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Friday, June 24, 2016

A must-read book? Go on, make me by Oliver Burkeman

Faced with rave reviews of musicals, films, books and plays, why does Oliver Burkeman run a mile?Somewhere around the 500th headline I read in praise of Hamilton, the universally acclaimed B…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:40AM
Sunday, January 5, 2014

Jerry Seinfeld on how to be funny without sex and swearing by Oliver Burkeman

The sitcom star shares the secret of his comedy – and what he can tell about you from your drivingOnce or twice a week, towards the end of the day, Jerry Seinfeld leaves the Manhattan offi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PM
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Why British critics don't get The Book of Mormon | Oliver Burkeman by Oliver Burkeman

The South Park creators' musical was much lauded in the US, but its satirical sensibility may be lost in translation to LondonThe Book of Mormon, the much-applauded musical from the creators…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:40PM