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Ben Yagoda

Ben Yagoda
Ben Yagoda has written many books, most notably Will Rogers: A Biography, and his latest, The B-Side: The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song, out now in paperback from Riverhead. He’s working on a book about irony.
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Oh, the Ironies: How Irony Got Its (Second) Meaning

Ben Yagoda Considers Connop Thirlwell's Invention of Practical Irony
November 14, 2022  By Ben Yagoda
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A Brief History of the Hit Christmas Song

Ben Yagoda on How "White Christmas" Started It All
December 21, 2015  By Ben Yagoda
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