Tom Lehrer: Life, Satire, and the Questions He Left Behind
Few entertainers have walked away from fame as decisively as Tom Lehrer — a Harvard-trained mathematician who used his sharp wit to skewer Cold War politics, religion, and hypocrisy. His songs like “The Elements” and “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park” became cult classics, yet he stopped performing at the height of his popularity, dying on … Read more