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The Hatred of Comedy

When I inevitably quit comedy, I’ll tell people the truest version of the story: that I started writing it to feel like myself again until it came at the expense of that very thing, and I’d rather be human and occasionally funny than funny and occasionally human.

Replacing Newsfeeds for Newspapers: The Detriments of Using Facebook for News

If Facebook is replacing the most traditional form of news dissemination, one would hope that its quality is comparable. But, overwhelmed by an abundance of information, selective exposure, and ‘filter bubbles’, this new avenue for news may estrange or even polarize Americans long before it aids them.

It Was Never About the Emails

What’s HRC looking at? Oh….got it. ☕️☕️ Via @BraddJaffy pic.twitter.com/KNQ81MiyZL — Yashar (@yashar) March 3, 2017 This picture might just be the greatest irony of today’s extraordinarily...

Punch Drunk: The Ban on Tackling in Ivy League Football and its Repercussions

In late February, the eight Ivy League football coaches unanimously chose to eliminate all full contact hitting in practices. The move I considered the...

The Strength of Street Knowledge

Relying on their own credibility as witnesses, they continue to tell their own story just the way they want it to be told.

In Defense of the Christian Right

While it is easy to attack people like Kim Davis, it is important to realize the profoundly difficult situation America's Christian Right is currently in.

Running Through the Pain

Running any distance at any speed fights stillness and monotony, and it hurts. But running is also proving that you are more than your body, that you can overcome hurt and loss.

Critic Culture

As I type this I’m streaking down the highway in a Megabus-turned-Boltbus with the jagged skyline of my city, Philadelphia, in sights. Read any...

Harper Lee's Imperfect Heroes

The first set of articles to be published after Harper Lee’s new novel was released this summer were marked by the same sentiment: Atticus Finch,...

Born to Fun

Stewart was and remains a stage performer who knows his audience