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Philosophy

«Laughing» with Philippe Val

written by Jonas Follonier

In his essay on laughter, published by Editions de l'Observatoire, the former director of «Charlie Hebdo» and France Inter explores what this human art tells us about the value of astonishment. For further reading.

Society

Ralph Müller's cartridge: The laughter of resentment

By Ralph Müller · October 13, 2022

Each month, we feature a column by one of the personalities who give us the pleasure of alternating between the two. Youtuber Ralph Müller, a doctoral student in literature at the University of Geneva, delivers his scathing analysis of a typical contemporary phenomenon.

Cinema

Laughing at the movies: still a protest act?

By Jordi Gabioud · 10 March 2022

«Il n’y a pas de film comique qui ne soit contestataire, on ne peut pas faire un film comique charmant.» Ce sont les mots prononcés par l’une des plus grandes figures comiques du cinéma, Jacques Tati, en 1979 lors de son entretien avec les «Cahiers du cinéma». Mais le cinéma comique semble aujourd’hui avoir basculé: pour être contestataire, il doit être charmant. Analyse.

Literature

Frédéric Beigbeder: «Looking at reality with astonishment doesn't prevent us from being corrosive».»

By Ivan Garcia · 10 May 2020

On the occasion of the presentation of the final part of his trilogy devoted to Octave Parango, Frédéric Beigbeder takes us on a journey in the footsteps of this literary double, sharing his criticism of the dictatorship of laughter and his passion for the novel.