Despite being best known for his humorous and satirical songs, Tom Lehrer, who died on 26 July at the age of 97, spent most ...

Yet, in truth, satire—at least satire of great quality—lives just as long as any other kind of art. It keeps its objects ...

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

Brief though his career as an entertainer was, Tom Lehrer inscribed his signature on a brainy, no-holds-barred brand of ...

Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever laughed at a satirical song, whether watching a panel show, a live comedy gig or on Radio 4, there’s a good ...

Tom Lehrer, the popular song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his ...

Lehrer, who died Saturday, was a Harvard-educated math prodigy whose satirical music was everything my nerdy teenage self ...

The legendary satirist who rose to fame in the ’50s and ’60s with darkly funny songs about war, politics, and society has ...