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Tom Lehrer, musical satirist, dies

USA TODAY on MSN · 4h

Tom Lehrer, songwriter and influential political satirist, dies at 97: Reports

Singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer, who gained prominence for his political satire, has reportedly died at the age of 97.

The New Yorker · 1h

How Tom Lehrer Escaped the Transience of Satire

Yet, in truth, satire—at least satire of great quality—lives just as long as any other kind of art. It keeps its objects alive by lampooning them and, wrapping itself around the subject, fossil-like,

Hollywood Life on MSN · 8h

Who Was Tom Lehrer? 5 Things to Know About the Late Musical Satirist

The legendary satirist who rose to fame in the ’50s and ’60s with darkly funny songs about war, politics, and society has died at 97. Learn more about him here.

9hon MSN

Here’s every mention of Harvard in the lyrics of Tom Lehrer

Musician and satirist Tom Lehrer stuck his alma mater into his music. Here's all the times he was singing about Harvard.

8hOpinion

Tom Lehrer was the face of the real 1950s

There never was a time like the 1950s — not even during the 1950s. Not if you have in mind the decade of conformity, of moms ...

Wall Street Journal5h

Who’s Next? Remembering Tom Lehrer’s Wit

Tom Lehrer was a mathematician—and quite a good one, by all accounts. Which makes it all the more interesting that he was ...

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