Preamble The Solid Nonpareil By Lewis H. Lapham From Mesopotamia to Mark Twain, the question has remained the same for thousands of years—who’s laughing now? More
Essay Split Personalities By Andrew McConnell Stott Is it a condition of comic genius to be always wrestling with demons? More
Essay Once Upon a Time in the West By Ben Tarnoff How a simple story of a man and his talented frog made Mark Twain a national celebrity. More
