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A Brief Digression on Critics and Cops [by David Lehman]
Why do award committees pin the tail on the horse’s ass? Because award committees combine a universal truth (“everyone’s a critic”) with an old punch line (“the committee in charge of designing a horse came…
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The Best Thanksgiving Ever [by Jennifer L. Knox]
Jennifer L. Knox: The Best Thanksgiving Ever After the meal, Sandy decided we should spice up charadesby slapping the loser’s butt with a ping-pong paddle.Whenever Ed got slapped, he farted because he was so…
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The Greatest Songs to Lose the Academy Award [by David Lehman]
In 1937 the award for best song went to "Waikiki Wedding." Nominated was "They Can't Take That Away From Me" by the Gershwin brothers, neither of whom ever won the award. In 1941 the…
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“Loss of Halo” [by Charles Baudelaire, trans. D. Lehman]
Loss of Halo (Perte d’Aureole) by Charles Baudelaire “What! You here, too, old pal? You, in this den of iniquity! You, quaffer of quintessences! You, who sup on ambrosia! This is a real surprise.”…
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VITALLY YOURS [by Peter Fortunato]
Lately, I spend considerable time “beating the drum” for my newly published novel, Carnevale, hoping to call people’s attention to what I’ve done. I like the drum metaphor, since I am a drummer and…
