By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
Some dressed down in jeans and hoodies. Others looked camera-ready in suits or chic dresses and spiky stilettos.
Some dressed down in jeans and hoodies. Others looked camera-ready in suits or chic dresses and spiky stilettos.

Some dressed down in jeans and hoodies. Others looked camera-ready in suits or chic dresses and spiky stilettos. But all of the stars who rehearsed Saturday for the 85th Academy Awards seemed excited about being a part of the big show.
Some dressed down in jeans and hoodies. Others looked camera-ready in suits or chic dresses and spiky stilettos.

Chinese citizens increasingly are speaking out against the repressive policies of their government, a blind Chinese dissident said Tuesday as he urged the international community to pressure Beijing to generate reforms.
Daniel Day-Lewis has won the Golden Globe for best actor in a drama for his performance in "Lincoln."
The Award Season Express made its first stop of the new year in the middle of the desert a couple hours east of Hollywood at the annual Palm Springs International Film Festival gala.
Steven Spielberg's Civil War epic "Lincoln" led the Golden Globes on Thursday with seven nominations, among them best drama, best director for Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones.
A fairly predictable Golden Globes lineup has one thing that's become rarer in awards season: a solid presence of big studio favorites to balance the independent films that have come to dominate the competition in recent years.

A fairly predictable Golden Globes lineup has one thing that's become rarer in awards season: a solid presence of big studio favorites to balance the independent films that have come to dominate the competition in recent years.
Tom Hanks. Quincy Jones. Kristen Stewart. Warren Beatty. Quentin Tarantino. George Lucas. Steven Spielberg. Kirk Douglas. Amy Adams. Richard Gere.
Billy Ray Cyrus is clutching a Red Bull for dear life and with good reason.

Hollywood warmed up for its awards season with a love fest that recognized top actors and directors for films that haven't been released yet.

When did television become so unbearably macabre?
Paul Thomas Anderson's cult drama "The Master" commanded a huge following in its opening weekend, smashing records on just a handful of screens.
Mr. Gere said with a smile.
"Great," Gere noted with more than a touch of sarcasm. "That's better than the Governors Award?"