“To understand Trump’s continuing hold over his fans, we have to ask: Why do they find him so funny?”
humor
Posted inEditor's Pick
When I Met the Pope
“Imagine an Irish Catholic bishop telling you that you have no chill.”
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
How to Stay Out of Your Editor’s ‘Jerks’ File
Rule one of freelance writing: accept rejection with grace.
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Don’t Be a Jerk to Your Online Humor Editor
McSweeny’s Internet Tendency editor Chris Monks catalogues some of the rudest responses to his rejections of humor writers’ submissions to the site.
Posted inStory
Queens of Infamy: Josephine Bonaparte, from Malmaison to More-Than-Monarch
In fraught games of power politics, sometimes the best revenge is not being exiled to die alone on an island in the South Atlantic.
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Do Men Enter Bathtubs on Hands and Knees?
A BabyCenter message board post launches a writer into an investigation with hilarious results.
Posted inArts & Culture, Reading List
Great Reviews Of Movies I Have Never Seen: A Reading List
Sometimes, the review is better than the film it reviews.
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How I Got Funny at 46
A personal essay in which author Michelle Tea writes about discovering, through stand-up, the potential for humor to heal trauma and bond people.