What’s the best holiday for dads? Father’s Day, Christmas, and birthdays are joyous occasions, but you don’t always get what you want. The best holiday…
Mark ShatzOctober 26, 2024
Do you have a relative who is "Mr. Long Joke?" It's usually an uncle or grandfather who takes forever to tell a "funny" story. The…
Mark ShatzOctober 25, 2024
As writers, we play various roles – author, editor, and number one critic. And the solitary act of writing works fine for most genres, except…
Mark ShatzOctober 24, 2024
Three may be an odd number in math, but its da-da-Ta-da-da-Ta-da-da-Ta cadence makes it the most important number in comedy. Humorists and comedians have relied…
Mark ShatzOctober 22, 2024
Adding humor to instruction is like adding salt to a meal – a little goes a long way. Oversalting a course with humor is understandable.…
Mark ShatzOctober 20, 2024
From a student’s perspective, there’s nothing fun or funny about taking a test. Yet, evidence indicates that students appreciate examinations that include humor. The key…
Mark ShatzOctober 19, 2024
Designing, building, and teaching an online course is ungodly time-consuming. Asking educators to find and supplement their instruction with humor adds another item to an…
Mark ShatzOctober 18, 2024
I love Glenn Kessler. His fact-checking of politicians is an invaluable public service, and The Fact Checker is my favorite Washington Post feature. Although it’s…
Mark ShatzOctober 17, 2024
The Brits love tea. Germans lust for beer. Americans are keenly attuned to processed foods, especially ones wrapped in a silver casing. The Holy Grail…
Mark ShatzOctober 15, 2024
A classic comedic adage is, “If there’s no corpse, there’s usually no joke.” Humor typically attacks or ridicules something – people, places, things, and ideas.…
Mark ShatzSeptember 7, 2024