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‘Lying for the laugh’: should comedians tell us the truth?

The controversy over Hasan Minhaj’s onstage storytelling was a sign of the shifting demands placed on standup comics

The Guardian - US · Dec 27, 2023

Despite backlash, Masha Gessen says comparing Gaza to a Nazi-era ghetto is necessary

Journalist Masha Gessen talks to NPR's Morning Edition about their recent New Yorker essay on German Holocaust memory and the situation in Gaza — and the controversy that ensued.

WEKU · Dec 22, 2023

The Walrus’s Most Memorable Magazine Covers

Art directors past and present reveal the stories behind the eye-catching illustrations and photography

The Walrus · Nov 22, 2023

Weekend Blackout

Plus: Russian riot, Hasan Minhaj vs. The New Yorker, the Nancy Pelosi haunted house, and more...

Reason · Oct 30, 2023

Cat Person review – tense adaptation of the viral dating short story

This deftly explored gen Z-meets-millennial courtship, based on Kristen Roupenian’s New Yorker story, loses its way in a violent third act

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023

Cat Person terrified men and thrilled female readers – has anything changed?

Published in the white heat of the #MeToo moment, Kristen Roupenian’s viral ‘New Yorker’ short story about a bad date and dodgy sexual dynamics captured the zeitgeist, writes Jessie Thompson. This week, a film adaptation arrives in cinemas – what will audiences make of this tale of terrible sex, six…

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023

‘Needlessly misleading’: Comedian Hasan Minhaj rebuts New Yorker, says it omitted, misconstrued statements

On September 15, The New Yorker published an exposé on comedian Hasan Minhaj, claiming the racist and Islamophobic experiences he recounts as a South Asian Muslim American in his stand-up shows are “fabrications”. 

Newslaundry · Oct 27, 2023

'The New Yorker' fact-checked Hasan Minhaj — now he's issued a rebuttal

The New Yorker's profile of Minhaj said he exaggerated or made up stories for effect in his comedy specials. Here's how the comic responded in a 21-minute video.

WEKU · Oct 27, 2023

Hasan Minhaj: Comedian denies using ‘fake racism’ to advance career, ‘I’m not a psycho’

Comedian admitted to exaggerating certain details in his stand-up routines in a September New Yorker profile

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023

‘I’m not a psycho’: Hasan Minhaj responds to New Yorker claims he told false stories

In a 20-minute video, the comedian disputes the magazine’s suggestion that he went too far in exaggerating his experiences

The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2023