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...wife has news that's even more surprising. Isabel Coixet's fable is about the importance of the external signs of domestic attachment: "And by pretending he was in love with her, he fell in love with her." It's funny and tragic, a tightwire act of laughter and tears...
This isn’t the first ostensibly wacky claim Kimata has made—in a 2001 study, Kimata claimed to have found that laughter also alleviates allergic reactions. Allergy patients who were told to watch the Charlie Chaplin flick “Modern Times” saw a decrease in the size of skin welts while those who watched a video on weather experienced no change...
...President advance his agenda, to work with you all to make sure that the American people are getting accurate information," he elaborated. "I think you all know that I have always tried to provide you with accurate information and tell you what I believe to be true." He drew laughter by saying, "I will miss you all in this room, too - individually, at least...
...musical’s antic energy. Of the evening’s innumerable gags and spoofs the only joke to fall flat was the ironic moment of silence the cast held for America’s soldiers in Iraq. The joke’s blatant offensiveness inspired uncomfortable laughter initially, but as the moment of silence dragged on past the two minute mark the crowd settled into an unpleasant funk. Luckily, the musical recovered from that blunder and finished with the same manic energy with which it began. “Maude and Harold” was an affront...
...was—but the humor entertained the children who were the play’s primary audience. Some of the gags were a little too heavy-handed for a college audience to enjoy, but they were nonetheless redeemed by the children’s laughter. Just as importantly, however, the play was equally enjoyable for the bigger kids in the audience. The best jokes involved references to all elements of popular culture—everything from “Les Misérables” to James Frey to “It’s Hard Out Here...