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What the 'frak'? Faux curse seeping into language
The Associated PressLee Goldberg thinks Glen A. Larson is a genius, and not because the prolific television writer and producer gave us "Knight Rider" and "B.J. and the Bear." It was Larson who first used the faux curse word "frak" in the original "Battlestar Galactica."...Tags: Battlestar Galactica, Scott Adams, Religious Texts, NBC, Steven Bochco
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Chris Jones recommends
The Boys From Syracuse: David H. Bell's swing version of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical moves around scenes, updates arrangements and adds shtick and visual pizzazz. Execution is a good notch below concept, but this enjoyable production has...Tags: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Marriott Theatre, Music Theater, Oriental Theater, Lorenz Hart
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X-rated words
When I first read about Renee Mazer's Wordgasm ("Build a better vocabulary the racy, risque way," Tempo, Aug. 26), I was lost for words. Then I came to realize that, if nothing else, Wordgasm is bound to bring out the "man" in semantics. Somewhere the...Tags: Oak Lawn
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TV season preview
Fall broadcast ABC Here are synopses, time slots and premiere dates, where available, for new series, movies and specials from the broadcast networks, cable channels and PBS. TV critic Hal Boedeker assesses the programs. Opportunity Knocks, 8 p.m....Tags: Christianity, Vehicles, Reformed, Michael Imperioli, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Bill Maher hates your (fill in the blank) religion
Los Angeles TimesIn Bill Maher's new documentary, " Religulous," the film's protagonist--Maher himself--feels the same way about the film's subject matter at the beginning as at the end: In other words, he thinks religion is a big crock of spit. You know irreverence is...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Theme Park Vacations, Religulous, Sam Harris
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August 3: Letters to the editor
Rick Kogan's article on Lenny Bruce ("'Nobody, nothing was sacred,'" July 6) was, from the opening sentence, an example of his ability to capture what matters to Chicagoans. Kogan's gift for describing what is great about Chicago, and important to its...Tags: Vernon Hills, Maggie Daley, John Harris, Richard Pryor, Arlington Heights
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'First Love' is austere but wins you over
Special to The TimesA young man in a hoodie and sneakers steps into a square of light and speaks: "I associate, rightly or wrongly, my marriage with the death of my father. . . . That other links exist, on other planes, between these two affairs, is not impossible." No,...Tags: Samuel Beckett, Miles Davis
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Tribute: Carlin on sports
O, by the WayOver the weekend, comedian George Carlin passed away from heart failure. Carlin is best known for not merely pushing the envelope but shredding it to bits in terms of language and subject matter in his comedy. However, one of his......Tags: Bill Cosby
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This and that
Roch Around the ClockI can't begin my morning without honoring the late, great George Carlin. The man could talk about anything, including sports, which fits nicely in this blog. RIP.The Orioles are off again because they've apparently stopped playing on Mondays. Just like......Tags: National Basketball Association, Derrick Rose
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WIT AND WISDOM
Comedian George Carlin, who died Sunday, was best known for his "Seven Dirty Words" routine, but here are some of his one-liners that you can repeat without getting arrested: "Atheism is a non-prophet organization." "Have you ever noticed that anybody... -
People and Places: George Carlin named Twain prize winner
George Carlin will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said Tuesday that Carlin will be honored for his 50-year career as a standup comedian, writer and actor. He will be the 11th...Tags: Diseases, Barack Obama, Cancer, Mark Twain, John F. Kennedy
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Imus' way with words not up to the Carlin standard
The original plan was to begin with a freestyle rap -- a la Shaquille O'Neal -- but that didn't last half a stanza. (I knew of only one word that rhymed with Schmuck.) So Plan B called for some farce, a little sarcasm that might poke, prod and maybe...Tags: Lance Armstrong, Al Sharpton, Don Imus, Shaquille O'Neal, Wedding Services
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