From Oz to the moon, Yip Harburg’s lyrics captured America’s hopes and dreams.
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From Woodstock to world humanitarianism, the former Hugh Romney has spread joy and healing.
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Modern art was elitist, so Komar and Melamid asked people what they wanted. Then they painted it — by the numbers.
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Once just a pack of Ivy League smartasses, the Harvard Lampoon is now the stepping stone to comedy careers.
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On the verge of Infinite Jest, DFW took a cruise. His witty, acerbic, heartfelt account bore all the brilliance of his novels.
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Laid back and lampooning the Sixties and himself, R. Crumb’s creation keeps on truckin’.
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From radio’s heyday to SNL and beyond, audiences loved the gentle mockery of Bob and Ray.
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Nashville had plenty of Hanks and Patsys, but there was only one Roger Miller.
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TV was “the boob tube” but Steve Allen brought intelligence, style, and a wacky wit that inspired generations.
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Tongue in cheek and baton in hand, Peter Schickle poked fun at classical music and the justly forgotten P.D.Q. Bach.
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Madison Avenue had statistics and selling points but one Mad Man dared to think different.
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Death may be final but mocking the Grim Reaper is an old American tradition
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At the end of the Freud-filled 1920s, James Thurber and E.B. White launched their careers with a silly question and a spoof.
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You may think football a grim sport, but meet Alex Karras, "a clown with a fine sense of timing." And, BTW, Hitler's husband.
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No verse was too light, no rhyme was too impossible for Ogden Nash.
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“Network" did not predict populist anger -- it foresaw a network using anger to boost ratings. Sound familiar?
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