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Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers Was A Feminist Piece of Work

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Few women have made as big (or as loud) a splash in Hollywood as Joan Rivers. At heart, her combativeness was that of a woman who knew she wouldn’t get anywhere by playing nice.

Lebanese singer Sabah poses for a photograph at the Comfort Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon, 2009.

An Arab American remembers the late Lebanese singer Sabah

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A marquee put up in honor of comedian Joan Rivers at The Laugh Factory comedy club in Los Angeles, California. Rivers, the pioneering comedian known for her acerbic wit, classic put-downs and for asking "Can we talk?," died on Thursday at the age of 81.

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Joan Rivers: a piece of work

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