Tag: humor

Rule one of freelance writing: accept rejection with grace.

In fraught games of power politics, sometimes the best revenge is not being exiled to die alone on an island in the South Atlantic.

Appreciating the dad joke.

Sometimes, the review is better than the film it reviews.

But who’s Area Man? In an era of fake news crackdowns, satirical newspapers aren’t adding up.

Sloane Crosley faces the music. Jared’s music. Knock it off, Jared. Jared?! Jared!!!

When an American exchange student discovered that the Germans never lose anything.

The internal battles and the decisions Jon Stewart made after taking over The Daily Show from Craig Kilborn.

My first plate arrives. The mozzarella sticks are golden, dense, and huge. Each one is greater than the width of two of my index fingers.

As soon as we’re finished, Thad shuffles to the garage to grab two 150-or-so-gallon black garbage bags. We stuff all of the presents inside, double-knot the bags at the top, and drag them to the front door, confident that the next morning, not one of our kids — not even the nine-year-old — will wonder […]

GROSS: What are some of the most painful things that have happened to you that you’ve ended up making jokes about on stage? Ms. RIVERS: Oh, where do you start? My husband’s suicide. GROSS: Right. Ms. RIVERS: Some man, 60 years old, that couldn’t take the business and went and killed himself. How do you […]

The funnier you are, the more I think there’s a tragic undercurrent. … I think humor is one of the highest forms of tragedy there is. People talk about the serious novel and these sort of hallowed tones and how important it is, but I think a lot of humorous stuff — books by writers […]

“Getting Stuffed: A Tale of Love and Taxidermy,” David Sedaris, The Guardian.