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Colleges have rigid speech codes. So does President Trump. That’s not healthy.

Edit The San Diego Union-Tribune 27 Sep 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions was on firm ground Tuesday when he gave a speech at Georgetown University denouncing college students and administrators who are hostile to speech with which they disagree. But there’s a darkly humorous dimension to any senior Trump administration official warning... ....

Judi Dench makes ‘Victoria & Abdul’ engaging

Edit The Seattle Times 27 Sep 2017
The great Judi Dench imbues Stephen Frears’ uneven but enjoyable “Victoria & Abdul” with humor and humanity ... ....

NC doctor raps about a major public health concern that 'never gets old'

Edit Fresno Bee 27 Sep 2017
Seniors are seeing increasing risk and rates of sexually transmitted infections. Using humor, this family doctor brings awareness to a major public health concern... that not everyone wants to talk about ... ....

Republicans Sadly Admit Their Dream of Keeping Poor People from Living Longer Is Over

Edit Democratic Underground 27 Sep 2017
Satire from The Borowitz Report. By Andy Borowitz. 3.58 P.M ... “We didn’t get it done.” ... https.//www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/republicans-sadly-admit-their-dream-of-keeping-poor-people-from-living-longer-is-over?mbid=nl_Borowitz%2009262017%20Experimental&CNDID;=49553061&spMailingID;=12012347&spUserID;=MTkwMzY3ODcxNjc1S0&spJobID;=1242286090&spReportId;=MTI0MjI4NjA5MAS2. ....

George Pyle: Up at the U., the first one to get angry loses

Edit The Salt Lake Tribune 27 Sep 2017
Yes, he got into print a lot faster than most people do. But this one was now or never ... The Public Forum ... ... ..” ... 15 ... 22 ... ... The only thing they don’t know how to handle is non-violence and humor. I fear that Shapiro and his allies, slimy though they may be, are better at using humor, sick though it may be, to come out of these conflicts looking, if not like the victim who deserves our sympathy, then at least not like the oppressor ... ....

Reese Witherspoon celebrates son's fifth birthday

Edit Montrose Press 27 Sep 2017
Reese Witherspoon has posted a sweet tribute to her son Tennessee in celebration of his fifth birthday. The 41-year-old star has her youngest son with her husband Jim Toth, and took to Instagram on Tuesday (26.09.17) to praise him for bringing her "so much joy" as he celebrates his special day ... "Happy 18th Birthday to my sweet girl @avaphillippe ! Your kindness, grace, intelligence and humor never cease to amaze me ... ....

‘Will & Grace’: NBC’s Fab Four make a triumphant return

Edit East Bay Times 27 Sep 2017
You can relax ... It’s just that the quartet of Eric McCormack (Will), Debra Messing (Grace), Sean Hayes (Jack) and Megan Mullally (Karen) have a few more miles on them and they’re now living in the age of Trump, which presents a fresh opportunity for timely, tension-fueled humor. For more on what to watch on video and TV follow us on Flipboard. First things first, though ... Karen ... Will. “That never happened.”. Karen ... ....

St. Paul police wrongly refused to return firearm, lawsuit alleges

Edit Pioneer Press 27 Sep 2017
A St. Paul man claims his city’s police department has wrongly refused to return his firearm after seizing it during a traffic stop two years ago. When Jared Sande was pulled over by St. Paul police in July 2015, he informed the officers that he had a .40-caliber handgun in the door of his vehicle, according to a civil complaint filed Monday in federal court ... Paul ‘legend,’ remembered for his passion and humor ... ....

Tom Cruise and Conan O'Brien Share an Awkward Road Trip Around London

Edit The Hollywood Reporter 27 Sep 2017
With a promise to "break the Internet" the two stars set out on a road trip that was anything but epic. Tom Cruise caught a ride with Conan O'Brien in a pre-taped segment for Tuesday's episode of the late-night show. Joining the host in London, Cruise hit the road with O'Brien behind the wheel ... Cruise, meanwhile, was too concerned with upcoming traffic obstacles to see the humor in O’Brien’s tale ...  . ....

Debra Messing says she regrets Megyn Kelly interview

Edit Entertainment Weekly 27 Sep 2017
Will & Grace star Debra Messing says she regrets appearing on Monday’s episode of the TODAY show with host Megyn Kelly ... The itinerary just said Today Show appearance. Regret going on. Dismayed by her comments.”. Snack time! #presstour ... She later added, “I think the Will & Grace thing and the gay thing is going to work out great!” The attempts at humor were quickly denounced on social media ... Really ... ....

See Jimmy Kimmel Thank McCain, Collins for Graham-Cassidy Defeat

Edit Rollingstone 27 Sep 2017
Jimmy Kimmel thanked GOP Senators John McCain and Susan Collins and those in Congress whose opposition to the GOP's proposed Graham-Cassidy bill ultimately led to it not coming up for vote. He also thanked the public who called their representatives to voice their opposition during his show on Tuesday.Related ... On Tuesday, he first expressed gratitude to those who helped kill the bill with a dose of humor ... More News ... ....

Years ago, 'Will & Grace' helped me come out; now I'm hoping it'll grow up

Edit The Daily Gazette 27 Sep 2017
"What's so funny?" asked my mother, my laughter so loud she could hear it from three rooms over. I was watching "Will & Grace," my favorite television show. Of course, as a closeted 19-year-old in a very Catholic household, I was afraid to tell her that ... I used more sarcasm and self-deprecating humor, started shopping at Banana Republic and spent all my time with a sassy female best friend mimicking Will and Grace ... ....

Hashtags, memes and GIFs: Social media celebrates Saudi women driving

Edit Arabnews 27 Sep 2017
Author. AISHA FAREED . ARAB NEWS STAFF Wed, 2017-09-27 04.28 ID. 1506465612898342500 JEDDAH. Saudis took to social media in their droves on Tuesday night to welcome King Salman’s historic decree allowing women to drive ... “Congratulations to Saudi women and men ... “This issue is more than the sum of its parts ... Meanwhile, Saudis proved once again that humor is an essential part of their existence as memes and jokes flooded the trending hashtag....
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