As Professor Mary Beard informed us last week, the world’s oldest joke book, the Philogelos, has been around for thousands of years. And it’s even been online for a few years. But not until last week ...

Growing up, I was one of those "allowed to watch The Simpsons" kind of kids. I couldn't wrap my brain around why other kids my age weren't allowed to watch it. I guess Bart was a troublemaker, but he ...

When The New Yorker started its caption contest, in 2005, it quickly became the world’s most popular weekly cartoon caption contest. I don’t have any data to back this up, but back then, just having a ...

Many classic cartoons include hidden jokes and Easter eggs that most kids never notice. These details were often added by animators for older viewers watching along. At the time, they went completely ...