Posts under ‘Globe’

Abraham points out Liberia’s state seal on the wall: a ship at anchor with the inscription “The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here.” In 1822 freed American slaves (know as Americo-Liberians, or, colloquially, Congos) founded the colony at the instigation of the American Colonization Society, a coalition of slave owners and politicians whose motives are [...]

Jewish humor was a staple of American life, but he and the Israelis were impressed that the Palestinians more than held their own. The same subordinates who quaked before Arafat’s fateful decisions also teased him to and about his face. One day, they kept saying, Arafat came into the presence of Allah, who pronounced judgment [...]

Cleartsream : ça va saigner !by franceinter

A popular Russian narrative joke of the post-Stalin era visualized Soviet history as a train whose erratic running generated characteristic responses from successive leaders – Lenin, “Passengers, get out and finish building the line!”; Stalin, “Shoot the driver!”, etc.

via the New York Times: two articles:
He sports a pot belly, scruffy mustache and ugly glasses, and likes to burp on live TV, yet 18 percent of German voters would be willing to vote for him in next month’s national election.
What could they be thinking?
Horst Schlaemmer, the alter ego of German comedian Hape Kerkeling, has [...]

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Previously: Last Episode of Late Night With David Letterman, Bill Cosby, Spike Milligan.

via the New Yorker: Decoding Chinese Humor.

… over at the Times.