by | Dec 7, 2021 | Culture Music Art, Mirth
from NPR Mel Brooks says his only regret as a comedian is the jokes he didn’t tell by Terry Gross Mel Brooks (shown here in 1984) calls comedy his “delicious refuge” from the world: “I hide in humor and comedy. I love it.” Larry...
by | Nov 20, 2021 | Mirth
from BBC China: Man banned from all-you-can-eat BBQ for eating too much Mr Kang was banned after seafood and pig trotter binges (file photo) IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES A Chinese food live-streamer says he has been blacklisted from a grill buffet restaurant for eating...
by | Nov 16, 2021 | Mirth
from WaPo via Greenwich Time Trees fight back: First-ever use of tree DNA in prosecution sends poacher to prison by Adela Suliman, Washington Post The trees are fighting back. They’re under threat from the effects of climate change and raging forest fires...
by | Nov 14, 2021 | Culture Music Art, Mirth
from artnet Yes, Christopher Walken Personally Destroyed a Genuine Street Artwork by Banksy in the Course of Filming a BBC TV Show The production company behind the show confirmed that the work is an original Banksy, and that Walken “destroy[ed] it.”...
by | Oct 15, 2021 | Culture Music Art, Mirth
from the New York Post ‘Airplane!’ creator slams joy-killing threat: ‘Twitter 9 percent’ By David Zucker Last year marked the 40th anniversary of the release of “Airplane!,” the comedy I wrote and directed with my brother Jerry and our friend Jim Abrahams. Just before...
