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...Sensitive souls whack Medusa? That's the thing. I look at people like Harrison Ford and Mel Gibson. They had humor and romance and vulnerability in their action movies. That's what I have striven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clash of the Titans' Sam Worthington | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

...you’re stuck with lame jokes and comedian’s block, FM is here to help.  Here, six of Harvard’s premier comedy groups give their advice on never-fail knee-slappers and a taste of their own senses of humor.  They were asked the same three questions—whether they are improv sketch aficionados or aspiring Daily Show writers—so pick out your favorite or try and glean some insight from the different groups’ senses of humor.  Because sometimes, Knock-Knock jokes just...

Author: By Jose Delreal, Nora A. Tufano, and Anna M. Yeung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Harvard Tries Hilarity | 4/1/2010 | See Source »

...mean is liable to result in a throbbing headache and not much more. But the play succeeds by not taking itself too seriously—the play-within-a-play format allows the cast to repeatedly break the fourth wall, and they offer a touch of self-conscious humor that avoids any potential frustration with the production’s opaqueness. Maupassant (Philip Y. Gingerich ’13), installed among the audience members, occasionally cheers on, shouts at, and has conversations with those onstage, while the theater manager, as Leah sobs over the body of her dead husband, exclaims...

Author: By Daniel K. Lakhdhir, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Absurdity Obscures Meaning, Not Experience | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

Though Walcott displays his most naked doubts and feelings, his collection never becomes too self-serious. His sense of humor helps to create a variety of tone throughout his work. Walcott reveals a keen wit, peppering his verse with quips such as, “Well, if we burnt, it was at least New York...

Author: By Rachel A. Burns, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘White Egrets’ Wades Through Memory and Regret | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

...miles generates High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP), which is the focus of the U.S. Navy program," a recent Pentagon report says. Doing nothing, it warns, poses a risk "at the highest level." Hemp and high? You can't say the Navy doesn't have a sense of humor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EMP: The Next Weapon of Mass Destruction? | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

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