Word: jokes
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...name five of the most acclaimed nonfiction films of 2005. The Aristocrats is the deconstruction, by dozens of comedians, of the world's most notorious dirty joke. Why We Fight cogently analyzes the U.S. military-industrial complex. The Power of Nightmares provocatively compares the doctrines of al-Qaeda and the American neo-cons. Werner Herzog's Grizzly Man, a study of a wildlife activist's annual trip to commune with the beasts who finally tear him apart, is a kind of Brokebear Mountain, evoking human love and obsession. It shared the New York Film Critics' Circle award for Best Documentary...
That is not a joke. Jews are “hip,” at least in the minds of producers at VH1, which has cycled a new show, “So Jewtastic,” in its repetitive holiday schedule. This hour-long ramble features giddy Jewish B-list celebrities expressing relief and excitement about how their brethren—Adam Brody (a.k.a. Seth Cohen) on “The O.C.,” John Stewart on “The Daily Show,” and Howard Stern on his morning radio show—have reached...
...appear before you," Alito said, "I am deeply honored to have been nominated for a position on the Supreme Court. And I am humbled to have been nominated for the seat that is now held by Justice O'Connor." Alito was appearing stiff and cold as predicted. A lame joke about how he got to where he is didn't help...
...different: different from our parents, from our brothers and sisters, and certainly different from that amorphous mass of “relatives” that we see a few times a year. At a certain point, however, perhaps after a long story, a short anecdote, or a crude joke, we become aware of just how much we resemble our brethren. After many years of asserting our own identity, it is more than a little humbling to discover that we, at times, seem nothing more than a hodge-podge collection of the habits and idiosyncrasies of our aunts, uncles, and grandparents...
...described a mandatory workshop of crisp final instructions--"it is imperative"--but King labored more broadly to overcome festering doubt and confusion about why they must go to Washington. He thanked his father Daddy King and others for fill-in speeches to cover his tardiness. He made a faltering joke about the tepid response of friends with their coats still on--"they act like it's cold in my church"--and betrayed rare unease in a defensive speech...