"The Daily Show" on class warfare

These two segments from "The Daily Show" (August 18th) reveal Jon Stewart and a band of excellent research staffers at their very best:
                       

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World of Class Warfare - Warren Buffett vs. Wealthy Conservatives
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And Part II, from the same show:
                       

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
World of Class Warfare - The Poor's Free Ride Is Over
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Blues break: Mississippi Fred McDowell - "All The Way From East St. Louis"

Another fine performance by a blues master. I had the great good fortune of seeing him at work in Portland in 1972, a few months before he died at the age of 68.

A modern masterpiece: the Dude and his courtesans

Invitation to art historians:  If you can identify the painter and find a poster, please let me know -- and you'll get full credit on this blog.