At this time of year, vivid images begin to dominate my daydreams: a glamorous couple-elegant woman in an evening gown, handsome guy in a tux-comes to the dais and begins to address an audience full of similarly beautiful people (among them yours truly-well coiffed and clad, and so deftly enhanced I'm practically a Mel Gibson look-alike). The pair exchange some light-hearted banter and quickly get down to business. "The envelope, please. The nominees are: magazine A, magazine B, . . . , and Technology Review."

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