Yet, in truth, satire—at least satire of great quality—lives just as long as any other kind of art. It keeps its objects alive by lampooning them and, wrapping itself around the subject, fossil-like,

The post Satirical Songwriter Tom Lehrer Dies at 97 appeared first on Considerable. Tom Lehrer, the sharp-witted musical satirist who gained fame in the 1950s and 1960s before stepping away from the spotlight to pursue academic life, has died at the age of 97.