by accident (or the entire series in one shameless sitting, thank you very much), you and I probably share a category – temporarily interested, but only because it’s more tantalizing than baseball or bickering politicians. Yawn.
If there’s one thing about the Royal Wedding I’m enjoying, aside from a wicked case of gown anticipation, it’s the opportunity to save on a few Kate-inspired fashions or home accents for my own Buckingham Palace, which is slightly smaller and much more prone to hosting city mice but still my favorite place to fix up and Feng Shui. I appreciate any occasion that inspires my favorite designers to add new items to already fabulous collections and oft-visited stores to knock a few bucks off the things I’ve been eyeballing for weeks but avoiding due to a mysterious wallet drought. (If you know a few stores who are taking advantage of the Royal Wedding by allowing me to take advantage of a sweet sale or two, post a comment and clue me in!)
Brandon and his Union Jack
I admit that I never paid much attention to the Union Jack until I visited the humble abode of WallCandy®’s leading lady. I’d seen that most famous of flags numerous times on postcards and flagpoles – and once on a well-sculpted forearm – but its place in the Hall of Style Icons is hard to recognize without the proper medium. As a high-quality home accessory carefully planted among complementary shades and shy standards such as, say, a quilted maple bench purchased straight from the furniture maker’s dusty warehouse, the Union Jack truly stands out as a lovely bit of geometry done up in bright, classic colors. One of the most noticeable items in Allison’s house is the crown in her son’s bedroom, a thick Union Jack throw rug, which I daresay he’ll enjoy as a bit of warm-but-masculine décor well into his teenage years.
The Union Jack toolbox
In case you were wondering how cool the Union Jack can get, take a look at the newest addition to WallCandy’s hip housewares collection, the Union Jack metal toolbox by Alice Supply Co. What better way to commemorate Prince William of Wales’s terrific taste than to treat yourself (or your hosting dental hygienist, who just might know the secret to making homemade Aero bars) to the most stylish method possible for keeping up appearances? Use it to keep jewelry in a safe place, corral day-to-day supplies, or give an inherited tool collection a proper home. However you use this sturdy does-it-all, you’ll surely fall in love with a classic historical icon that just happens to be an effective space-sprucer all on its own.
WallCandy’s own Royal Wedding celebration doesn’t end with a groovy toolbox. From now until May 7, every item for sale on the website is 10% off – simply enter the code royal10 during the checkout process and save on a few fun things that will surely last way longer than the televised exchanging of vows.
Queen Elizabeth II prefers sprinkles.
Anyone itching to start a new season can score a pack of large whiteboard wall stickers or a chalkboard wall decal for planning a warm weather bake sale to christen the newly green front yard. Once rampant Royal Wedding Fever has subsided and we can all unglue our eyes, help your kids plan a menu of royally decorated pastries on our spacious cupcake chalkboard wall decal, throw those windows open, and let the scent of springtime baking permeate the neighborhood with the sweet smells of reality. When the first batch is sold out and everyone’s enjoying a sugar coma, it’s a cinch to move any of our reusable chalkboard decals to the playroom wall for an entire summer spent pretending to be the Royal Family’s official caterers.
Wall Sticker Oscar Countdown: (#1) “The King’s Speech”
Mar.1
(Removable wall decals are a visual art, as are Oscar-nominated movies. To celebrate this year’s Academy Awards, we’ve been exploring what WallCandy Arts has in common with all 10 nominees for Best Picture. That’s right, we believe some of the best pictures for your walls don’t come from Hollywood!)
Movie: THE KING’S SPEECH
Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter.
One-Sentence Summary (from IMDb): “The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.”
Odds of Winning*: 2:1
Best Wall Decal Match: Peel and Stick Whiteboard and Chalkboard Tiles.
Regrettably, we’re a bit behind with this post, but we are delighted to have predicted the winner of the Best Picture Oscar. When in doubt, go for the period piece with the British accents and Helena Bonham Carter in a hat.
We were naive and thought it was the industrious American factory worker that helped give Allied soldiers the extra boost they needed to beat the Nazis. Apparently, a rich guy’s stuttering problem was really the “X-factor” on the battlefield.
When King George VI was practicing his speech, it would have been extremely helpful if he had erasable removable whiteboard sticker panels in the bunker. Ditto for the cast of “The King’s Speech,” who may have found them to be a more affordable and renewable alternative to cue cards.
As for writing down ideas about how to defend London from the Luftwaffe’s bombardment, these chalkboard wall decals would have been equally practical.
Meanwhile, speaking of awards, WallCandy Arts was just nominated for a coveted Cribsie Award in the “Cutest Nursery Wall Decals” category. The prestigious Cribsies recognize “the best brands, products, services, and websites for babies and tots.”
We’re proud to be nominated, but we’d appreciate your help to get on the winner’s stage and give our own King’s Speech. Your votes will be accepted through March 18. Just click on the Cribsie below!
(* DISCLAIMER: WallCandy Oscar odds are based on personal whims and were chosen a week before the Academy Awards.)
Wall Sticker Oscar Countdown: (#2) – “The Fighter”
Feb.28
(Removable wall decals are a visual art, as are Oscar-nominated movies. To celebrate the 83rd annual Academy Awards last night, we explored what WallCandy Arts has in common with all 10 nominees for Best Picture. That’s right, we believe some of the best pictures for your walls don’t come from Hollywood!)
Movie: THE FIGHTER
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo.
One-Sentence Summary: Two boxing brothers, Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund, overcome the odds to go from their drug-ravaged neighborhood to the world stage.
Odds of Winning*: 3:1 – Far better odds than “Irish” Micky Ward had to win the championship belt.
Best Wall Decal Match: Forest Friends
Chipmunks and squirrels are generally considered peaceful creatures who frolic in the wilderness, but their moods can turn in an instant. Try to take away their acorns and you’ll find they can be as ferocious as any fighter in “The Fighter.”
One area that forest animals can’t match, however, is physical fitness. They just don’t have access to the same Cybex machines and protein shakes as Hollywood stars. Be honest, now. Who has better abs: Mark Wahlberg or the Forest Friends rabbit?
Meanwhile, speaking of awards, WallCandy Arts was just nominated for a coveted Cribsie Award in the “Cutest Nursery Wall Decals” category. The prestigious Cribsies recognize “the best brands, products, services, and websites for babies and tots.”
We’re proud to be nominated, but we’d appreciate your help to get on the winner’s stage and give our own King’s Speech. Your votes will be accepted through March 18. Just click on the Cribsie below!
(* DISCLAIMER: WallCandy Oscar odds are based on personal whims and should only be used as the basis for intellectual discussion. We do not assume any responsibility for customer gambling debts.)
Wall Sticker Oscar Countdown: (#3) – “The Social Network”
Feb.27
(Removable wall decals are a visual art, as are Oscar-nominated movies. To celebrate the 83rd annual Academy Awards on February 27, we’re exploring what WallCandy Arts has in common with all 10 nominees for Best Picture. That’s right, we believe some of the best pictures for your walls don’t come from Hollywood!)
Movie: THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake.
One-Sentence Summary: Harvard University dropout Mark Zuckerberg founds Facebook, gets filthy rich and is accused of backstabbing the people who helped get him there.
Odds of Winning*: 3:1 – Some of Zuckerberg’s 500 million friends are Academy voters.
Best Wall Decal Match: Chalkboard Heart
Aside from revelations about lawsuits over the ownership rights to Facebook and the portrayal of Harvard University as a shallow place, The Social Network also sheds light on Mark Zuckerberg’s original motivation. He wanted to use it to hook himself up with dates.
A key “aha moment” comes when Zuckerberg wonders how the dating scene would be different if there was a way to instantly know if a prospective crush already had a boyfriend or girlfriend. Enter the “Relationship Status” that indicates if you are single, in a relationship, engaged, married, divorced, separated or “it’s complicated.”
This month, Facebook just added two more options to choose as your status: “In a Civil Union,” and “In a Domestic Partnership.”
That’s all well and good, but how do you know if that special someone is in a relationship if you are not currently wired in to Facebook? The solution: WallCandy’s Chalkboard Heart.
Now your co-workers can slap up their relationship statuses on their office doors. Ditto for college students in their dorm rooms.
And when it comes time to erase your status and introduce the latest social life update, rest assured that it comes with dustless, allergy-free chalk that contains no traces of latex, dairy and casein, egg, gluten, peanuts, tree nuts or soy.
In case you missed it, TIME Magazine recently did an entertaining photo essay on the corporate headquarters of Facebook and noted it had plenty of empty wall space — and we recently noted that Zuckerberg has plenty of options if he decides to impress the social media world with stylish removable wall decals.
Meanwhile, speaking of awards, WallCandy Arts was just nominated for a coveted Cribsie Award in the “Cutest Nursery Wall Decals” category. The prestigious Cribsies recognize “the best brands, products, services, and websites for babies and tots.”
We’re proud to be nominated, but we’d appreciate your help to get on the winner’s stage and give our own King’s Speech. Your votes will be accepted through March 18. Just click on the Cribsie below!
(* DISCLAIMER: WallCandy Oscar odds are based on personal whims and should only be used as the basis for intellectual discussion. We do not assume any responsibility for customer gambling debts.)
Wall Sticker Oscar Countdown: (#4) “The Kids Are All Right”
Feb.25
(Removable wall decals are a visual art, as are Oscar-nominated movies. To celebrate the 83rd annual Academy Awards on February 27, we’re exploring what WallCandy Arts has in common with all 10 nominees for Best Picture. That’s right, we believe some of the best pictures for your walls don’t come from Hollywood!)
Movie: THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
Starring: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo.
One-Sentence Summary (from IMDb): “Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their birth father into their family life.”
Odds of Winning*: 4:1 – Lots of chemistry here.
Best Wall Decal Match: Deerly Beloved
Love triangles come in all combinations. This one features lesbian couple Nic (Annette Bening) and Jules (Julianne Moore) with the biological father (Mark Ruffalo) of their children. How does a family stay together under such circumstances?
I’m not going to ruin the movie for you. But I will say this. Love is something special that you shouldn’t mess with once you have it. Nothing in our removable wall decal gallery expresses this better than the Deerly Beloved sticker set.
We deliberately only include two lovey-dovey deer in the set so there is no opportunity for extramarital affairs in the woods.
As a total aside, we have a soft spot in our hearts for this movie because Julianne Moore recently shared the spotlight with WallCandy Dottilicious wall stickers in New York Family magazine.
And speaking of awards, WallCandy Arts was just nominated for a coveted Cribsie Award in the “Cutest Nursery Wall Decals” category. The prestigious Cribsies recognize “the best brands, products, services, and websites for babies and tots.”
We’re proud to be nominated, but we’d appreciate your help to get on the winner’s stage and give our own King’s Speech. Your votes will be accepted through March 18. Just click on the Cribsie below!
(* DISCLAIMER: WallCandy Oscar odds are based on personal whims and should only be used as the basis for intellectual discussion. We do not assume any responsibility for customer gambling debts.)
