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TODAY IN HISTORY
On this date:
In 1613, London’s original Globe Theatre, where many of
Shakespeare’s plays were performed, was destroyed by a fire
sparked by a cannon shot during a performance of “Henry
VIII.”
In 1767, Britain approved the Townshend Revenue Act, which
imposed import duties on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper and
tea shipped to the American colonies. (Colonists bitterly pro
tested, prompting Parliament to repeal the duties — except
for tea.)
In 1776, the Virginia state constitution was adopted, and Pat
rick Henry was made governor.
In 1880, France annexed Tahiti, which became a French col
ony on December 30,1880.
In 1927, the first trans-Pacific airplane flight was completed as
U.S. Army Air Corps Lt. Lester J. Maitland and Lt. Albert F. He-
genberger arrived at Wheeler Field in Hawaii aboard the Bird
of Paradise, an Atlantic-Fokker C-2, after flying 2,400 miles
from Oakland, California, in 25 hours, 50 minutes.
In 1936, entertainer and songwriter George M. Cohan was
presented with the Congressional Gold Medal by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt for his contributions to building Ameri
can morale during World War I.
BIRTHDAYS
Singer-songwriter Garland
Jeffreys is 76. Actor Gary
Busey is 75. Comedian
Richard Lewis is 72. Rock
musician Ian Paice (Deep
Purple) is 71. Rock singer
Colin Hay (Men At Work)
is 66. Actress Maria
Conchita Alonso is 64.
Actress Kimberlin Brown
(TV: “The Bold and the
Beautiful”) is 58. Actress
Sharon Lawrence is 58.
Actress Amanda Donohoe
is 57. Actress Kathleen
Wilhoite is 55. Producer-
writer Matthew Weiner is
54. Musician Dale Baker is
53. Actress Melora Hardin
is 52. Actor Brian D’Arcy
James is 51. Actress
Christina Chang is 48. Co-
median-writer Colin Jost
is 37. Actress Lily Rabe is
37. Actress Camila Mendes
(TV: “Riverdale”) is 25.
WEATHER
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CELEBRITY REPORT
Youssef’s HBO special finds
humor in what we share
Forget terrorist jokes, Muslim ban witti
cisms and “us vs. them” gags.
Egyptian-American comedian Ramy
Youssef nails his first HBO stand-up special,
“Feelings,” by tackling universal predica
ments _ guilt, self-doubt, sex, dating, bad
parenting _ from hyper-specific
angles.
The New Jerseyan, 28, also
wields an arsenal of pop culture
references, replicating the for
mula that made his Hulu series,
“Ramy,” a critical success and
TV’s first breakthrough Muslim
American family sitcom.
In Saturday’s hourlong comedy
special, Jussie Smollett, Fyre Fest, R.
Kelly and Harvey Weinstein are all conduits
for his sharp insights into the vilification of
celebrities, men’s fraught dance with the
#MeToo movement and the truth behind
why we all lie.
“We’ve all had our own Fyre Fest,”
Youssef says of the “once-in-a-lifetime
musical experience” that wasn’t. “When
we’ve told people, ‘This weekend is going to
be amazing!’ when all we had was a (lame)
cheese plate.”
Youssef’s casual, disarming approach is
what makes the special pop. He starts off
slow, chatting to an intimate audience in the
landmark Chicago Cultural Center as if they
were friends in a worn booth at a local pub.
The bearded, baseball hat-wearing
Youssef looks like any other nominally
ambitious millennial. He says “like” a lot
and uses the f-word as a noun, verb and
adjective. He bemoans dating apps.
In fact, he appears so unremarkably
“American Dude” that viewers may find
themselves looking in a mirror _ even
when he discusses the pros and cons of con
dom use, his own racist tendencies and why
we’re all a bit like Donald Trump.
The president isn’t a person, argues
Youssef. He’s “a feeling. An emotion. Some
times you’re happy. Sometimes you’re sad.
Sometimes you’re just Trump. You know
that feeling, when you’re in an argument
with somebody. ‘Ah, I want to win, but I
don’t have the facts’... He’s not a man, he’s
a mood.”
“Feelings” was taped in front of a diverse
crowd, some in hijabs, others seemingly
plucked from the key demographic for
HBO’s bygone “Girls.”
The porn joke has the men laughing. The
Michael Jackson vs. LeBron James gag hits
everyone at the same time. The one about
the Uber driver gets the brown folks in the
crowd going.
“I get really upset every time I get a
white Uber driver,” Youssef says. “Devas
tated. Like I look down at my phone and I
see the little white face, and I’m just like
‘I’m going to be late.’ He’s going to stop at
every stop sign. He’s going to make me
listen to his band. I’m like ‘Scott, what
the... ?!’
“I want one of my people. I
want an Omar. I want a Moham
med. I want somebody who’s
running from their country....
From the second I get into the
car to the time we arrive, I want
to hear somebody talk to their
entire family. That makes me feel
safe. That’s like an emotional seat belt.”
Youssef craftily built his HBO set like a
party, with groups of guests from different
parts of his life, until all the paths of humor
converge: By the last third of the show, he
has them all laughing at the same material
at the same time.
It’s not his star power that pulls the crowd
together. Though his name now comes up in
conversations about Emmy contenders, the
comedian was a relative unknown before
Hulu took a chance with “Ramy,” and he
may have the shortest Wikipedia page
of anyone who’s landed an HBO comedy
special since the advent of YouTube. (HBO
taped “Feelings” on April 14, five days
before the debut of “Ramy.”)
The winning combination is Youssef’s
charming yet unapologetic approach. He
doesn’t try to endear himself to the non-
Middle Eastern audience members by
calming their fears about guys with eth
nic origins like his (“I’m one of the good
ones!”).
He also doesn’t placate the Muslims in
the audience by toning down the material.
Explicit sexual humor is not the usual fare
for the latter crowd _ and he delivers it in
spades. It’s a risky strategy, and it works.
As for the lines about being a Muslim
Arab in America? They’re tailored for abso
lutely no one _ and so appeal to everyone.
On the media: “Some random crime
will happen. You’ll hear them say, ‘And
he recently converted to Islam.’ They’ll
just throw it in there.... That’s why I had to
watch the whole R. Kelly documentary. I
was just waiting for them to find the Quran.
I know it’s going to happen, episode six,
we’re going to go in the booth, we’re going to
think he’s singing a song, then it’ll be (sings)
Allahu Akbar!... It’d be devastating for the
Muslim people because it would be the most
beautiful call to prayer ever.”
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Leatherworks with Tom. 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. The Bowen Center for the Arts, 334
Highway 9N, Dawsonville. 706-216-2787,
director@bowenarts.org. $80.
Small Biz Workshop: How to Start Your
Business. 11 a.m. Gwinnett County Public
Library - Suwanee Branch, 361 Main
St., Suwanee. 770-978-5154, events@
gwinnettpl.org. Free.
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Nashville Downtown. 4 to 10 p.m.
Cumming Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry
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HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Strongly featured today will
be those certain people whom
you find it very difficult to deny,
it’s like they are able to live in
the softest part of your affec
tion, embody your weakness
and stay in your graces no
matter what.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
You usually ask nothing of
your friends. You like to be the
giver. But if you never receive,
the friendship spoils. So if you
have to ask, you’ll ask only
what is easy for them to give.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Time is a nonrenewable re
source. Don’t let yourself get
dragged into the sort of activi
ties (especially socializing with
people you’re not strongly
attracted to) that can only eat
away at your precious time.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). In
general, excess is a failing.
Too much is too much. This is
especially true today in the way
of overexplaining or too much
conversation. As Elvis once
sang, “A little less conversa
tion, a little more action.”
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You
have strong suits you won’t
even understand until enough
people point them out to you.
So, don’t work alone. Share,
mingle, ask questions. Getting
to know others helps you know
yourself.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
There’s a lot you could be
doing that’s worse than do
ing nothing. To be occupied
in what doesn’t concern you
— that’s one of them. Stick to
your business.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 23). Avoid
anyone who seems bent on
obtaining power for its own
sake. That never leads to
anything good. Those who
understand the responsibility
that comes with leadership
are usually reticent to take the
position.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
Many people around you are
seeing less than half of the
situation that you can see from
your vantage point of experi
ence. But they don’t need to
see all of it now. Disseminate
information on a need-to-know
basis.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Actors know that the right
costume can make or break
the character. Real life isn’t so
different. The care you put into
suiting up for the task at hand
will pay off in interesting ways
today.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). There are tasks you’ve
completed a million times that
never seem to get any easier.
The temptation is to outsource
them or find a way around
them. Resist. These are the
motions that keep you strong
and able.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
The buffer zone of courtesy is
not made of indestructible ma
terial. It can be easily eroded
through overuse. Where the
discourse is fair and equally
beneficial to all, large exten
sions of courtesy are unneces
sary.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Some are judicious. Others are
brave. You’re a little of both,
which you apply to the realm of
creativity. Honing your vision
takes a critical eye, and shar
ing it takes courage.