This is one of the many reasons why we love that rascal Michael Riedel. In his column yesterday, the New York Post's "Butcher of Broadway" swings his cleaver at the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards with all the gusto of a bloodlusty Tonys snob. Here's the lead paragraph, dripping with hemoglobin and venom:

"Broadway's in the grip of Awards Anxiety, which, for an industry rife with back stabbers, gossip mongers and guttersnipes (I'm looking in the mirror), means things can get downright nasty." Now KEEP READING - CLICK HERE. Also, read more saucy dish about Riedel at New York mag's Vulture blog HERE.