Oscar Fug Carpet: Lisa Ling

I love how Lisa Ling has been all, "I want to make documentaries and do serious news! I'm so glad I'm not on The View anymore!" and yet... will make an exception as far as her disdain for entertainment reporting goes in order to host the Oscar pre-show, which is as fluffy and shallow as it gets. Now, a girl has the prerogative to change her mind, Ling's post-View work has definitely been both valuable and educational, and... you know, who turns down the Oscars? So I get it. "I'm over entertainment reporting.... unless I might get to meet George Clooney" sounds fair enough  to me. It's just a shame that La Ling decided to dive back into the fluffy world of the red carpet in her old prom dress:

There's something about the fabric that gives the impression that she's somehow got a black tablecloth (much as we had at my junior prom, the theme of which, I believe, was, in fact, A NIGHT AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS. Now I'm scared) stuck in the back of her minidress, while he uneven bodice and hem give her that, "I totally just made out with my date in the limo! AWESOME. I wonder if I should let him stick it in" look, perfect for when you're going for that whiff of '92. It screams Serious Journalist Has Fun On Her Day Off, no?