Comedy
Stop Pretending to Be Offended by Everything
The problem with prefabricated outrage is that it crowds out legitimate grievances.
Matt Welch on Social Media Outrage-Swarms, License-Plate Free Speech, Automated Airplanes, and Crony Whiskey Capitalism
Watch thee some Cocktail Chatter
On Trevor Noah, Lena Dunham, and Offensive Comedy—Stop Politicizing Everything
Hyper-partisan cultural commentators are on auto-pilot.
Friday A/V Club: Rock 'n' Roll Invasion from the Moon
Two Firesign Theater veterans recut some ancient movie serials into a conspiracy comedy.
Friday A/V Club: Woody Woodpecker Resists Wartime Rationing, Fights the Police
The 1943 cartoon Ration Bored
No, Campus Feminists Didn't Shut Down Kate Smurthwaite's 'Free Speech Comedy Show'
Behold the anatomy of an outrage cycle
One Day Only Old People Will Remember the '90s
History doesn't stop no matter what you yell as you stand athwart it.
What if 'Seinfeld' Aired Today?
In 25 years, our star-crossed text messages and Instagram issues will seem as quaint as Jerry and George's answering machine and parking garage shenanigans.
For Anyone Who Wonders What Thomas Frank Thinks of the Films of Harold Ramis…
Liberals do not "own the imagery of subversion and outsiderness."
Egypt TV Station Stops Popular Satire Program
Backlash over mocking nationalist bend that brought about coup
NJ Judge Quits Bench After Told He Can't Sit, Be Stand Up Comedian at Same Time
Vince Sicari cracks wise as Vince August
NJ Judge Forbidden from Moonlighting as a Comic
What's the deal with these Codes of Judicial Conduct these days, am I right?
Comedian at LA County Sheriff's Lunch Told Racist and Sexually Explicit Jokes
Received plaque after the performance
South Park Libertarians
Trey Parker and Matt Stone on liberals, conservatives, censorship, and religion