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Mark Simonson Studio / Notebook: Mad Men, Mad Props
Thanks to Jake Byrne on Twitter for finding this.
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ill a void in the general banter. Women famously cannot learn jokes. If they try, they invariably bugger up the punchline. The male teller of jokes is driving towards his reward, the laughter of his mates. The woman who messes up the same joke does so because her concentration is not sharpened by that need. She is not less intelligent, simply less concerned.
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Beaten to the punchline: Germaine Greer on women and comedy | Stage | The Guardian
Is this really true? Are the women I know who can tell jokes well really freaks? I can’t believe it.
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Not safe for work: the git that keeps on giving | Technology | guardian.co.uk
I’m really just putting this here for me to read later. I know you’ve probably already read it.
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Geoff Dyer on the changing face of war photography | Art and design | The Guardian
Gerda Taro sounds like she would be a great subject for a movie. Is there one, I wonder?
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The Mighty Boosh: saved by their own stupidity - Telegraph
There’s something slightly patronising about this review. First off, the Boosh might not have been in Dublin before, but their constituent parts have played here, because I’ve seen them.
Also, Dominic Cavendish does know that we can see the Boosh on television, right?
