Classic books aren’t just serious—they can be hilarious too. These ten novels are packed with wit, absurdity, and ...

Crucial to understanding Wenc's narrative is The Onion's response to pivotal events, particularly the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Rather than fold under the weight of such sorrow, the writers ...

Natasha Brown published an article taking the reader behind the scenes of two interviews that she had given to newspapers in ...

In that article I discussed a volume by Douglas Wilson: A Serrated Edge (CanonPress, 2003). The book’s subtitle is this: “A ...

who bemoaned that “Twain’s bitter satire was taken for comedy,” forgive “Huck Finn” its many abuses — the 219 instances of the N-word; the indulgent last third of the book (which ...