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...Daily Show's official "resident expert." How did you get started on the show? In November 2005, I had gone on the show to promote my first book, The Areas of My Expertise. I was already a huge fan of The Daily Show, and I thought, Okay, this is about as strange as it's going to get in my life. I had a good time, Jon Stewart and I got along, and they ended up asking me to do comedy on a semi-regular basis. So then I thought, Okay, this is as strange as it's going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Hodgman | 10/21/2008 | See Source »

...prior to his most recent tour—a much more subdued affair than is apparent on a rousing 2002 cut of “Lonesome Day Blues.”To a certain extent, any release from the Bootleg Series is useless to all but the serious Dylan fan. Over the years, Dylan’s studio albums have evolved into institutions of their own—even that commercial joke and critical gaff, 1970’s “Self Portrait,” looms mythic in the catalogues of completists—and the Bootleg albums...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bob Dylan | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

...many ways, politics is a spectator sport in which you get to rank the teams, or the candidates, through a vote," says Clemson University economist Robert Tollison. Also, politics and sports are both ideal outlets for those seeking a communal experience. "If everyone knows you're an Auburn fan, you can talk about the games with other people, and argue about tactics and the like," says Tollison. "It's easy to join the conversation. If you vote, you can talk about your choices with other citizens, connect with people who share your preferences, and debate those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: College Football Fans More Likely to Go to the Polls | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

RINGO STARR puts a moratorium on fan mail in desperate attempt to get fan mail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pop Chart | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...always boo La Marseillaise, just for the fun of watching the tight-asses wig out," says a 38 year-old, long-time, lilywhite French football fan who asked to be identified only as 'Foot-ex' in order to avoid any retribution. "It's harmless, but effective. Just look at the reaction today. You'd have thought the economic crisis had gone away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Booing the Marsellaise: A French Soccer Scandal | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

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