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"For a while, it was the worst song on the album…" The story behind Rush's Tom Sawyer

Inspired by old books and new technology, Tom Sawyer was the song that reinvented prog giants Rush – but it almost never made the album

Louder

Selling yourself is a minefield for all of us – not just students. Here’s how to do it in 600 words

The fine art of self-promotion is more vital than ever – and crafting a personal statement is apt training for modern life, says writer and reviewer Katy Guest

The Guardian - UK

Why are Republicans so bad at lying?

They lie so much, shouldn’t they be better at it?

Salon

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Despite glorious voices, mighty ‘Big River’ musical gets conventional staging at Mercury Theater

Director Christopher Chase Carter has delivered a simplistic take on the story, that lacks any sort of irony, satire or self-awareness — an anathema to Mark Twain’s entire oeuvre.

Chicago Sun-Times

Oyster stew, sturgeon soup: historic menus from Lincoln’s inaugural to San Quentin prison

New York exhibition of more than 200 menus traces US history through a century of dining

The Guardian - US

ChatGPT's greatest achievement might just be its ability to trick us into thinking that it's honest

In American writer Mark Twain’s autobiography, he quotes — or perhaps misquotes — former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli as saying: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”

The Conversation

John Clay: Kentuckians will soon be able to legally wager on sports. Why that’s a good thing.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mark Twain might or might not have famously said he wanted to be in Kentucky when the world ends. Everything happens 20 years later here.

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The bank collapses triggered by SVB have uncanny parallels to the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s

“The arithmetic behind it was timeless," George Ball of Sanders Morris Harris told Fortune.

Fortune

Adam Sandler gets Mark Twain Prize salute from loyal friends, co-stars

Billy Madison is all grown up, winning big prizes like the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor — an award previously bestowed on comedians and actors such as Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart and Carol Burnett.

Los Angeles Times

Adam Sandler awarded Mark Twain Prize for comedy

Actor and comedian Adam Sandler has become the 24th recipient of the Kennedy Centre's Mark Twain Prize for American Humour.

The New Daily

Editorial: By George: Even top Republicans now say Santos, the fraud, must go

Mark Twain is right that a lie travels around the world before the truth can put its pants on, but the truth has raced back to bite George Santos in the rear. That became clearer than ever Wednesday as leading New York Republicans demanded the new congressman resign immediately. Among…

Tribune News Service

Adam Sandler will be honoured with prestigious award for his work in comedy

Sandler will receive the distinguished award this March

The Independent UK

Adam Sandler wins the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

The Kennedy Center has announced Adam Sandler as the winner of this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Sandler's credits include SNL, Happy Gilmore, Grown Ups, The Wedding Singer and Hustle.

WEKU

Bust your worries to boost your creativity

'I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened," noted the American writer Mark Twain. What worries are on your mind right now? These days, many people worry about many things, which is unsurprising given that we're living in a fragile world that, in the…

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The Guardian - UK

Music is the food of love, so sing on

Chicago Sun-Times

Queen Elizabeth II played the hand she was dealt

So her ancestors caused mine to die of famine. Nothing she personally could have done about it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Singer Jim Post, Chicago folk music star who hit big with ‘Reach Out of the Darkness,’ dead at 82

Chicago performer Corky Siegel said, “I think he was just the greatest in the Chicago folk scene.” He later reinvented himself, writing and performing in one-man plays about Mark Twain.

Chicago Tribune

Nina Metz: ‘Ferris Bueller 2!’ With every reboot, spinoff or sequel, I think: Make it stop. Hollywood will not stop

There is no such thing as a new idea. Mark Twain made that observation, and who knew he would be anticipating Hollywood’s compulsion to reboot and spinoff and treat any stand-alone story as a launchpad for an entire universe of stories.

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The Independent UK

Huckleberry Finn given trigger warning by university over ‘problematic’ content

1884 novel has been placed under increased scrutiny in recent years

Salon

15 facts about "The Miracle Worker"

The 1962 film starring Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke became the stuff of legend for their bold, combative roles

The Guardian - UK

A Kardashian snub, Harry’s return and Andrew gone awol. How’s your jubilee weekend?

I’m enjoying the pomp of the event and the grandeur of those who hate it. There’s always something interesting about these royals, if you care to look, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Inverse

'Back to the Future' screenwriter says time travel has become "too convenient"

Co-writer Bob Gale explores 'Back to the Future's massive influence on sci-fi blockbusters and how the time-travel rules have changed over the last three decades.

The Guardian - US

By saying nothing as the world burns, the Met Gala shows we’re still living in a gilded age

Most attendees avoided a full embrace of the theme, or an interesting subversion of it – they showed up in dresses that looked lovely and uneventful

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Lynn Schmidt: Remembering the struggles of Ulysses Grant

On this anniversary of the birth of Hiram Ulysses Grant, 200 years ago Wednesday, he is remembered as the 18th president of the United States, commander of the U.S. Army during the Civil War and national hero. He can also be thought of as an ordinary human being who struggled…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Comedian Jon Stewart Feted for Humor, Advocacy with Mark Twain Prize

Comedian Jon Stewart became the 23rd recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Sunday, with tributes from late night television hosts Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel plus music from singer Bruce Springsteen. Stewart, who captured the American zeitgeist while zinging politicians and the…

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