9 Best Articles in 2022
Harvard Business Review
Sarcasm, Self-Deprecation, and Inside Jokes: A User’s Guide to Humor at Work
Harvard Business Review
~16 min read · 2020-06-17 · Some leaders use humor instinctively; many more could wield it purposefully.
Reader View · Shared by 122, including Stephanie A Kowalski
Vulture
The 100 Jokes That Shaped Modern Comedy
Vulture
From 2016 · From the Marx Brothers to The Simpsons, Richard Pryor to Amy Schumer: 100 bits, sketches, and one-liners that changed humor forever.
Reader View · Shared by 183, including Tarik ESSAADI, Anthony Hamelle, Dominik Grolimund, Srushti, Cameron Yick, Graham Marshall, blinch, Matthias Sala, Daniel Lawniczak, Marc Zenger, grimm, adrianleb.eth, Kris Fannin
PsyPost.org
New study identifies which types of humor are linked to reduced worry and increased wellbeing
PsyPost.org
2 min read · 2021-11-24 · New research indicates that people who use humor to arouse sympathy for human imperfections or act silly to make others laugh tend to experience less pathological worry. But the findings, published in…
Reader View · Shared by 47, including Eric W. Dolan
TED Talks
Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas: Why great leaders take humor seriously
TED Talks
Jan 13th · There's a mistaken belief in today's working world that leaders need to be serious all the time to be taken seriously. The research tells a different story. Based on the course they teach at…
Shared by 136, including Guy Kawasaki, Daniel Pink, Larry Brilliant 💛💙, Dorie Clark, Nir Eyal, BJ Fogg, Gretchen Rubin, Whitney Johnson, Scott Galloway
The New York Times
The Strange Afterlife of George Carlin
The New York Times
~11 min read · May 11th · Nearly 14 years after his death, his provocative humor has been embraced by people across the political spectrum. What happens when comedy outlasts the era it was made for?
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 123, including Felix M, Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician), Ernie Smith, Austin Kleon, Scott Monty, Kent Bye VoicesOfVR
Vogue Magazine
The Best Podcasts of 2021
Vogue Magazine
7 min read · 2021-10-28 · From books to humor to wellness and everything between, these are Vogue’s favorite podcasts of the year.
Reader View · Shared by 199, including Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Jean-Patrick, WBUR, Lydia Polgreen
The New Yorker
Humor, Satire, and Cartoons—The New Yorker
The New Yorker
3 min read · From 2016 · Humor from The New Yorker, including news satire by Andy Borowitz, funny cartoons and comics, Daily Shouts, and Shouts & Murmurs.
Reader View · Shared by 44, including Tarik ESSAADI, Rebecca (Slatkin) Sloane, Margaret Sullivan, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Scott Shapiro, CyberCodeTwins.eth 👾, Brian Stelter, Mathew Ingram, Steve Silberman, Taylor Lorenz
The New Yorker
The Dark, Democratizing Power of the Social-Media Stock Market
The New Yorker
7 min read · 2021-06-09 · BitClout collapses everything—art, humor, personhood—into money, laying bare just who, and what, we are willing to pay for.
Reader View · Shared by 119, including Christo Meid, Chris Messina, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Mark Little, Akshat, Lelio Simi, Aral Balkan
PsyPost.org
Humor can protect against symptoms of anxiety and depression, study finds
PsyPost.org
2 min read · From 2020 · The use of positive humor is associated with increased optimism and lower anxiety and depression, according to a study published in the International ...
Reader View · Shared by 35, including Lee Keyes, Tarik ESSAADI, Eric W. Dolan
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The New York Times
The Strange Afterlife of George Carlin
The New York Times
~11 min read · May 11th · Nearly 14 years after his death, his provocative humor has been embraced by people across the political spectrum. What happens when comedy outlasts the era it was made for?
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 123, including Felix M, Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician), Ernie Smith, Austin Kleon, Scott Monty, Kent Bye VoicesOfVR
POLITICO
How To Make a President Funny
POLITICO
8 min read · May 1st · Obama’s comedy writer on the goal of presidential humor, Trump’s best zinger and the worst political jokester in history.
globalgrind.com
Watch: 15 Hilarious Comedy Specials To Celebrate National Humor Month [List]
globalgrind.com
2 min read · Apr 14th · Laughter is great for the soul! In honor of National Humor Month, we curated a list of our favorite stand-up specials from Black comedians. Watch inside.
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Print magazine
The Daily Heller: Humor Magazines Offered Laffs
Print magazine
1 min read · Apr 28th · “Enfant Terrible!” (1898) was a one-off surrealistic humor publication, a collaboration between Oliver Herford and Gelett Burgess—two stars of Gilded Age media.
Shared by 6, including The Daily Heller
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The New York Times
To Beat Trump, Mock Him
The New York Times
4 min read · 2020-09-26 · The lesson from pro-democracy fighters abroad: Humor deflates authoritarian rulers.
Reader View · Shared by 78, including Amy Jo Kim, Joshua Benton, George Conway🇺🇦, Geraldine, Gideonro, grimm, Scott Monty
XKCD Comic
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XKCD Comic
From 2020 · This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. This means you're free to copy and share these comics (but not to sell them). More details.
Shared by 765, including TVMoJoe, Tim Harford, Dorothy Bishop, Kevin Mitchell, Austin Kleon, Carl Zimmer, SwiftOnSecurity, Cory Doctorow, Paul Graham, Phil Plait, @wef @davos #wef22 R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A Metaverse, notsofast, Max Roser, Brad Feld, 艾未未 Ai Weiwei, David Wallace-Wells, Will Critchlow, Charles Arthur, Carl T. Bergstrom, Jason Zweig
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2021-04-28 · This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. This means you're free to copy and share these comics (but not to sell them). More details.
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The New Yorker
The Best Jokes of 2020
The New Yorker
4 min read · 2020-12-07 · From Trump impressions to extinction comedy to Sacha Baron Cohen’s punking of Rudy Giuliani, the humor of 2020 managed to make light of a dark time.
Reader View · Shared by 65, including Neil Lee, Liv 😷, Tarik ESSAADI
POLITICO
How To Make a President Funny
POLITICO
8 min read · May 1st · Obama’s comedy writer on the goal of presidential humor, Trump’s best zinger and the worst political jokester in history.
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2020-08-17 · This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. This means you're free to copy and share these comics (but not to sell them). More details.
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Writing. Tips. Humor.
kiramartinauthor.tumblr.com
9 min read · 2021-06-17 · It is the fourth day of the mysterious object stuck on my head. I am so very hungry. The ketchup smeared on the inside of the object is waning. The elders say it is time now, that this has gone…
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Fast Company
Humor is such an important leadership trait we teach it at Stanford’s business school
Fast Company
5 min read · 2021-01-26 · As trust in authority figures erodes, teams want leaders who are inspiring and relatable.
Reader View · Shared by 108, including John Nosta, Scott Monty, Tamara McCleary, Kathy Klotz-Guest MA, MBA, Michelle Boisson
Smashing Magazine 🇺🇦
Connecting With Users: Incorporating Humor In Web Design
Smashing Magazine 🇺🇦
~14 min read · From 2017 · Humor is an important aspect of life. Find out how you can incorporate it into your web design projects in order to connect with your users.
Reader View · Shared by 25, including Niklaus Gerber, Fabricio Teixeira
