The Nihilist Void

Uncovering Solitary Laughter: The Culture and Cultivation of Laughing Alone, edited by psychologists Freda Gonot-Schoupinsky and Mark Weeks, is a new collection of research and essays exploring the nature of solitary laughter and its role in human life.

Come on out to Ireland’s 32 on September 12th and to Ivy Room on September 16th to learn the truth about sacripolitics.

Issue #10 of the literary journal, Nostos, has just been released and is available for purchase on the Longship Press website.

The Magic Mountain, by Thomas Mann Translated by John E.

Thanks to John Greenwood from In Spite Magazine for his coverage of Leestock 6!

I finally received my author copy of The Palgrave Handbook of the Philosophy of Humor, edited by Lydia Amir.

I was absolutely shocked and devastated to learn about the death of Christian Penn.

While the first two weeks of our 2026 Scottish vacation were spent in the highlands, the last week was spent in Glasgow.

My visits to Scotland have been regular and routine since I was a kid, but my experiences there are always special and unique.

As another semester concludes, the usual feelings of distress flood through me.

We had a great time at the Machine Dreams Us conference at Lake Tahoe Community College.