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1. REVIEW: ‘Standing on Ceremony’ anthologizes new plays about gay marriage
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... faces and thumbs-up likes, the piece humorously presents a mini-debate on the topic. The actors refer to scripts on music stands arranged across designer Sarah Zeitler’s setting, which features rows ...

2. REVIEW: ‘Fragments’ offers a Samuel Beckett sampler
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... minimalist gift for mining dark beauty and unexpected humor from even the most hopeless of lives. Presented by Theatre for A New Audience in association with the Baryshnikov Arts Center, this fine production ...

3. Power outage in Essex county
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Ellen Sherman's article is a wonderful and humorous description of an epic event that has left many of us reconsidering our negative comments about moving south. Let's hear more from Ellen! ...

4. REVIEW: ‘Other Desert Cities’ burns with emotion
(Entertainment/Movies)

... enough, depict the troublemakers. Griffiths gives a deeply-felt rendering of Brooke that’s more sorrowful than Elizabeth Marvel’s angry original. Strung-out Silda was depicted for acidic humor by Linda ...

5. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno required to yell at public employees in Gov. Christie's absence
(Life/Style)

... that “if anyone is going to yell at teachers or insult the press when Governor Christie is not available, that person has to be a Republican.” You can find more humor from Joey Novick at What Exit NJ? ...

6. N.J. paper money to feature Springsteen, Sinatra, and Piscopo
(Life/Style)

... column written by Joey Novick. He provides more humor at www.WhatExitNJ.com  ...

7. Second elder caregiver retreat to be held in Freehold, N.J.
(Health/Healthquest)

... all stressful.” Keynote speaker for the event is Teena Cahill, director of Wisdom and Beyond, Princeton. Cahill holds a doctorate in psychology and is an internationally acclaimed humorist and motivational ...

8. REVIEW: Forget about ‘The Atmosphere of Memory’
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... steers this labored, overlong affair towards its humorous side. Dealing with a cramped performance space, set designer David Gallo copes fluently with the story’s demand for many changes in location. ...

9. Halloween costumes 2011: Offensive?
(Life/Style)

... don’t have a sense of humor when it comes to the Nazi bombing of 70 years ago. ALSO Last minute Halloween costumes 2011: 'Pan Am' over 'Jersey Shore' Halloween costumes 2011: Offensive? Halloween ...

10. REVIEW: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' shows young talent
(Entertainment/Movies)

... she is a local Westfield seventh grader. Frankie Serath, who plays Jem has already made his Off-Broadway debut. And Ethan Haberfield, as Dill, finds bits of humor seldom discovered by actors far older. ...

11. REVIEW: ‘Chinglish’ laughs about miscommunication
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... another level of humor. These projections, fluent sets handsomely designed by David Korins that glide by on a double revolve, some peppy music and admirable comic acting all smoothly mesh in Silverman’s ...

12. Comedian Claudia Stavola sounds off on 'Jersey Shore' cast
(Entertainment/Movies)

... incorrect” humor to a friendly bunch in Bordentown’s Villa Mannino on Nov. 3. This time around the layout is a private gig, which includes an all male crowd. “This is totally my cup of tea,” she laughed. ...

13. Herman Cain will fall to Mitt Romney for Republican presidential nomination
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  And, he has a sense of humor which sets him apart from his principal competition. His 9-9-9 economic recovery and job creation plan—9 percent corporate and personal income tax rates coupled with a 9 ...

14. REVIEW: ‘Sons of the Prophet’ proves painfully funny
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... naturally and often humorously, making flavorful use of the brothers’ Lebanese heritage and their small town circumstances. Gibran’s philosophical thoughts – alternately profound or glib – also figure ...

15. REVIEW: ‘Relatively Speaking’ involves a joyless threesome
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... stinkers, the intermission was a pleasure. The program’s concluding and best one-act – rather like a broken leg is better than a broken neck – is “Honeymoon Motel,” a tasteless bowl of Borscht Belt humor ...

16. REVIEW: Steve Jobs and Apple are sharply peeled by Mike Daisey spiel
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... rhythms. For all of the abundant humor existing in the work, “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs” is a seriously thoughtful consideration of the human cost sacrificed to the making of technology ...

17. It's time to sing the praises of Warren Buffett
(Money/Economy)

... “A major contribution to Western literature and to Western thought.” All I got was: “He didn’t find anything wrong with it.” Along with all his other virtues, Buffett has a neat sense of humor. What ...

18. Banned breast cancer awareness t-shirt goes national
(U.S./Nation)

... cancer is no laughing matter, and people have the right to be offended by humor about “breasts as boobs.” But they say there seems to be an unparalleled level of interest in raising breast cancer awareness ...

19. ‘The Big Year’ movie review, trailer: Three attractions
(Entertainment/Movies)

... of the low-key humor in "The Big Year," which never pushes too hard. That means some missed opportunities. Subplots involving Brad and Stu's families, and the two men's on-and-off again partnership, follow ...

20. Central Jersey artists’ group relieves isolation, spurs joint exhibition
(Entertainment/Movies)

... also be described as humorous slices of life), you know you’re dealing with an uncommon artistic sensibility. A fiber and mixed media artist, she’s accomplished at sewing and familiar with fabrics of ...