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DARK HUMOR  

Heller's uses of black humor and negation combine to create perhaps the greatest absurdist novel in American history.

Feast, directed by John Gulager, is the third film produced by Project Greenlight. The film takes a progessive view on gender roles and has fun while doing so, granting a pleasurable film experience for the viewer.

If you are searching for a solid read, with unmatched dark humor, and a satisfying finish... then this is the book for you.

Underneath his holy facade, Republican presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee, reveals a dark humor that Jesus wouldn't laugh about.

This humor piece takes a look at the fictional canine music star, Wagner. He's had an interesting life: a humble beginning, a meteoric rise to the top of the Billboard charts, and trouble with the law. Now, he claims to be in a different place.

Before you decide to go boating after dark, consider the safety precautions that you and your family must take before climbing aboard.

I love cynical, sarcastic comedies that are dark in a sense of theme.

Laughter is great medicine! What do we find funny? What makes us laugh? Comedy theorists have proposed three basic premises for humor. Most jokes, prank, and comic efforts do fall into one of these areas.

Known around the world for his dark humor, Kurt Vonnegut was a legendary man and author.

I was looking for things to write about and discovered that April is Humor month. I thought I would share some of the humorous moments that have graced my life, and why I think laughter sometimes really is the best medicine.

A research paper on different types of humor, and the skill levels involved in each.

This paper discusses how the philosophical movement of the absurd is manifested in Samuel Beckett's "Endgame" through his use of irrationality, meaninglessness, and dark humor.

Serious stories don't have to be homogenously serious. You can always add touches of humor to action-packed, suspenseful, and even sad stories.

Figuring that comedy was an escape from life I realized it was easier to deal with life through it

A look at a largely unknown, but influential novel from the 1970's. Originally laughed off the shelves, this book went on to inspire Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns", the animated movie "The Incredibles", and more.

The Phoenix Serial Shooter tragedy impacted many lives, including the family of those accused. Randy Hausner, a local comedian, thought his life - let alone his career - would never recover.

Advice gleaned from 12 years of feline experience.

Innocent, sensitive Ned learns he has the ability to raise people from the dead by touching them, and puts this skill to work by raising the dead to solve their murders and then sending them back to death with another touch.

A drunk man decides to walk home after a night spent at the bar.

Love and courage blossom from the ashes of a childhood ruled by violence and pain

The following inspirational, clever, funny sayings and statements have been posted on church signs all across the country.

Die Hard With a Vengeance (Die Hard 3) failed to retrieve anyone from the original cast save for Willis, but it reintroduces the intelligent and interesting villain that the second film sorely lacked, and retains the same high level of action, violence and humor.

Oh, how I wish that the movie, Monsters, INC., had been around first when I was a young toddler and then when my son was.

Death occurs for all of us, thus it seems fitting or "healthy" to at least face it with a smile. What topics though are really "off limits" and why?

A film review of the newly released movie Hot Fuzz

A very fun book full of medieval history lessons for children

Here we take a peek at an old game that inspired many others through it's good voice acting, decent graphics, and unique game play system. Made by Looking Glass Studios, the Thief series became a cult classic, so read on you Taffer!

Searching for the perfect gift for someone who seems to have everything?

Will the next Batman film live up to the hype that was laid out by its predecessor or will it fall like the former films?

Sarcasm, dark humor and amdness all seem to be themes within Guns 'N Roses older music and part of why I love these top two songs.

Are you looking for a different kind of vampire story? Well this is it!!

Sam Mendes' follow-up to American Beauty follows the training and deployment of an elite sniper group to Iraq before and during the first Gulf War

Jealousy and insecurity are common emotions at all stages of life. Sport, can elicit these feelings. In the sport of life, families are team players, helping each other move beyond these petty emotions.

Fleshbot Films has released one of b-movie director Ed Wood's "lost" smut films on DVD, Necromania. The DVD, which contains both a soft -core and hardcore version, exemplifies the sci-fi icons descent into adult cinema as a director and a writer.

Action, dark comedy, and engaging thriller, Two hands is a fresh movie with a fresh twist and worth watching.

The following websites comprise some of the more interesting stuff that the internet has to offer. They're great for wasting time and controlling boredom.

The historic town of Nightfall has been a Halloween tradition for over 15 years. Situated on old Tucson studios, Nightfall is a 40-acre town filled with haunted houses, live shows, good food and frightening characters suitable for children of all ages.

Bob Dylan is Forever Young and keeps it that way because he is honest to himself and plays his tunes to all times and all people.

Tiny Fey has received much praise for pulling SNL out of the ratings trenches, writing the successful Mean Girls and going on tour with fellow SNLer, Rachel Dratch, on a two-woman live sketch. One thing's for sure, Fey's got a lot more talent to share.

The ideas behind why Family Guy became so popular after being declared dead by the people at Fox.

The modern cult film Spun has been released in an "Uncut Director's Cut." The few things deemed too much for the orginal release ar eincluded in this stylish and no-holds barred depiction of methaphentamine addiction.

Pros: The repercussions of defending baddies and being haunted by honest ones hitting the slammer.Cons: The glorification of making big bucks by defending scum bags.

For those of you who have been fiending for the next Cheech & Chong movie, this will certainly tide you over.

Thank You for Smoking about a tobacco lobbyist, Nick Naylor. Nick is good at his job because he can talk his way out of anything. However, his conscience starts to get to him, especially when he has to explain some aspects of his job to his son.

Might prove to be too gross for some.

Pros
Great Theme and Characters

Cons
Pacing and Ending are Slow and Bland

You don't need to go trick-or-treating to have a great Halloween. All you need is a DVD player.

When people complain there are no more good


movies to watch, they are looking at the wrong place.


Sometimes you have to look back and sometimes


underneath to find good alternatives for the


tired old Hollywood formula.

Growing up in the 1970's the only television that you had that was actually directed towards youth were educational programs and cartoons ...

A review of two new graphic novels featuring John Constantine, the character played by Keanu Reeves in the recent film.