Word: jokingness
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The decision to pursue an in-depth investigation of this subject was prompted by the anti-Semitic and otherwise racist speech that Farrakhan's aide, Khallid Muhammad, gave at Kean College in New Jersey. The story was newsworthy in large part because it came just as some mainstream black groups...
Despite this slightly sappy plotline, Glenn Kessler is convincing as Sidney, the clownish con-man who is "tired of making other people happy." His delivery is energetic and humorous, and his joking, "aim to please Sid Freeze" mode is wonderfully shallow. While Todd Kessler trods some familiar ground in his...
The only problem was, when Jim Burns and Robert Small, the inventors of MTV Unplugged, woke up the next morning, they forgot they were joking. Now, MTV Unplugged has become a '90s rite of rock 'n' roll passage. It's an easy way to gain some artistic respectability and seem...
Her logic functioned thus: To alleviate disparity, The Crimson should automatically elect female editors--including herself, of course. I thought she was joking. Yet she was quite clear in her belief that the comp would be unnecessary and tedious. She, and other women, deserved their editorships immediately--without any hassle...
The sudden vogue for stand-up comedians is based on solid Nielsen evidence. First Roseanne and later Seinfeld, Home Improvement and Martin showed that joking at the Improv can be a springboard to prime-time success. Now producers and studio executives are scouring the comedy clubs for the next Tim...