TALES OF LOHR: MICHAEL SCHULMAN'S "OSCAR WARS"

Reading "A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears"; plus, "Factory Roll Call" salutes Feltrinelli

Last January, I shared a newsletter in which I spoke about my conscious disavowal of emotional investment in awards season. I asserted the virtue of not allowing one’s well-being to be too intensely invested in who wins Album of the Year at the Grammys, whether the Best Picture Oscar goes to a crowd-pleasing blockbuster or an indie favorite, or which in…