Word: joel
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It’s not a triumph for anyone that the flippancy and comedy that has recently crept into mainstream media is now out the door. Joel Stein’s humor column in Time Magazine has been indefinitely suspended, as have other comedic features in the newsweekly...
...JOEL STEIN is better known for his humor column than for reporting on terror attacks, but he has recently been covering the rescue effort. Talk to him about that and how the tragedy has affected humor in America, on Monday at 8 p.m. E.T., Keyword: Live...
Gary and Andi Sherwin of Westlake Village, Calif., were always considered the cool parents by their 18-year-old son Joel's circle of friends. When Joel lived under their roof, they welcomed flocks of teens to their home and hosted coed sleepovers. "Three or four boys and girls sleep downstairs in sleeping bags, fully clothed. That's O.K.," says Gary, 56. But when Joel became sexually active, there was a tightening in the family rules, and Gary and Andi spelled them out with great specificity. No sleepovers with a girlfriend. Joel could entertain in his room behind closed doors...
...rules. But this is one. This is not a dorm room. It might be different if he were in a long-term relationship. But there could be 10 of them before that. And I don't want a string, a parade of these young women." And what does Joel think? "I don't think this is as big a deal as they make it out to be. I don't do anything to make them not trust me. I'm almost 19, I work hard, and I have goals that show I'm transitioning to manhood...
...band began to delve more deeply into themes of loss and inability to cope with life which had only been hinted at in their first album. The more emotional side of the band soon started a chorus of comparisons to other piano rockers like Elton John and Bily Joel, although Folds himself claims to have more similarities with Randy Newman. Songs like “Evaporated,” which Folds fought to keep on the album, showed his ability to transcend the smart-ass energy they began with. The group made their first real foray into popular culture when...