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Nancy Sen INTRODUCTION

I first met Larry in the manner I think he would want most people to meet him: through his words. Of course, this was in the context of an online dis cussion group during an election year a dozen years ago; and yet it was about a year into our friendship when I realized with a startle that while I knew in my bones that Larry was funny, principled and kind, I still had no idea what his politics were. Which was, of course, by design, because the politics were never the point. Connection, comics, and creativity – those are, and have always been, the point for Mr. Larry Young.