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What John Milton’s Heaven Has to Offer the Soul—According to Ken Jennings

What John Milton’s Heaven Has to Offer the Soul—According to Ken Jennings

The Former Jeopardy Champion Has Some Thoughts on Literary After Death Destinations

By Ken Jennings | July 20, 2023

Before They Were Cliches: On the Origins of 8 Worn Out Idioms

Before They Were Cliches: On the Origins of 8 Worn Out Idioms

Erin McCarthy and the Team at Mental Floss Examine Some Famous Phrases

By Erin McCarthy & the Team at Mental Floss | June 30, 2023

Henry David Thoreau Was Funnier Than You Think, Particularly on the Subject of Work

Henry David Thoreau Was Funnier Than You Think, Particularly on the Subject of Work

John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle on the Necessary “Deep Sincerity” of Dark Humor

By John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle | June 26, 2023

Why David Sedaris Still Keeps His Daily Diary

Why David Sedaris Still Keeps His Daily Diary

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | May 31, 2023

Jena Friedman Gives Male Comedians the Female Media Treatment

Jena Friedman Gives Male Comedians the Female Media Treatment

“Do you think men can be sexy AND funny?”

By Jena Friedman | April 14, 2023

Laughing at the Enemy: How Ukrainians Weaponize Jokes in the Face of Danger

Laughing at the Enemy: How Ukrainians Weaponize Jokes in the Face of Danger

Johannes Lichtman on Wartime Humor in Ukraine

By Johannes Lichtman and Nazar Romachenko | April 11, 2023

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How Blazing Saddles Deflated Western and Gentile Notions of Masculinity

By Jeremy Dauber | March 20, 2023

“Everything is Riding on Your Author Photo.” Mary Childs on What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Book

By Mary Childs | March 13, 2023

If Doctors Make the Worst Patients, Do Editors Make the Worst Authors?

By Jenny Jackson | March 8, 2023

The Real Star of <em>North by Northwest</em> is Cary Grant’s Suit

The Real Star of North by Northwest is Cary Grant’s Suit

It's More Than a Suit. It's the Star of the Movie. And a Perfectly Indestructible Cultural Force.

By Todd McEwen | March 7, 2023

On the Nerds and Jocks of Yale: Will Schwalbe Revisits the Start of an Unlikely Friendship

On the Nerds and Jocks of Yale: Will Schwalbe Revisits the Start of an Unlikely Friendship

“I was elaborately disguised as someone who didn’t care what other people thought of me.”

By Will Schwalbe | March 2, 2023

“What I Said on My Private Island Was Taken Out of Context!” On Celebrity Apologies

“What I Said on My Private Island Was Taken Out of Context!” On Celebrity Apologies

Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy on Why Bad Celebrity Apologies Are Enraging yet Often Fun

By Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy | January 10, 2023

Nicolas Cage as Dracula! Yes, the trailer for <em>Renfield</em> has arrived.

Nicolas Cage as Dracula! Yes, the trailer for Renfield has arrived.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 5, 2023

How Humor is the Best Antidote to Theocracy In Both Politics and the Workplace

How Humor is the Best Antidote to Theocracy In Both Politics and the Workplace

Paul Boross in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 2, 2022

The first lines of classic novels as Democratic fundraising email subject lines.

The first lines of classic novels as Democratic fundraising email subject lines.

By Jessie Gaynor | November 7, 2022

Alchemizing Those Icky Feelings: Samantha Irby on Turning Anxiety Into Laughter

Alchemizing Those Icky Feelings: Samantha Irby on Turning Anxiety Into Laughter

“This absolutely sucks, but it’s gonna make an incredible story.”

By Samantha Irby | October 18, 2022

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