Helen Lederer on What It Takes to Be Funny

Helen Lederer on What It Takes to Be Funny

"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 <em> this </em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | November 7, 2025

Free IP! Ideal candidates for the next Richard Linklater biopic.

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.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | October 31, 2025

Here's what's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | October 31, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | October 24, 2025

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The dentist should let you read instead of watch TV.

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This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | October 10, 2025

Here’s what’s making us happy <em> this </em> week.

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By Brittany Allen | October 10, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | October 3, 2025

Here’s what’s making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | October 3, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | September 26, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | September 19, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | September 12, 2025

No one’s reading for fun, apparently. Here’s a reading list to fix that.

No one’s reading for fun, apparently. Here’s a reading list to fix that.

By James Folta | September 10, 2025

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