Noble deeds seek truth amid humour
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WASHINGTON - Researchers who found a link between country music and suicide, and a man who patented his combover hairstyle won IgNobel Awards for true, but funny, experiments yesterday.
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Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: Gordon Brown is one of many using religious shorthand to show moral purpose. Can he square it with his faith in markets?.
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Director Bharat Bala's first feature often comes alive with its quirky humour.
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Whatâs fun for two colleagues can be offensive to others. And jobs may be at stake.
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A Fool offers a round of applause for better disclosure.
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A native son aims to counter barbs and jokes about his state.
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A satirical look at the pretexting scandal at HP.
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See whether these stories make you laugh or cry.
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If it wasnÂt true before, itÂs certainly true with the appearance of ÂThe Latin Legends of ComedyÂ: the word legend has been devalued to the point of worthlessness.
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Abercrombie is well known for its irreverence, but apparently it can't take a joke.
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ROME - Humor in the Bible? Scholars say the Old and New Testament are riddled with humorous references and aim to set the record straight at a three-day congress beginning Monday, "Laughter and Comedy in Ancient Christianity." There's the tale from Luke's Gospel of Zaccheus, a diminutive and despised tax collector who, eager to see Jesus at a busy gathering, is forced into the attention-grabbing indignity of scrambling up a tree.
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As the political establishment chuckles over his recent gaffes, the surging underdog candidate hopes to have the last laugh
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An elderly man nearing death who wants to give something back to the world, or just a prankster?
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J.K. Rowling's offhand remark about a character in her Harry Potter books is met with puzzlement in some quarters and delight in others.
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Meet the Indian American comics spreading that funny feeling. A series of portraits.
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When truth becomes stranger than fiction, it's time to duck your head.
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Danteâs âDivine Comedy,â now playing as an opera, with a monsignor as director.