jester
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Working on a serious documentary didn’t stop Jackson from his activities as a harsh and relentless internet jester.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
Away from the from springtime pastels and prints, Alessandro Michele's debut couture collection was full of clashing colours and harlequin print fit for a court jester.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025
She could: She plays the Fool — usually a male role — the court jester whose comic antics soften the sting of bracingly honest commentary.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024
Can imperfect sidekicks and second-fiddlers like Camelot’s court jester and Sir Palomides, the Saracen knight, save the realm when Arthur reveals himself as all too mortal?
From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024
“Crispin,” said Bear, “a wise man—he was a jester by trade—once told me that living by answers is a form of death. It’s only questions that keep you living. What think you of that?”
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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