9+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1353+ words) It cannot be said that Theodore Roosevelt has suffered from historical neglect. Harvard's collection of Rooseveltiana boasts 14,000 works by or about the man. A casual perusal of Amazon's Top 100 Audiobooks on Presidents and Heads of State turns up no fewer…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (660+ words) Comedian Dave Chappelle used his performance'at the Riyadh Comedy Festival to rail against censorship in the United States'after'attendees signed'gag orders shielding Saudi royals and cashing in on major paydays. "Right now in America, they say that if you talk about…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (533+ words) Comedian Shane Gillis turned down a "significant" payout from Saudi Arabia over its human rights abuses'a payout a litany of other comics found irresistible. The Sept. 26 Riyadh Comedy Festival will feature a who's who among comedians, including Dave Chappelle, Kevin…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (255+ words) Everyone was ready for the joke. Especially as the joke had already been made. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, the first rock satire, came out in 1978. That it was made with George Harrison's money suggested just who the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1109+ words) "I don't get no respect," said Rodney Dangerfield, thousands of times. It was one of the great taglines in show-business history. It was the basis of his act'the denial of respect. Whatever his protestations, Rodney was one of the most…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (527+ words) A long time ago, in a media environment far, far away, an editor walked into my office and dropped a pile of books by Dave Barry on my desk. "Here's an idea," he said. "Read these and figure out how…...