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Katie Yee on the Writing Lessons of a Great Prank

Katie Yee on the Writing Lessons of a Great Prank

“Both pranking and writing are exercises in careful observation.”

By Katie Yee | July 25, 2025

What Virginia Woolf’s “Dreadnought Hoax” Tells Us About Ourselves

What Virginia Woolf’s “Dreadnought Hoax” Tells Us About Ourselves

Danell Jones Grapples With a Beloved Author’s Casual Racism

By Danell Jones | January 25, 2024

A comedy duo is replacing the covers of Jared Kushner's book with a new and improved version.

A comedy duo is replacing the covers of Jared Kushner's book with a new and improved version.

By Jessie Gaynor | August 24, 2022

How Jean-Paul Sartre's relentless pranking forced his teacher to resign.

How Jean-Paul Sartre's relentless pranking forced his teacher to resign.

By Emily Temple | June 21, 2022

J.R.R. Tolkien loved to pull pranks on his students.

J.R.R. Tolkien loved to pull pranks on his students.

By Walker Caplan | January 3, 2022

FYI: Geoffrey Chaucer (probably) didn't invent April Fools' Day.

FYI: Geoffrey Chaucer (probably) didn't invent April Fools' Day.

By Emily Temple | April 1, 2021

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William Faulkner's wife and daughters were great at pranks.

By Jessie Gaynor | May 21, 2020