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Books
fromThe New Yorker
19 hours ago

Why a Woman Would Rather Love a Statue Than a Man

Yagi's fiction uses absurd humor and magical realism to explore how women reclaim agency by rejecting workplace exploitation and societal expectations.
Humor
fromVulture
5 days ago

'He Is Basically the Goop That's Inside a Lava Lamp'

Comedian Chris Fleming delivers hyperspecific, manic observational comedy wrapped in performance-art strangeness, creating absurdist humor through elaborate tangential narratives and surreal character dissections.
fromHi-Fructose Magazine - The New Contemporary Art Magazine
1 month ago

Helena Minginowicz Paints Personal Works Utilizing & Depicting Disposable Materials - Hi-Fructose Magazine

"We can't escape the language of the internet; it's now our emotional alphabet," Minginowicz says. "Sometimes a hashtag or emoji expresses more than an entire essay." "I don't intentionally insert trends into my paintings... but I also don't filter them out. I absorb the world, I scroll, observe, analyze. So yes, the internet seeps into my work, through color, gesture, distortion, glitches. Humor, or rather, bitter absurdity, emerges from that saturation."
Arts
Humor
fromBustle
2 months ago

Sarah Sherman's Camera Roll Is Full Of Adam Sandler Candids

Sarah Sherman blends grotesque physical humor and absurdist storytelling with deliberate restraint to diversify her stand-up and preserve stamina.
Humor
fromThe New Yorker
5 months ago

White House Job Openings

A series of absurd, grotesque, and darkly comic job descriptions for presidential staff depicting surreal servitude, incompetence, and offensive duties.
Video games
fromEngadget
8 months ago

Baby Steps finally has a release date, two years after it was originally slated to arrive

Baby Steps, an absurdist walking simulator, is set to release on September 8, 2025, after several delays.
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