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  • Bari Weiss speaking at the Chautauqua Institution
    Bari Weiss speaking at the Chautauqua Institution
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    WATCH: Bari Weiss on the New Seven Words You’re Not Allowed to Say

    Updating George Carlin’s classic list for an age of political correctness and toxic partisanship

    byLiel Leibovitz
  • Lenny Bruce during his arrest for obscenity in 1961.
    Lenny Bruce during his arrest for obscenity in 1961.
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    Brandeis University Hosts Historic Lenny Bruce Conference

    Academics and fans of Lenny Bruce gathered in Waltham, Mass., last week to let out some analytical laughs and celebrate the legedary comedian

    byStephen Silver
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    Which Words Still Shock Me? Not Many.

    Seven thoughts on obscenity in honor of Carlin’s ‘Seven Words’

    byMarjorie Ingall
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    Today in History: Carlin Performs ‘Seven Words’

    Lenny Bruce’s ‘obscene’ routines inspired Carlin whose views on the politics of language remain influential

    byJonathan Zalman
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