… did any Tuned Inlanders catch the last installment of HBO’s House of Saddam? Judging from the underwhelming response my review got, I’m guessing not. But maybe it was just the review. As I wrote then, I admired but was not especially captivated by the miniseries, partly because it simply dramatized a lot of events [...]

You want to talk about lack of objectivity? This Iraqi journalist will show you what a lack of objectivity looks like:  Points off for accuracy, though. I guaran-damn-tee you Helen Thomas would not have missed.

Brief spoilers for the Survivor finale coming up after the jump:

So I go away for a couple days and you people go and make Hugh Jackman Oscar host on me? Really? Good call. He did singlehandedly save Viva Laughlin, after all.  I kid Wolverine, but the fact is he was actually the best thing about Viva. Does this translate into being a smart Oscar choice? [...]