While laughing is a shared human trait, there are surprising gender differences in how and why people do it. Some feel that the purpose of laughter is to strengthen human bonds. Men and women both ...

Michael Wall’s 1992 play Women Laughing is a dark, engaging and at times hilarious exploration of both mental illness and the futility of suburban life. Safely rooted in that most British world of ...

Intimate conversations take place with some of the most celebrated and groundbreaking women-identified cartoonists at The New Yorker magazine, who laugh, draw and reflect on the essential work of ...