This spring, a group of University of Virginia students chose to try something new, an audio storytelling class that challenged them to explore humor in unexpected ways. In assistant professor of ...

Arab digital creators on social media are turning out edgy material to cope with the conflicts and bring levity to a pain that often feels too raw. By Abdi Latif Dahir Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon ...

Periodically, this time of the year, I write a column about the Second Sunday in the Easter season. Also known as “Bright” or “Laughter” Sunday, its observance goes back to the days of the early ...

The White House last week said it was “fake news” that Bill Maher would receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center. On Thursday, the Trump-controlled Kennedy ...

After being diagnosed with stage four colon cancer, André Riccardi decided to turn the camera on himself and document his final years navigating terminal illness. “Cancer” and “comedy” aren’t exactly ...

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“They love me just as I am.” New research has revealed that what women love most about the other women in their lives has everything to do with what’s on the inside, rather than the outside. A new ...

Bill Lawrence, the man behind comedies-with-heart like “Scrubs” and “Ted Lasso,” is in the midst of a career renaissance. He has five shows on the air now, including “Rooster” with Steve Carell. Bill ...

Antistatic material is a term that is widely used — and just as widely misunderstood. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) expert Toni Viheriäkoski of professional metrology services firm Cascade Metrology, ...

Once upon a time, a text message had one job. A quick way to say “On my way” or “In a meeting, talk later.” But now, there’s a constant stream of emojis, GIFs, and hilarious memes on our phones. It’s ...

Baby care brand FridaBaby has responded to mounting criticism this week regarding social media content and product packaging that parents say sexualizes both the products and the infants they are ...

When President Trump shared a racist video on his Truth Social account last week, the blowback was real. But the video is also part of a tradition that has existed in the U.S. since the early 1800s — ...