A personal blog by a German comedian and writer from East Germany who lived eight years in China and now lives in Leipzig, covering comedy, pop culture, contemporary art and everyday life. Recent issues are reflective, candid updates on social media withdrawal, family loss, reading habits and work changes.
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Each issue traces the history and cultural meaning of a recurring American joke figure or trope, such as Lawrence Welk, the fat kid playing the tuba, or the philandering milkman. It opens with a quoted joke and then explains where the premise came from and why it persists.
W. Kamau Bell shares pop-culture commentary and updates on his podcast Who's With Me?, including interviews with figures like Colin Kaepernick, Megan Rapinoe and Rafael Casal. Readers get a personal, politically left take on comedy, sports, race and life in the Bay Area.
Personal essays and humorous vignettes by Greg Sisco, a comedian and writer, drawn from his rideshare driving, moving between apartments, and daily life. The newsletter doubles as a hub for his comedy, fiction and film projects.
Humorous, jokey recaps of Test cricket days (graded with comedic report-card marks) alongside a running comic-by-comic parody read-through of classic Uncanny X-Men issues. Readers get absurdist, joke-dense commentary layered over real match events and comic plots.
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