The search for absurdity

March 23, 2012

How The Daily Show may have an advantage over mainstream news, by virtue of its refusual to take “View from Nowhere.”  Conor Friedersdorf makes the compelling case that comedy writers, with their eyes rooting out the absurd in the world, can put give the news some much needed perspective.

is the editor of Little Brother Magazine, and the #LitBeat editor for The Millions. She also acts as the Toronto editor for Joyland. And she tweets, too.