Humor

"One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty." — Jane Austen

Any Port in a Shitstorm
Rudi Kraeher reviews John Dunsworth’s definitive text on all things scatological.
Rudi Kraeher May 5, 2014
- Humor
The First Book Awards
Who can forget listening to Kurtan the Elder's “Why Half My Face Is Missing,” which added stirring internal anguish and regret to the art of tale-telling.
Andrew NichollsApr 11, 2014
- Humor
Let Us Now Tweet at Famous Men: The Selected Tweets of James Agee
James Agee on Twitter. Foreword by Walker Evans.
Ted ScheinmanMar 25, 2014
- Humor
One Day in the Life of Intern Denisovich: With All Good Wishes to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The Captain returns from the latrine and says, “Brace yourselves men, it’s at least twenty below!” I translate this into nutcase for Glyuba the Idiot. I can read Homer in the original Greek and this is what I’m doing.
Andrew NichollsJan 3, 2014
- Humor
One Eyed Jack
Chris MittonJul 19, 2012
- Humor
Mock’n’Roll: Iain Ellis's "Brit Wits"
Niall James HolohanJul 15, 2012
- Humor
Discoveries: Lars Iyer
Our heroes: unlikely philosophers, whining their way through the American South
Susan Salter ReynoldsMar 24, 2012
King of the Losers
Doyle captures perfectly a barfly’s manic account of events (both profound and mundane) in the life of Pete, his car, and his dog, Lester.
Lee PolevoiFeb 13, 2012
- Fiction
- Humor
A Pirate’s Life for Me: Sara Levine's "Treasure Island!!!"
The story eddies into a piercing family drama, in which its undercurrents of sadness and regret can finally rise to the surface.
Alison PowellJan 10, 2012
- Humor
- Literary Fiction