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...Bill Maher says Carlin was the comic who "inspired me to think I could do things differently." Richard Belzer marvels over the "precision" of his technique. Lewis Black, perhaps Carlin's most obvious heir as an angry social satirist, says he "raised the level of our craft." Garry Shandling recalls how, as a young student at the University of Arizona, he accosted Carlin before a club date, showed him some jokes he had written, and got the encouragement that prompted him to get into comedy. After showing the full-length clip of Carlin's "Ode to a Modern...
Just how protectionist will Europe get as the recession bites? So far, there's no obvious answer to that important question. Some European leaders have expressed concern about the region's protectionist reflexes, while others are already talking about ways to fence in their economies. In a few special cases, leaders appear to be doing both...
...From the early stages of the game it was obvious that the Tigers were not a very likeable collection of athletes. When I arrived about five or six minutes into the first half, the Crimson faithful was already booing Princeton’s freshman point guard, Douglas Davis, every time he touched the ball, which happened all too often...
...outstanding play was none the more obvious when it counted most. Rosen was able to get to the hoop, draw contact, and make two free throws with the score tied 56-56 with less than two minutes to play. He then sealed the game with two more clutch free throws with 34 second left...
John Lennon The reasons are obvious. For a start, he wrote, "Mother, you had me, but I never had you," which are, I think, among the rawest words ever put to paper. He also proposed that we all try to "give peace a chance"--a suggestion that we have wholeheartedly ignored. And look...