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Humor
Here’s what’s making us happy
this
week.
By
Brittany Allen
| January 16, 2026
How to reboot this year’s crop of public domain books for 2026.
By
James Folta
| January 15, 2026
How Humor Can Be an Effective Tool For Social Change
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Chris Duffy
| January 7, 2026
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James Folta
| December 19, 2025
Two stories about three brothers you should check out this holiday season.
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James Folta
| December 18, 2025
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James Folta
| December 12, 2025
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James Folta
| December 5, 2025
On this Krampus Night, revisit the scariest Christmas book of all.
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James Folta
| December 5, 2025
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James Folta
| November 21, 2025
Rejected pitches for the live-action
Eloise.
By
Brittany Allen
| November 19, 2025
What If Aliens Don’t Actually Do Science?
Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner Consider the Many Forms Inquiry Can Take, In Our World and Others
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Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner
| November 19, 2025
Did You Know Mapmakers Used to Make Up Fake Towns in Order to Catch Plagiarists?
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"Life is absurd. We are all small. We all want what we can’t get…and this is funny."
By
Helen Lederer
| November 14, 2025
Here’s what’s making us happy
this
week.
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Brittany Allen
| November 7, 2025
Free IP! Ideal candidates for the next Richard Linklater biopic.
The artist loving auteur should make a movie about
these
guys.
By
Brittany Allen
| November 4, 2025
This week's news in Venn diagrams.
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James Folta
| October 31, 2025
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The Best Debuts of the Month: March 2026
March 27, 2026
by
Molly Odintz
What to Watch This Weekend: March 27, 2026
March 27, 2026
by
Dwyer Murphy
Elizabeth Arnott on Secrets, Serial Killers' Wives, and Female Friendship in Fiction
March 27, 2026
by
Hassan Tarek
The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
"Mr Buruma s book while triggered by old photos and letters from Leo s time…"