Thank heavens for Ken

How the Oscars 2024 reminded us of the power of fun

Thank the glittering heavens for Ken.

Young people may be forgiven for not believing it, but there was a time when the Oscars ceremony was fun – in fact, for a long time in the 80s and 90s when Billy Crystal used to present it, the Academy Awards was nothing but gentle movie in-jokes and cheesy skits. No one got slapped. No one ‘shared their truth’. We …