That first album soon sold 350,000, fueled primarily by word of mouth, especially on college campuses. Most Chicagoans first ...

Lehrer, who died July 26, wrote numerous satirical songs, including "Pollution" and "The Vatican Rag." In the latter half of his life, he also taught math at Harvard and MIT.

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Thomas A. Lehrer ’47 — a beloved musician and mathematics instructor who set sardonic commentary to upbeat piano melodies — ...

Given last week’s news of the death at the age of 97 of America’s most acerbic and creative musical satirist, I was curious ...

When Daniel Radcliffe performed an a cappella version on The Graham Norton Show – prefacing it by introducing Lehrer, ...

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Portions of research and clinical trials have ground to a halt. Labs have been instructed to scrutinize every expense, from equipment to personnel. Some teams are even killing off lab mice because ...

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The cast has been announced for the world premiere of Dr Freud Will See You Now, Mrs Hitler, a new dark comedy from BAFTA ...

First we got the bomb and that was good/ ‘Cause we love peace and motherhood/ Then Russia got the bomb, but that’s OK/ ‘Cause ...