The Best of Brief Reads: The Academy Awards

To up the intensity of each (already spectacular) story, we recommend listening to The Social Network's Oscar-winning score while reading. Or if you prefer something a little lighter, why not tune into Randy Newman's Oscar-winning song "We Belong Together."

Post your favorite Oscar Brief Reads in the comments section.

The Show:
@WashingtonPost The kids were all right, and all that.

The Stutterer (and best picture winner):
@Slate The King's Speech raises more questions about stuttering than it answers

Can Pixar do satire?
@TheOnion I've got you dumb motherfuckers eating right out of my hand.

The Winklevi:
@WashingtonPost 'Social Network' twins played by unrelated men. The solution? Use only one face.

Climber cuts off own arm to save his life / Rick Reilly on Aron Ralston (from 2003):
@SI_24Seven Extreme Measures

Did you know the police offer who trains Mickey in the fighter was playing himself?
@BostonGlobe It's the role of his life

The Coen Bros.:
@GuardianNews The cartographers of cinema

The Black Swan:
@NYTimes To some, 'Black Swan' is a cautionary tale

A visual brief read on the Oscar-winning documentary Inside Job:
@ProPublica Welcome to CDO World

The After-Party:
@WashingtonPost Inside the after party

Thanks for reading! We hope you all won your Oscar pools.

-matt