Before Sept. 11 people laughed at Bill Clinton when he asked what the definition of ‘is’ is and it was the coolly detached age of irony. Now people ask what the definition of irony is and it is just ...
It’s hard to make irony shine through in writing without the full range of eloquent pause, verbal inflection, arched eyebrow and wry lip that we can employ in person. People noticed this problem long ...
Our college chaplain used to preach often against sarcasm. This always baffled me, and made me assume that the poor fellow, though clearly holy, was a little bit clueless. After all, a stroll through ...
JON WINOKUR is the author of 20 reference books and anthologies, including, most recently, "The Big Book of Irony." WHEN it was revealed in 2003 that William J. Bennett, author of “The Book of Virtues ...
It is a balmy, sunny day in the Athenian Agora, which is bustling with people in various draped cloaks. Look over there, the rays of the sun gently stroke the head of the imposing Acropolis, standing ...
On September 18, 2001, Graydon Carter, the editor of Vanity Fair, declared, “I think it’s the end of the age of irony.” He was trashed for the sentiment. Only a month after the event, Michiko Kakutani ...
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