by Dan Brooks in the New York Times Magazine

Is Maneskin the Last Rock Band?

How Danhausen Became Professional Wrestling’s Strangest Star

How President Trump Ruined Political Comedy

Norm Macdonald, Still in Search of the Perfect Joke

The Impossible Burden of Playing Donald Trump

How Far Can You Go to Resist Being the Subject of a Viral Video?

How Garfield Helped Me Make Peace with a Culture in Decline

What’s Quibi? A Way to Amuse Yourself Until You’re Dead

Montana’s Greatest Cultural Export: Inane Campaign Ads

Comedy Written For the Machines

The Pleasure of Watching Others Confront Their Own Incompetence

What’s the Panic Over “Joker” Really About?

Letter of Recommendation: Pedialyte

Letter of Recommendation: Joke Dollar

Letter of Complaint: Cards Against Humanity

Banksy and the Problem With Sarcastic Art

Streaming Music Has Left Me Adrift

The Existential Anguish of the Tattoo