There's something magical about the word play in his work. He was a master craftsman at putting snappy words and tunes together. Many present-day comedians may not be aware of who Tom Leira is but for all that they do owe him a profound debt. You can download his catalogue for free from tomleirasongs.com.
The country remains riven by unrest since the “self-coup” and subsequent arrest of its president in December; only an early election might bring a return to calm. Our correspondent goes shopping to discover the spending habits of Generation Z and millennials. And examining the work of Tom Lehrer, a mathematician who was an unlikely midwife at the birth of modern satire.
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