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Michael Ian Black's cynical, self-effacing performances in the sketch-comedy show The State and the subsequent college-dormitory hit Wet Hot American Summer generated a cult following. But the comedian is probably most recognizable as a snarky commentator on VH1's I Love the '80s nostalgia series. His latest endeavor is the Comedy Central show Michael and Michael Have Issues, which debuts July 15 and co-stars fellow State alum Michael Showalter. TIME talked to Black about his career, tacos and whether or not he really loves the '80s. (See a history of stand-up comedy in pictures...
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Last week, while skies were tauntingly grey, my work colleagues ignored their sheltered office confines and persistently grumbled about the awful lack of summer. We collectively awarded Britain the title of worst climate in Europe, and this topic of conversation was deemed important enough to invade every exchange. Nevertheless, this week, when the heat wave finally struck, each sweat-stained commuter on the underground wore a pained expression while newspaper headlines lamented—never celebrated—the oppressive weather. Train passengers thought wistfully back to cooler days, and whined that their English bodies were not suited to such...
...members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will meet in Copenhagen to decide the host city for the 2016 Summer Games. Officials from Chicago, which is competing against Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and Tokyo for the Olympic prize, are working feverishly to perfect their pitch down the homestretch. The Chicago delegation just returned from Africa, where it made a presentation to the Olympic executives of that continent. President Obama himself sent a video message, asking the Africans for their vote...
...Japanese economy continues to struggle, Japanese people are voicing their readiness for political change - and they'll get a chance to vote on it before the summer ends. (Read "A Reprieve for Japan's Embattled Leader...