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America needs a restoration of rhetoric
Sacramento Bee George Wallace and the profanity and vulgarity of comedian Lenny Bruce. But the updated versions of both have come to dominate American politics in an entirely new way. It is as if, in the struggle for America's rhetorical soul, Wallace has finally won … The rhetoric of our era has reached its vile peak |
The week ahead in LA theater, April 29-May 6: ‘The Baby Dance: Mixed’ at Rubicon Theatre and more – Los Angeles Times
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The week ahead in LA theater, April 29-May 6: 'The Baby Dance: Mixed' at Rubicon Theatre and more
Los Angeles Times I'm Lenny Bruce In this meticulously researched solo biography tracing the life and prosecution of the groundbreaking early 1960s comic provocateur, actor Ronnie Marmo and director Joe Mantegna offer subsequent generations not only a sense of who … |
Michelle Wolf rips Trump in blistering act – Orlando Sentinel
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Michelle Wolf rips Trump in blistering act
Orlando Sentinel In a world that doesn't shock easily, comedian Michelle Wolf stunned Washington with her take-no-prisoners act Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. Imagine if Richard Pryor or Lenny Bruce had tackled that gig, and you get an … A roast too far Michelle Wolf's jokes assume that we are ignorant The Break with Michelle Wolf | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix |
Por el derecho a ofender: Lenny Bruce – LetrasLibres.com
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Por el derecho a ofender: Lenny Bruce
LetrasLibres.com Ceremonia de apertura en Cannes 2016. La cinta inaugural, fuera de concurso, es Café Society (2016), la entrega anual de Woody Allen, y el maestro de ceremonias Laurent Laffite recibe al octogenario cineasta neoyorkino con un chiste: “Has estado … |
A View Inside ‘The Fourth Estate’ During Trump’s First Year – New York Times
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A View Inside 'The Fourth Estate' During Trump's First Year
New York Times Now all I had to do was convince The Times! Respect for the First Amendment is in my DNA. My father was a civil liberties lawyer; he fought for Lenny Bruce's right to offend when his comedy routine violated New York's obscenity statutes in 1964, and … |
‘All About Nina’ Review | Hollywood Reporter – Hollywood Reporter
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'All About Nina' Review | Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter Eva Vives' feature debut 'All About Nina' stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as a stand-up comic with a fear of intimacy. |
Meet the man who wrote ‘Conjunction Junction’ and other ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ songs that stick in your head – Washington Post
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Meet the man who wrote 'Conjunction Junction' and other 'Schoolhouse Rock!' songs that stick in your head
Washington Post Anyone whose childhood began in or after the early 1970s probably knows at least one or two “Schoolhouse Rock!” songs, the ones that taught children multiplication tables, civics lessons and basic grammar. In fact, reading that sentence probably has … 'Schoolhouse Rock' composer and musician Bob Dorough dies at 94 RIP Bob Dorough, composer of "Conjunction Junction" and other Schoolhouse Rock! favorites Bob Dorough of 'Schoolhouse Rock!' fame dead at 94 |
Mack Williams: Endangered “old-time” candy – Salisbury Post
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Mack Williams: Endangered “old-time” candy
Salisbury Post We sat there, talking, when my writer friend's buddy suddenly pulled out a bag of marijuana (the other “mary jane”) and started puffing away. I was uneasy, remembering reading about the time Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif visited Lenny Bruce. Bruce … |
Free speech: ‘You either have it or you don’t’ – Fresno Bee
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Free speech: 'You either have it or you don't'
Fresno Bee “I disagree wholly with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.” This is probably the most mis-attributed quote of all time, from Voltaire to the American Civil Liberties Union, but the thought contained is the heart of … |
Film reviews roundup: Funny Cow, The Guernsey Literary And … – The Independent
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Film reviews roundup: Funny Cow, The Guernsey Literary And …
The Independent Funny Cow (15) Adrian Shergold, 103 mins, starring: Maxine Peake, Paddy Considine, Tony Pitts, Alun Armstrong, Stephen Graham, Kevin Eldon, Vic Reeves, John Bishop. |