It was early in our courtship that I realised the guy I was dating, with whom I now cohabit, wasn’t laughing at my jokes. Well actually, he may have been laughing at my jokes, and in fact I thought he ...

"Ha! The Science of When We Laugh and Why" by Scott Weems, Basic Books, 198 pages, $26.99 Why do you laugh? What makes something funny? Why do your friends laugh? Are you funny? Why are some things ...

Finally, after nearly five months of very loud debate in the media, Murphy Brown is going to respond to Dan Quayle tonight, with probably 35 million viewers watching. The sad thing is that, despite ...

Talk about health and wellness, and the first things that pop into one’s mind are: regular exercise and proper healthy eating habits. They are twins and must go together. They are inseparable!

While humour and sharing a laugh is something that can be experienced across cultures, distance, and language, the way we express laughter around the world is actually pretty different. That’s right, ...

Here’s the image that won’t go away. It’s the one where Michael Jordan is 60-something, wearing baggies when everyone else is back to short shorts; the no-sock look when knee-highs are in again; ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Ha! The Science of When We Laugh and Why, by Scott Weems, Basic Books, RRP£17.99, 288 pages It’s often said that the ...