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At Harvard, rethinking the value of an A
7+ hour, 22+ min ago (739+ words) Opinion | At Harvard, rethinking the value of an A The Boston Globe At Harvard, rethinking the value of an A The faculty is voting on a policy aimed at reining in grade inflation. But there's a deeper problem to resolve....
Opinion | The evolution " and erosion " of political satire
2+ week, 6+ day ago (346+ words) Joshua Kendall is the author of several biographies. His latest, "Trudeau and Doonesbury: A Biography: The Cartoonist Who Turned the News into Art," will be published in May. The world's most thoughtful satirists have long had an endless supply of…...
Did she say this was satire? She shouldn't have had to. - The Boston Globe
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (120+ words) A reader responds to Ren'e Loth's column about banned books, lamenting that she had to explicitly state it was satire. Did she say this was satire? She shouldn't have had to. It's so sad to see the first line of…...
South Park" co-creator jokes he"s terribly sorry" over premiere that drew White House anger - The Boston Globe
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (415+ words) We're terribly sorry," Parker said, followed by a long, deadpan-comic stare. Parker was asked for his reaction to the fracas as he sat on the stage at San Diego's Comic-Con International at the beginning of a Comedy Central animation panel…...