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Racist jokes aren'ta laughing matter Asian Image “I argue that to take an overly politically correct line with race joking often ignores the complexity of meanings or issues that are being articulated.” Dr Weaver studied the linguistic mechanisms of US racist internet jokes aimed at African-Caribbean ... |
Centre to keep SP, BSP in good humour The Asian Age They may not ally with the BJP-led NDA on the floor in the two Houses of Parliament because of political compulsions but any attempt to antagonise them could affect passing of key legislation, they feel. “Besides, we need their support in the coming ... |
 Daily Mail | George Clooney recalls his greatest pranks as he clowns around in new photo shoot Daily Mail By Jade Watkins He is famed as the class clown, the perennial prankster who has played countless jokes on his friends and co-stars for years. So George Clooney's latest shoot for LA Times Magazine can only be described as fitting. |
Longtime Spec cartoonist Blaine dead at 74 Hamilton Spectator There was humour.” MacKay says Blaine had a different sense of humour than political cartoonists today. “His cartoons weren't nasty,” he says. “He used more of a whimsical approach. It was kind of a Rich Little kind of humour compared to the more ... |
 Financial Times | Cuban blogger riles with her weapon of words Financial Times Such humour is characteristic of the 36-year-old, whose mordant and highly personal vignettes of Cuba's quotidian drabness have long angered the regime – even as her writings' literary and political merits have turned her into an international star. |
 Gulf Times | Has 'sensitive' India lost its sense of humour? Gulf Times After the Top Gear episode aired, India's London embassy called for an apology and condemned the programme as “replete with cheap jibes, tasteless humour” and insensitive. In another development this year, political cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, 25, ... |
Iris Evans vows to retread, not retire Calgary Herald Evans has a trait rare in politicians, a wry sense of humour. She dares to be stylish and well-dressed in a sea of grey Tory suits. She'll check with her aids about the best scarf to match her outfit, and makes the odd joke about being single. |
Hooray for the Big State, says Mili major. As long as it is in the Middle East The Guardian • Beware the "political dead end of the Big State", warned Miliband major in his now celebrated New Statesman piece. But some big states are more appealing than others. He seems quite taken with the big authoritarian, monarchic state of the United Arab ... |
 Stuff.co.nz (blog) | Excuse me, I was just wondering ... Stuff.co.nz (blog) Apparently TV3 political editor Duncan Garner was best man, Breakfast host Corin Dann served as a groomsman, and former Labour MP Darren Hughes served as MC. A room full of TVNZ and TV3 staff mixing it up with a smattering of politicians? Sign me up! |
 DAWN.com | Divide and rule DAWN.com by Faiza Mirza on February 6th, 2012 | Comments (19) The humour that a lot of people indulge in Pahstun and Sindhi jokes where ethnic groups are targeted for being featherheaded, does not really appeal to me. Every time I read a text or an email ... |
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