NPR's Juana Summers talks with Damon Young about That's How They Get You, his new humor anthology featuring essays by Black writers. What do you do if you hear from someone about a really difficult ...

In the past year, I’ve had the privilege of working with a leading scholar in humor studies. Dr. Jennalee Donian is an NIHSS postdoctoral research fellow at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa ...

Through humor, self-compassion, and the courage to re-story, it is possible to release the weight of the past and step boldly ...

Joy is a powerful emotion and can play a major role in who—and what—a person chooses to surround themselves with. For marketers hoping to persuade their audience to make a purchase or identify with a ...

A new study reveals that trolls tend to have a dark sense of humor, though they don't find it funny to be caught in another troll's crosshairs. Getty Images Trolls can dish it but they can’t take it.

Let’s face it, we could all use a good laugh these days. And thankfully, comedy has delivered, with a mix of the bold, the bizarre and, yes, sometimes the delightfully dark. Once again, Variety is ...

Humor, that subtle art of wit, is often brandished as a social privilege. Yet, when it becomes anchored in sexist clichés, it becomes anything but harmless. Because behind the joke, there is sometimes ...

A man walks into a rooftop bar and takes a seat next to another guy. “What are you drinking?” he asks the guy. “Magic beer,” the guy says. “Oh, yeah? What’s so magical about it?” Then the guy shows ...