If you don’t live under a rock, you know tonight marks the 84th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony. Can’t wait until Thursday to get some more Street action? Join us at 7:00 p.m. for our second annual Live Blog of the Oscars.

Street will be dishing it out on fashion and films, while also letting our readers give some of their own feedback. Don’t miss out! See it all here at 34st.com.

Well, looks like Penn’s most legally-questionable alcohol delivery startup (what isn’t a startup these days?) finally collapsed, probably because the whole business scheme “broke tons of laws” and “didn’t have a liquor license” and stuff. Looks like you’ll have to get your booze from one of Pennsylvania’s Prohibition-era state-run liquor stores. Sorry, y’all. Pronto, where you at?

In any case, the site indicates that PennDelivers will still be delivering groceries and other items. Snore. Welp, better stock up now for tomorrow.

We like drinking games. We also like getting fancy. Tomorrow marks the 84th annual Academy Awards, otherwise known as the perfect opportunity to do both (without having to deal with SPORTZ–ew). Whether you’re into movies or just looking at sexy people, we recommend you do so to the tune of shots on shots on shots. Plus, what better way to prepare for Spring Break, which, holy tits, is like one week away WUT? Anyway, back to business. Here are the five simple rules that will have you on the floor before you get the chance to spot even a single nip slip:

• Take one shot for every winning film you haven’t seen because you were in Van Pelt playing Neopets. Still sober?

Sure, the Oscars last night were a showcase of talent, creativity, and the top artistic genius across the film industry. But all of that pales in comparison to the main event of award season: our Penn edition. Join us as we highlight the films around campus we’ve had to suffer through all year. They made us laugh. They made us cry. They made us question reality. Without further ado, we present the winners in the following categories:

Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Music Video, Worst Video, Oldie But A Goodie and Best Overall Video.

To the results!

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As bloggers (and Tweeters!) and people who hope to one day be employed, we will most definitely be checking out a talk about “New Media’s Impact on Non-Political Journalism” tonight, given by New York Times columnist David Carr. You should too, because new media is exciting, there will be free food, and most importantly, this guy is really awesome! We’ll let the press release prove it:

David Carr writes a column for the Monday Business section of The New York Times which focuses on media issues including print, digital, film, radio and television. He also writes for the Media Decoder blog, a showcase for The Times’s extensive media coverage and a window on how the business of connecting with consumers is changing in the digital age. During awards season he writes a daily blog called The Carpetbagger about the Oscars. In addition, he appears in weekly videos that put a New York spin on the red carpet season.

The event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Terrace Room of Claudia Cohen Hall. If you’re not convinced that this is worth your time, read some of his writing! We’re partial to “Me and My Girls.”

Street‘s resident film mavens, Julie Steinberg and Jess Spiegelman, have provided us with a comprehensive — and amusing — liveblog of last night’s Oscar ceremony. Whether you watched or not, Julie and Jess’s insights are good for your health.

0:03: Hugh Jackman is singing about human excrement to Kate Winslet. She laughs, but looks kind of uncomfortable.

0:05: Jeez, Anne Hathaway sings too? That girl is annoyingly awesome.

0:19: Penelope Cruz talks about how she used to stay up late to watch the Oscars as a little girl in Spain. The whole Kodak theater says, “Awwwwwww.”

0:23: Any Tina Fey-tigue we might have had is gone. Her presentation with Steve Martin is perfection.

0:31: Slumdog Oscar #1, for Best Adapted Screenplay.

0:32: Someone at the Oscars has a wicked sense of humor: cutting to Angelina while Jennifer Aniston is presenting? Awwwwkward. Read the rest of this entry »

Still haven’t seen Slumdog Millionaire? Want to get a glimpse of the likely Best Picture winner? 34th Street Film has ten FREE tickets for you! The first ten students to e-mail us will get the tickets, so act fast. And don’t forget to enter our Oscar pool, where you can vote on what movies will make the cut. Wrap up your Oscar week with a viewing of Slumdog and access to our reviews and interview with the stars!

E-mail StreetFilm08@gmail.com for your chance to win one of ten free tickets! Ticket includes free entrance for you and that special someone: a great treat just in time for Valentine’s Day!