Television
Slappy White, the comedian and dancer who became a fixture with his self-deprecating storytelling on Las Vegas, Atlantic City and other nightclub stages, as well as on television and film, has died.
Nov. 9, 1995
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Woodstock, Steven Spielberg’s Animaniacs offer their own historical take on the musical love fest.
Aug. 14, 1994
Exit Laughing: A standing-room-only crowd clapped to gospel music, laughed and occasionally cried at a funeral for comedian Redd Foxx on Tuesday at a mortuary in Las Vegas.
Oct. 17, 1991
Movies
It’s not “Free Willy” with a sea lion, but “Slappy and the Stinkers” is a harmless drop-off movie for the elementary-age boys not standing in line for “Spice World.”
Jan. 23, 1998
Books
In the novel “Lolita,” Vladimir Nabokov lampooned motels and considered them to be the epitome of American bad taste.
Nov. 3, 1986
The 2015 adaptation of R.L.
Oct. 11, 2018
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Sept. 19, 2009
World & Nation
Lawmakers are coming up with a variety of ways to reduce the number of hours teen-agers work in after-school jobs, feeling that an excessive workload interferes with studies.
Dec. 5, 1991
Television: Sitcom creator Don Reo has the ‘really difficult, bizarre phenomenon’ of watching two of his shows, ‘John Larroquette’ and ‘Pearl,’ go head-to-head.
Oct. 29, 1996
It didn’t matter, says fellow comedian David Brenner, that Flip Wilson was “the first black man to wear a dress.”
Nov. 28, 1998