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In his recent standup special, comedian Jerrod Carmichael talked about how we as a society tend to overlook sins and instead subscribe to the idea that “talent is more important than morality.”

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"Hugo" filmmaker Martin Scorsese and "Midnight in Paris" creator Woody Allen were among nominees Monday for top filmmaking honors from the Directors Guild of America.

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It creeps up on you imperceptibly — the tiny shock when you’re filling out a form and you have to compute the answer to “age,” the lone white hair sticking out on top of your head, running into classmates at the mall and being introduced to their tall, articulate children (They can speak now?!).

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Although I have wasted a perfectly good science high education, I could still redeem myself by doing ground-breaking research in areas no one takes seriously.

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NEW YORK (AP) – The billboards that sprung up in Hollywood and New York in 2007 depicted Woody Allen as a Hasidic Jew — long beard, side curls, black hat — and featured Yiddish text meaning "the holy rebbe."

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This is probably an unavoidable part of the human condition. If we didn’t make light of the world’s misery, we’d all suffer from "grief overload" and start reaching for the razor blades.
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Although I have wasted a perfectly good science high education, I could still redeem myself by doing ground-breaking research in areas no one takes seriously.

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NEW YORK (AP) – The billboards that sprung up in Hollywood and New York in 2007 depicted Woody Allen as a Hasidic Jew — long beard, side curls, black hat — and featured Yiddish text meaning "the holy rebbe."

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This is probably an unavoidable part of the human condition. If we didn’t make light of the world’s misery, we’d all suffer from "grief overload" and start reaching for the razor blades.
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By Jessica Zafra | November 30, 2007 - 12:00am
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