How Ryan Gosling won the Oscars without actually winning an Oscar

March 11, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [tw]( [in]( [email](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20the%20Upworthiest&body=New%20Post%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter.upworthy.com%2Fp%2Fnew-post-df92) [How Ryan Gosling won the Oscars without actually winning an Oscar]( We've got answers to all of your questions about Gosling and his epic "I'm Just Ken" performance. Let's face it—the entire idea of [Ryan Gosling playing a classic Ken doll]( in [a movie about Barbie]( sounded pretty goofy from the start. And yet the combined genius of the movie's creators and Gosling's abject refusal to phone in anything not only made it work, but earned the actor widespread praise and [a nomination from the Academy for Best Supporting Actor](. Throw in some cheesy-on-purpose songwriting and an over-the-top embrace of its own absurdity, and we get one of the greatest Oscar moments ever. [Read the story]( [Inspiring update on man who was recognized by sentencing judge as a childhood friend]( He broke down in tears when he recognized her and promised to not let her down. There isn't a single person past the age of infancy who has never made a mistake, and the majority of people do something that they're not proud of at least once in their lives. While some mistakes are bigger than others, they're all moments we'd rather keep to ourselves most of the time. For some people those [mistakes are poor decisions]( or lapses in judgment that land them behind bars. One man found himself [facing a judge for sentencing]( after making poor choices. Arthur Booth had the entire internet weeping after a video of him went viral when the sentencing judge in court recognized him as one of her [childhood friends](. When Booth recognized the judge, he began to openly sob with embarrassment. He was ultimately sentenced to 10 months in prison and ordered to a drug rehabilitation center. People wondered what happened after that fateful day in court, and a couple of years later a short update came, [showing him reuniting with the judge]( after finishing his sentence and rehab. But that was years ago, where is he now? [Read the story]( [Mom shares idea for a Forever 41 for Millennials and people think it's brilliant]( 90's music, free coffee and awesome clothes that fit. Where do we sign up? If you're not quite ready for fully elastic waisted polyester pants but are way too old to feel comfortable wearing a shirt that's missing random patches of material, then Forever 41 may be the store for you. At least that's if [Tara Joon]( gets her way. The mom took to social media to propose the store idea geared towards [Millennial women](. There's already a store called Forever 21, which has clothes for...well, people much closer to 21. Forever 41 would cater to women in their 40s and it honestly sounds like dream that should absolutely become a reality, especially if Joon's suggestions are realized. [Read the story]( [11th-century ancient ‘smartphone’ found to have been shared between Muslims and Jews]( The Verona astrolabe calculated time, distance, star positions and even casted horoscopes. [About a year ago](, Dr. Federica Gigante, a research associate at Cambridge University, was preparing for a lecture and was looking for a photo of 17th-century Italian nobleman and collector Ludovico Moscardo when she happened upon an image of something exceedingly rare, an ancient [Arab astrolabe.]( The relic was kept in the same museum as Moscardo's photo. According to the [University of Cambridge](, an astrolabe is an ancient instrument akin to the “world’s first smartphone" that has hundreds of uses, including calculating time and distances, plotting the position of the stars and even [making predictions about]( the future by casting a horoscope. [Read the story]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( [in]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 GOOD | Upworthy. All rights reserved 1370 N St Andrews Pl Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States of America [[beehiiv logo]Powered by beehiiv](