Welcome back to What I’m Hearing, I hope your bracket isn’t already as busted as mine. And a welcome to Lauren Sherman, who we just announced is joining Puck to write about the fashion industry. Lauren was a top editor of Business of Fashion, and she’ll send a private email once a week for starters, and eventually twice. Puck members can add her by clicking here.

🚨🚨Oscar ratings winner! Congrats to Nick Field, a writer for Decision Desk HQ, who guessed 18.7 million live-plus-same-day viewers of the telecast, very close to the actual 18.8 million. Nick has chosen the status-defining Puck hat. Thanks to everyone who played.

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