The Cricket's Daily 3: No ceremony for 'A Separation'

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Here's what's happening today in pop culture:

• Iranian officials refused permission for a ceremony to honor the country's first Oscar winner, Asghar Farhadi and his movie "A Separation." [AP, via Huffington Post]

• A longtime movie critic reflects on everything that's changed in the world of film criticism. (And, if you read way far down, you'll see The Cricket quoted.) [Variety]

• Peter Bergman, one of the founding members of the pioneering '60s comedy group The Firesign Theater, has died at the age of 72. [The New York Times]