Through Depression and war, America got a lift from a little shaving company and its roadside verse.
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Read MoreFrom Oz to the moon, Yip Harburg’s lyrics captured America’s hopes and dreams.
Read MoreFrom Woodstock to world humanitarianism, the former Hugh Romney has spread joy and healing.
Read MoreModern art was elitist, so Komar and Melamid asked people what they wanted. Then they painted it — by the numbers.
Read MoreOnce just a pack of Ivy League smartasses, the Harvard Lampoon is now the stepping stone to comedy careers.
Read MoreOn the verge of Infinite Jest, DFW took a cruise. His witty, acerbic, heartfelt account bore all the brilliance of his novels.
Read MoreLaid back and lampooning the Sixties and himself, R. Crumb’s creation keeps on truckin’.
Read MoreFrom radio’s heyday to SNL and beyond, audiences loved the gentle mockery of Bob and Ray.
Read MoreNashville had plenty of Hanks and Patsys, but there was only one Roger Miller.
Read MoreTV was “the boob tube” but Steve Allen brought intelligence, style, and a wacky wit that inspired generations.
Read MoreTongue in cheek and baton in hand, Peter Schickle poked fun at classical music and the justly forgotten P.D.Q. Bach.
Read MoreMadison Avenue had statistics and selling points but one Mad Man dared to think different.
Read MoreDeath may be final but mocking the Grim Reaper is an old American tradition
Read MoreAt the end of the Freud-filled 1920s, James Thurber and E.B. White launched their careers with a silly question and a spoof.
Read MoreYou 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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