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On the Difficulty of Giving Books as Gifts

On the Difficulty of Giving Books as Gifts

“Oh, no, it’s a... book.”

By Lewis Buzbee | December 11, 2023

My Feral Shelf: On Building a Personal Library of Bad Behavior

My Feral Shelf: On Building a Personal Library of Bad Behavior

Jennifer Lucy Allan on Mischief, Bad Habits, and Lust for Life (in Books)

By Jennifer Lucy Allan | November 14, 2023

Roz Chast, Like All of Us, Has Recurring Dreams

Roz Chast, Like All of Us, Has Recurring Dreams

From Her New Graphic Memoir I Must Be Dreaming

By Roz Chast | October 25, 2023

Faith, Power, and Survival: What Ruled Life in Early-Medieval England

Faith, Power, and Survival: What Ruled Life in Early-Medieval England

David Mitchell Considers the Less-Than-Illustrious Origins of the English Crown

By David Mitchell | October 11, 2023

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

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

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

Why David Sedaris Still Keeps His Daily Diary

By Talk Easy | May 31, 2023

Jena Friedman Gives Male Comedians the Female Media Treatment

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

How <em>Blazing Saddles</em> Deflated Western and Gentile Notions of Masculinity

How Blazing Saddles Deflated Western and Gentile Notions of Masculinity

On the Political Context and Playfulness of Mel Brooks’s 1974 Parody

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

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

Or: How to Survive the Metaphorical Oncoming Bus That Is Your Book Launch

By Mary Childs | March 13, 2023

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

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

Jenny Jackson, Editor-Turned-Debut-Author, Fears So

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

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