Humor & Satire

15+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1182+ words) A Royal Satire · Part Twelve Swan Song reached number one. The reviews called it score-settling. Duchess Megain, who had nothing to do with any of it, built a spreadsheet anyway. The book came out on Tuesday, which meant Celeste had…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (852+ words) Have you spent years worrying about the way you’re perceived? Have you tried on different personalities in different friend groups? Have you tried to seem cooler than you really are? Well, so has Maeve Dunigan. And the Catonsville native has…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (729+ words) What Britain was doing in Ireland during Swift’s lifetime was conducted in line with Westminster's rule and, everything they did, was done in the British interest, which as McDowell said, had the effect of arousing Swift's anger. Swift was a…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (291+ words) Grab your most cursed grimoire and head back to school with these haunting queer dark academia books. Susie (she/her) is a queer writer originally from Little Rock, now living in Washington, DC. She is the author of three rom-coms: QUEERLY…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (192+ words) Front Row | Hermione Lee on her biography of the notoriously private author Anita Brookner BBC Hermione Lee on her biography of the notoriously private author Anita Brookner Available for over a year Biographer Hermione Lee talks to Tom about her…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (993+ words) The Handy Hints woman (he never did manage to catch her name) had somehow acquired the idea that Flynn’s battered face was the result of a traffic accident, and she occasionally placed her plump hand on top of his and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (25+ words) An Elite Sample of Deep-Narrative Essays, Philosophical Reflections, and High-Context Cultural Literature …...

2+ week, 24+ min ago   (153+ words) It became a ritual every Monday evening to eat dinner while watching Rooster, which, despite its many flaws, was hugely enjoyable, thanks to a set of memorable characters. While the show relies on tired tropes and has some glaring plot…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago   (15+ words) The life of Anita Brookner, the ‘aloof spinster’ who wrote Hotel du Lac The Times...