NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Christine Wenc, author of the new book Funny Because It's True: How the Onion Created Modern News Satire.

There’s a new war within the liberal intelligentsia and it’s got to do with a funny word: “abundance.” Is it good or bad to ...

Cartoonist Will Santino‘s funny one-panel comics blend humor, whimsy, and just the right amount of nonsense, creating the kind of jokes that make you smile before you even realize why. This collection ...

Charlie Wallace served as the chaplain at Willamette University for 27 years. He was well known in the Salem community, delivering invocations at events and the Oregon State Capitol. And now, for ...

From a quiet child seeking refuge in books to a celebrated author redefining Bangladeshi horror fiction, author Tanzim Rahman’s journey is one of passion, persistence, and the thrill of the unknown ...

An inspired new book from veteran comedians cautions novices to err on the side of caution. But our comedy critic makes the ...

Comedy writer Rob Kutner’s latest book, “The Jews: 5000 Years and Counting,” is a hilarious and informative Judaism lesson ...

Even he, with his finely honed sense of humor, would guffaw at the thought.

Local author Emily Greenberg’s debut collection of experimental short stories explores blurred lines between truth and ...

Christine Wenc's book, Funny Because It’s True, explores the history and cultural impact of The Onion, the satirical publication that began as a college project in 1988 ...

Some of your favorite books by Christian authors came to be because of the careful and loving assistance of Roger Freet, the ...

Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing ...