The Fountain Theatre will present four relevant, urgent, thought-provoking plays and a host of satellite events that will ...

The New Yorker at 100 touches on the editors, beginning with Ross (1925-1951), William Shawn (1952-1987), Robert A. Gottlieb (1987-1992), Tina Brown (1992-1998), and David Remnick (1998-present). It ...

Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” ...

Shashi Tharoor amused Instagram users as he recited a poem to explain the hilarious irrationality of English spelling and pronunciation Congress MP Shashi Tharoor once again charmed social media with ...

Humor is under direct attack. It's being attacked by drones—but I am using "drone" in the antique sense of the term. "Drone" comes from the German "drohnen", to roar, and Swedish "drona", to drowse.

John Kruschke has done a lot of writing in academia — journal articles and a textbook on statistical analysis — but in retirement, he’s taken up poetry. Kruschke, who retired from the Department of ...

126 Funny 'Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue' Poems To Make Your Day originally appeared on Parade. Fancy yourself a comedian? Ready to add some giggles to your group chat? Bored in the middle of a work ...

One of the late Jacques Derrida’s most useful exercises in linguistic play was to hyphenate “represent.” The word that appears after the alteration, “re-present,” offers transformed definition and ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

Midway through a conversation with poet Billy Collins, talk turns to the topic of inspiration, and how a writer recognizes the small moments around which one might build a poem. “It’s a good question ...