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Review of David Nirenberg's Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition

Michael Roth | Posted 04.28.2013 | Books
Read More: Anti-Semitism, Tom Lehrer, Washington Post, David Nirenberg, Michael S. Roth, Book Review, Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition Review, Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition, Books News
Michael Roth

David Nirenberg's Anti-Judaism is a thorough, scholarly account of why, in the history of the West, Jews have been so easy to hate. And this story goes back a very long way.

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Fighting Over Blame in the Republican Party

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 04.26.2013 | Politics
Read More: White House, John McCain, Tom Lehrer, Tea Party, Karl Rove, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, President Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Mitt Romney, Libertarians, Democratic Party, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Ted Cruz, Cpac, Republican Party, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

Because the U.S. has been governed by the same two parties for more than 150 years, it is not uncommon for one of the parties to be riven by an ideological split. The conflict in today's Republican Party is different. Although there are policy elements to it, most of the differences are personal.

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WATCH: Morgan Freeman Teaches You To Rhyme

Zoë Triska | Posted 02.03.2012 | Books
Read More: Rhyme, Language, Rhythm, Language Videos, Rhyming Videos, Electric Company, Tom Lehrer, Poetry, Morgan Freeman, Lit Vids, Lit Vid, Video, Urlesque, Books News
Zoë Triska

When I was a kid, I thought great poetry had to rhyme. Poetry without rhyme was NOT poetry. It was filth, and I wanted nothing to do with it.

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First Nighter: Genius Jazz Violinist Aaron Weinstein Meets Brilliant Jazz Singer Christine Ebersole in Dual Birdland Triumph

David Finkle | Posted 01.29.2012 | Arts
Read More: Birdland, Tom Lehrer, David Frishberg, Ira Gershwin, Maxine Manners, Tom Hubbard, USA Channel, Christine Ebersole, Tony Award, " Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger, Charles R. Grean, Royal Pains, Cole Porter, Aaron Weinstein, Tedd Firth, Fats Waller, George Gershwin, "Fiddler on the Roof, Jack Benny, Arts News
David Finkle

It's high time someone employs several hundred words to sing the praises of jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein for the widest audience possible.

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Murdoch Most Foul

Martin Lewis | Posted 09.15.2011 | Media
Read More: News Corp, New York Post, News of the World, Dennis Potter, Rupert Murdoch, Fox News, News International, Hacking, Disgusting Hacks, Tom Lehrer, Wernher Von Braun, Media News
Martin Lewis

The revelations of the last two weeks are no surprise to those who have followed the adventures of the scruples-free Rupert Murdoch. His is the law of the jungle. The only rule is that Rupert wins.

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By Not Challenging the Tea Party, the White House Makes It Stronger

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 08.16.2011 | Politics
Read More: Real Estate Market, Foreclosures, Tom Lehrer, Tea Party, Celinda Lake, Mortgage Relief, Jared Bernstein, Underwater Homes, Housing Prices, Rick Santelli, Homeowners, Bobby Womack, Obama Administration, Barack Obama, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

This country is discouraged, angry, and frightened. That's the mood that the Tea Party has successfully tapped.

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The Enduring Satiric Genius of Tom Lehrer

Spencer Green | Posted 06.07.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Paul Provenza, Tom Lehrer, Daniel Radcliffe, Satire, Dr. Demento, Political Satire, Musical Comedy, Harvard, Satiristas, Comedy, Comedy News
Spencer Green

Satire -- let alone musical satire -- that actually hit hard was surprising at the dawn of the Eisenhower administration, but there was an audience ready to embrace it.

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LA Metro's Misguided Critics: The Local Party of No

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Tgv, Tom Lehrer, Crenshaw Corridor, Beverly Hills, China, Los Angeles, Cheviot Hills, Disneyland, Party of No, Metro, Expo Line, California High-Speed Rail, Anaheim, High Speed Rail, China Tech, Public Transportation, Neon Tommy, La Observed, LA Weekly, Los Angeles Times, Laist, Los Angeles News
Joel Epstein

No self-respecting American of any political persuasion can look at China's success with high-speed rail and rail travel generally without crying over how far we are from what the Chinese have achieved.

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"Welcome to the Future": A Forward Looking Playlist for my High School Reunion

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Tom Lehrer, Eels, Keith Urban, Steely Dan, Chris Isaak, Boston, Usher, The Script, Alice in Chains, Lady Antebellum, B.o.B, Beck, Counting Crows, Zac Brown Band, John D. Rockefeller, Weezer, She & Him, Diane Birch, Rogue Wave, My Morning Jacket, Vampire Weekend, The Loomis Chaffee School, Miranda Lambert, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Elvis Costello, Jamie Widdoes, The Bird and the Bee, Paul McCartney, Wilco, String Cheese Incident, Broken Bells, Justin Currie, Cornell, Satchel Paige, Sheryl Crow, Bruno Mars, George Shultz, The Grateful Dead, Taylor Swift, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Phoenix, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Ella Grasso, The Magnetic Fields, Dierks Bentley, Pure Prarie League, Windsor, The Black Keys, Brad Paisley, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Bruce Springsteen, Paramore, Entertainment News
David Wild

When you're 40something, you're probably better off trying to live in the present tense and not in the past -- even at your high school reunion.

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"Humans May Not Be Listed On eBay": Auction Of Politician For $1.5M Snuffed Out By eBay!

Martin Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Ebay, Jeremy Thorpe, Tom Lehrer, Labour Party, Cliff Richard, David Cameron, Nick Clegg, Louis Theroux, Gordon Brown, Conservative Party, Susan Boyle, Norman Scott, Bunnies, Kfc, UK Election, Jimi Hendrix, Liberal Democrats, World News
Martin Lewis

Clegg is their latest leader to ride this convenient slip-tide and use the "plague on both your houses" tack used by a similar (though less telegenic) American third-party looney -- Ross Perot.

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11 Best Obama Songs

David Wallechinsky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: O'Bama, Mc Yogi, Tom Lehrer, Calypso, Salsa, Barack Obama, Zydeco, Mighty Sparrow, Reggae, Will Galison, Bollywood, Toby Keith, Los Dorados Del Norte, Cocoa Tea, Swing Voters, Country Music, Mariachi, Norteno, Entertainment News
David Wallechinsky

While prowling the Internet for songs about Barack Obama, I was impressed by the variety of musical genres that have taken to the Democratic candidate.

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