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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...with critical praise. Said Publishers Weekly, "This original collection heralds the arrival of the next generation." Said Kirkus Reviews, "Newcomer King is a talent to watch." Galley Girl ate Chinese food with Owen, who is decidedly his own man, writing with a distinctive voice and wry sense of humor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Galley Girl: The Son Also Rises | 7/7/2005 | See Source »

Good-natured humor was their diet, and Paul’s sense of it was sharp. It crept out from behind a sometimes-quiet exterior. Being jestingly insulted by Paul was always a triumph, because it meant that he was paying his usual careful attention to you and he saw you for who you were. An instant message from “Pauliegilli3” was enough to make anyone’s night. He was a force entirely for good...

Author: By Sarah M. Seltzer, | Title: In Memoriam: The Golden Boy | 7/1/2005 | See Source »

Those close to Gilligan remember his sense of humor, boundless energy, academic achievement, intelligence, and athleticism...

Author: By Samuel C. Scott, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Recent Grad Falls to Death | 6/27/2005 | See Source »

...HUMOR...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Master of the Game | 6/26/2005 | See Source »

Though a strain of melancholy was part of his nature, Lincoln possessed a remarkable sense of humor and a gift for storytelling that allowed him, time and again, to defuse tensions and relax his colleagues at difficult moments. Many of his stories, taken from his seemingly limitless stock, were directly applicable to a point being argued. Many were self-deprecatory, all were hilarious. When he began one of them, his "eyes would sparkle with fun," one old-timer remembered, "and when he reached the point in his narrative which invariably evoked the laughter of the crowd, nobody's enjoyment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Master of the Game | 6/26/2005 | See Source »

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