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Norm Macdonald Wanted Laughter, Not Applause

The late comic’s best work exemplified his resistance to cheap, easy material, but also his utter unpretentiousness. Tim Mosenfelder / Getty Norm Macdonald, the brilliant and lacerating stand-up comedian who died yesterday of cancer, once told one of the best jokes about the disease that I’ve ever heard. “In the …

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Parys Haralson, Former NFL Linebacker, Dead At 37

Parys Haralson, a former linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, has passed away. He was 37. In a statement from the NFC team, news of Haralson’s death was confirmed on Monday (September 13). ​​”Parys was a beloved member of our organization that lived life with an extraordinary amount of passion …

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Uzo Aduba Announces Her Marriage!

Uzo Aduba attends the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Christopher Polk (Getty Images) “When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” The …

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A Hinge Point for Voting Rights

Amy Klobuchar, Joe Manchin, and several of their Democratic colleagues in the Senate have produced the Freedom to Vote Act, a stellar election-protection compromise bill that safeguards both the right to vote and the integrity of future federal elections. Before skeptics start questioning whether the bill will attract the 10 …

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Occupy Wall Street Did More Than You Think

A decade before United Nations climate scientists issued a “code red for humanity,” the 20-year-old college junior Evan Weber joined several thousand protesters descending on Wall Street to declare a code red for democracy. At the height of the Great Recession, Weber and his generation saw the climate crisis staring …

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