Readings

Does Having a Sense of Humour Make You Funny?

There's a difference between being able to enjoy jokes and actually making them.

How Do I Tell My Roommate She Needs To Flush?

Lead-footed office-walkers, uniquely unclean living partners, and unfriendly in-laws (with a guest appearance from our columnist's father).

Hillary Clinton: Dare to be Stupid

She may be the odds-on favorite to win the next election, but she can't stop reminding us why she lost her last one.

Sincerity in the Time of Dogboner

The line between proud ignorance and sniggering sanctimony.

The Novel as a Fizzing Bomb in Your Brain

Hazlitt drops in on Nick Harkaway, née Nicholas Cornwell, at his London local. Discussed: his new novel Tigerman, writing as a compressed statement of identity, and the anxieties of paternal influence.

Trudeau, Islam, and the Perils of Saying the Quiet Part Loud

Canada's Conservatives are failing the same test with Muslims that U.S. Republicans already have with Latinos.

Monsters at the Door

Emily Carroll’s debut book, Through the Woods, is full of doomed characters who often feel deserving of the grisly punishment coming their way. The stories are personal, in other words.

How Do I Talk To My Perpetually Stoned Friend?

Plus: gender-specific household items, the unexpected perils of cohabitation, and ending up as the other man.