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JIM THIELMAN: That One Episode Of ‘SNL’ Seemed Like It Took 50 Years

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Fifty years ago, I suggested to my girlfriend’s parents that we all watch this hilarious new show called “Saturday Night Live.” I tuned in this past Saturday, when NBC broadcast the show’s first episode. I wanted to see how cool I had been. The episode didn’t even hold up that well 50 years ago. Comedian George Carlin, surrounded by the …

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TERRY DULLUM: The Dullum File — Giant Of The Senate

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I’ve never been much for writing book reviews. Mainly because I don’t know how to write book reviews. Call this one an appreciation. (If you feel you have to call it anything at all.) I noticed a lot of interest in “Al Franken: Giant of the Senate” on Facebook and elsewhere. So, here we go. The new memoir follows Sen. Al Franken’s …

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