Unleash Your Inner Laugh: Dive Deep into the Wacky World of MAD!
MAD is a riotous blend of satire and absurdity, skewering pop culture, politics, and human foibles. Its iconic characters and sharp wit create a whimsical yet incisive lens on society, turning the mundane into hilarity.
MAD magazine was originally created as a comic book in 1952 by Harvey Kurtzman before becoming a magazine in 1955.
MAD magazine's mascot, Alfred E. Neuman, famously appeared on the cover with the tagline What, me worry? which became a quintessential expression of carefree attitude.
Books:
The Sellout
by Paul Beatty
Congratulations, by the way: Some Thoughts on Kindness
by George Saunders
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders
American War
by Omar El Akkad
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz
A Visit from the Goon Squad
by Jennifer Egan
How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig
The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
The Immortalists
by Chloe Benjamin
Everything Is Illuminated
by Jonathan Safran Foer
Music: Inside by MobySail by AWOLNATIONLittle Dark Age by MGMTElectric Feel by MGMTTongues by JoywaveYouth by DaughterSweet Disposition by The Temper TrapRun Boy Run by WoodkidThe Less I Know The Better by Tame ImpalaSomething Good Can Work by Two Door Cinema Club
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Season 1 was one of my favorite anime binges in a long time. Such a fun mix of thoughtfulness (movement through time), silliness, and cool scenes (The Ruins of The King's Tomb). I can't wait to watch season 2. I know it's airing as I write this, but I like taking in entire seasons at once if I can manage it.