The divide between free speech and hate speech is as uncomfortable to define as it is to discuss. When broached in casual conversation, passionate reactions often supplant a civil discourse about the context of the speech in question.... Read More

Barry Parham is a contributor to the political and social satire blogs on Open Salon (open.salon.com). Blush: Politics and Other Unnatural Acts may be a collection of his previously posted entries on this site. The emphasis is on the... Read More

Joshua Wisenbaker’s irreverent instructional guide on manhood can be categorized with books like Adam Carolla’s In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks: And Other Complaints From an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy. A TV and radio... Read More

Writing humor well is a tricky business. It requires a mix of good storytelling and a healthy dose of exaggeration; the funniest stories are often based on personal problems or blunders. With a stand-up comic’s timing, author Keith... Read More

"With One Eye Open" is a snug collection of humor—one part rant, satire, parody and spoof; one part tongue-in-cheek social commentary; one part cautionary caricature. Polly Frost, whose humor has been published in The New Yorker,... Read More

For decades, the weekly New Yorker has been renowned for its “drawings”—the cartoons that reduce complex social and political situations to humorous line-drawing evaluations—as well as for its superlative writing. Some of the... Read More

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a mighty opponent for both women and men. The Princess and the PMS/The Prince and the PMS are two manuals presented in one bound book and packaged as a “PMS Emergency Kit” (complete with bonbons and a... Read More

Buckle Up, and Please Keep Hands Inside the Book At All Times Humorist Diane Estill is highly skilled in detailing stories of the mundane with a whimsical spin and equally adept at taking everyday life situations and eliciting a chuckle... Read More