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Learning to Love the Accents of New York (And My Own)

Learning to Love the Accents of New York (And My Own)

Coco Mellors on “Collecting” Verbal Quirks

By Coco Mellors | March 25, 2022

The Under-Celebrated Erotic Power of... Hamantaschen

The Under-Celebrated Erotic Power of... Hamantaschen

Felicia Berliner on the Line Between Tradition and Transgression

By Felicia Berliner | March 16, 2022

The More Personal the Joke, the Bigger the Laugh (and More Lessons from a Career in Cartoons)

The More Personal the Joke, the Bigger the Laugh (and More Lessons from a Career in Cartoons)

David Sipress on Comic Timing on the Stage and the Page

By David Sipress | March 11, 2022

“We’re stuck being described as ‘exploding infants.’” Watch PJ O’Rourke on Baby Boomers.

“We’re stuck being described as ‘exploding infants.’” Watch PJ O’Rourke on Baby Boomers.

By Jonny Diamond | February 18, 2022

Maeve Higgins on How to Write with Humor

Maeve Higgins on How to Write with Humor

“No topic is off-limits for comedy.”

By Maeve Higgins | January 28, 2022

Kingsley Amis’s Instructions for Coping with Hangovers, Both Physical and Metaphysical

Kingsley Amis’s Instructions for Coping with Hangovers, Both Physical and Metaphysical

Avoid at All Costs: Cigarettes, Cold Showers, and Evelyn Waugh

By Kingsley Amis | January 18, 2022

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The Last-Resort Move That Made My Students Smile

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Frances Starn on the Story of Bringing a Bearded Dragon to Class

By Frances Starn | October 20, 2021

A Scotsman: Why I Love Getting Drunk on Cocktails in America

A Scotsman: Why I Love Getting Drunk on Cocktails in America

Daniel Sloss on the Varieties of Worldwide Drinking Culture

By Daniel Sloss | October 13, 2021

The Myth of True Love Hurts Us All—Especially Women

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Jen Winston on the True Love Industrial Complex and the Rejuvenating Power of Queerness

By Jen Winston | October 8, 2021

How to Be Married, in 16 Simple and Completely F*cking Unrealistic Steps

How to Be Married, in 16 Simple and Completely F*cking Unrealistic Steps

Kimberly Harrington Breaks Down the Ridiculous Expectations of Lifelong Partnership

By Kimberly Harrington | October 7, 2021

The Theory of (Artistic) Relativity, Illustrated

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Michelle Rial on Letting Go of Being the Best

By Michelle Rial | October 1, 2021

How to Deal with Rejection (and Get Revenge) Like Edgar Allan Poe

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Catherine Baab-Muguira on Doubling Down on Your Ambitions

By Catherine Baab-Muguira | September 30, 2021

Read Kay Ryan’s hilarious, lacerating first-person reporting on AWP.

Read Kay Ryan’s hilarious, lacerating first-person reporting on AWP.

By Walker Caplan | September 21, 2021

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