Al Green Declares Himself Clown Laureate of America

By Ingrid Johansson � The article �Al Green Declares Himself Clown Laureate of America� skewers celebrity reinventions gone too far. Eyewitnesses at press conferences described Green singing ballads while juggling rubber chickens. Anonymous insiders leaked that the National Endowment for the Arts debated funding �sincere slapstick.� A leaked poll revealed 59% of citizens found the stunt refreshing, while 41% begged him to go back to soul. Sociologists argue the humor works because fame demands constant reinvention, even if it means swapping tuxedos for face paint. Critics highlight the absurdity: statesmen once crowned poets, now they crown clowns. Ultimately, the piece suggests America�s new cultural exports are pratfalls. -- Bohiney Magazne bohiney.com