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...combing the obscure sections of obscure record shops. He was a true researcher, committed to discovery. Like a great teacher, he invited his listeners to embark on an adventure together, and somehow he managed to present new and possibly daunting music with a lightness of touch and a gentle humor. John was a true democrat. Unimpressed by celebrity, he was always looking to find beauty and quality in places no one else would think of looking. And he did, consistently. Thanks, John...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Appreciation | 10/31/2004 | See Source »

Don’t expect any high comedy or biting social satire. Instead, the humor plays with ever-crass, but laugh-worthy, gags involving farting, racial stereotypes, and collagen. Think of enhanced breasts so large as to knock over card stands...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DVD Reviews | 10/29/2004 | See Source »

...groups, too. Even though the average person could perceive much of the content of this album to be offensive, it remains true to Sandler’s longtime mantra of making people laugh, period. The courage to be himself—even if that self is an immature, potty-humor-revering grown man—and to challenge the heavily imposed restrictions of the media today, is somewhat admirable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Movie Review: Shh..Don't Tell | 10/29/2004 | See Source »

Orlean’s willingness to engage with new worlds is contagious to readers. The humor, vivacity and fair-mindedness of her writing lead readers into worlds where they never thought they’d find themselves. According to Orlean, “The greatest compliment is when someone says, ‘I didn’t think I’d be interested in this but I ended up reading this essay...

Author: By Emer C.M. Vaughn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Orlean’s Journeys on the Page | 10/29/2004 | See Source »

...hear irony is totally hot with two t’s right now. Still, Satire V, Harvard’s only undergraduate humor magazine, couldn’t get away with selling t-shirts last week which proclaimed, “Yale Sucks, Jeter Swallows.” Members of the BGLTSA (closet Yankee fans, surely) denounced the club’s allusions to Eli-on-Eli fellatio and the New York shortstop’s exploits at third base. Ultimately, Satire V was forced to look in the mirror and face the truth: homophobia just doesn?...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum, Sarah M. Seltzer, and Zachary M. Seward, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Gadfly; The Week in Buzz | 10/28/2004 | See Source »

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