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...TELEVISION Spectacle: Elvis Costello With ... It's not just the glasses--Elvis Costello really is that smart. On this Sundance Channel Q&A series, the singer, showman and wit talks pop-music history with Elton John, jazz with Bill Clinton and more. Interspersed with cover songs, Spectacle is an engaging showcase for a curious mind...
...feats of endurance, or plain old human evolution as we move from crouched primates to upright homo sapiens. And while Nicholson commits that all-too-common sin of conflating his subject with his life - the book is as much memoir as history - he does so with the kind of wit capable of charming readers into glossing over his missteps...
...There are stretches when the animal trio's westward trek packs no more excitement or amusement than a Presidential candidates slog through the prairie-state primaries. Mittens' yenta-like attitude can get grating, and for a while Rhino is the only character with much wit or verve...
...Inside, however, lies the unexpected: page after page of fascinating elucidation of a nation and people that desperately require understanding. Iran is a young country. Some 75% of Iranians are under 35, and it is this demographic that is responsible for the wit and poignancy that make Transit Tehran so absorbing. It has come at a cost: some contributors were jailed during the volume's preparation, hounded by a state that brooks no threat to its cultural authority...
Since last season, Ehrlich has written a blog that he updates every few weeks on the Department of Harvard Athletics website. Peppered with stories and his sense of humor, Ehrlich has showcased his trademark antics and quick wit, already a staple of the Crimson’s locker room, to the internet...