- News & Features, Feature, Mar 28, 2012
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The puzzler and the puzzled
In which our writer searches through, down, and across the history of crosswords for clues on constructing his own
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 18, 2011
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One sharp mayor
On Mayor Emanuel, razors, and other sharp objects.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 24, 2009
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Walter Cronkite, Jon Stewart, and trust
- News & Features, Feature, Jul 2, 2009
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How I Made It in Comedy: Allison Silverman
"It helps—if you are going to write for somebody else, like I have for Conan, Jon, and Stephen—to understand the needs of a performer. Sometimes writers become very enamored with their own material—especially those who write for print."
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 16, 2009
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A right to be hostile
I hope you have some populist outrage left in you after the Jon Stewart-Jim Cramer entertainment/lion-feeding/distraction, because AIG would like more of your money today.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 13, 2009
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That's entertainment
Jon Stewart's condemnation of Jim Cramer last night was invigorating, but don't let the conversation end there: a guide to what was going on behind it.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 10, 2009
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What Jon Stewart and Rick Santelli are really fighting about
The terrifying disaster behind the amusing Jon Stewart - Rick Santelli - CNBC feud.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 20, 2009
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The list grows
Twenty-six candidates have filed paperwork to run in the primaries to replace Rahm Emanuel in Congress.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 18, 2007
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What women want . . .
What do women want? A political humorist, it turns out.
