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Asher Gelzer-Govatos is a PhD student in Comparative Literature at Washington University in St. Louis. His culture writing has been featured at Paste, The Week, and Books & Culture. The father of three small children, he spends his spare time perfecting his dad joke game on Twitter.

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Memory Wipe

<i>Bill Nye The Science Guy</i> mixed science and comedy, with explosive results

Memory Wipe

Bill Nye The Science Guy mixed science and comedy, with explosive results

Growing up in a house where reading ruled supreme, finding time to squeeze in the all-American activity of TV…

Great Job Internet

50 years after his musical heyday, political satirist Tom Lehrer is as important as ever

Presidential campaigns have a tendency to bring out America’s nostalgic side. Candidates on both sides evoke some…

For Our Consideration

The Coen brothers keep making the same film twice—and it’s brilliant

In his Histories, the Greek writer Herodotus records a curious custom of the Persian government. When faced with a…

Permanent Records

On <i>Good Old Boys</i>, Randy Newman approaches the South with an insider’s touch

Permanent Records

On Good Old Boys, Randy Newman approaches the South with an insider’s touch

Permanent Records is an ongoing closer look at the records that matter most.

Permanent Records

<i>Brothers And Sisters</i> found The Allman Brothers Band wandering into uncertain territory

Permanent Records

Brothers And Sisters found The Allman Brothers Band wandering into uncertain territory

Permanent Records is an ongoing closer look at the records that matter most.