11.   All have sought to blend creamy sounds with social commentary.

12.   But mostly we make like Joan and Melissa Rivers, merging stand-up comedy and social commentary and saying it loud enough for everyone to hear.

13.   But storm the nation it did, becoming a veritable addiction for those who like their social commentary served with spikes.

14.   -Creator Stan Lee began the series in the era of civil rights as a social commentary on bigotry with the mutants as a hated minority.

15.   Crispin, who is an Enron shareholder, said this was not his first foray into social commentary.

16.   Each one is described with what is best characterized as part travel story, part social commentary, and part personal essay, a combination he handles well.

17.   Film blurs with ballet with social commentary.

18.   Ever the outspoken cultural critics, R.E.M. tempers any sour social commentary with enough sunniness to lessen the sting without muting the message.

19.   Funny, off-the cuff and slightly off-kilter, with some subtle social commentary thrown in for good measure.

20.   Gretchen Dykstra, president of the Times Square Business Improvement District, said her organization was not opposed to social commentary.