George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American comedian, actor, novelist, and social critic who lived from May 12, 1937, to June 22, 2008. He was dubbed “the dean of counterculture comedians” and is regarded as one of the most prominent and influential stand-up comedians of all time.
His dark comedy and comments on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and forbidden themes made him famous.
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George Carlin siblings: Meet his brother Patrick Carlin Patrick Jr. Read More...
From the Collection: The African American Experience On September 27, 1919, a mob of at least 10,000 white people stormed the courthouse in Omaha, Nebraska, demanding the sheriff turn over Will Brown, a 40-year-old Black man. They raided the building, scaled walls and smashed windows. When the mob’s initial demands were refused, they set fire to the courthouse, turning it into a seething furnace. Omaha Mayor Ed Smith tried to intervene, but the mob tried to lynch him. Read More...
Jerrel Larkins’ post has since been deleted, but Showbiz Cheat Sheet outlines what he said. The story he related was a sad one. Larkins apparently grew up in a violent home, with addiction problems in his immediate family. His father was reportedly physically abusive, especially toward his mother, whom he sent to the hospital with serious injuries. Child services eventually intervened, sending Larkins and his brother to a foster home, but that wasn’t much better: One of his foster parents apparently suffered from addiction himself, and left the boys to fend for themselves. Read More...