Episode 666: Joke Not a Joke
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle April Fools Day, which felt a little different this year, and the meaning of jokes and pranks.
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Jackass on Overthinking It
Open Thread for June 24, 2011
J.K. Rowling’s e-pub announcement, the late Ryan Dunn, a whole bunch of movies, and the week of June 24th.
Episode 138: The Oft-Overlooked #1 Variety
The Overthinkers tackle the meaning of art.
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Open Thread for October 15, 2010
1965 has turned out a lot like the 1965 we remember.
Scientology Wins! Pop Culture Defeats Psychology on the Subject of Humor
Please note: this article contains three references to genital injury, two of them illustrated. You have been warned. Plato said that comedy comes from enjoying the suffering of others. Aristotle argued that comedy comes from the ridiculous or from deformities … Continued