Ever since I was a kid, I have enjoyed off-kilter media — the strangest books, television shows, and movies out there — particularly if they offer a broken, damaged, or similarly bleak outlook on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A doctoral researcher in philosophy told Insider some Gen Z jokes have elements of absurdist humor.LeoPatrizi/ Getty Images Some ...

It doesn’t build slowly like a sitcom, or unfurl as witty repartee in a novel. It doesn’t explain itself like a stand-up routine. Instead, it hits fast, surprises us, and vanishes. Absurdism, as a ...

In a recent post, I discussed the old saying "It is what it is" as a useful adage that could serve us well as a cognitive frame for how we engage worry. I received a lot of interesting feedback, much ...

When I saw the news about CBS’ new reality show The Activist, there was nothing more that I could do but laugh. According to Deadline, “The Activist is a competition series that features six inspiring ...

This is James Taylor with Theatre Talk. Since almost half the play consists of the elderly Mr. Krapp listening to recordings of his younger self, this production updates the audio tapes into video ...

EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based genre specialist Reel Suspects has acquired international sales rights for Estonian director Moonika Siimets’ absurdist comedy The Black Hole, which has been enjoying a buzzy ...

The Hanjin Geneva, a 68,000-ton ship stranded 24 nautical miles off the coast of Japan, is carrying thousands of cargo containers, a roughly 20-man crew, and absurdist British filmmaker Rebecca Moss.