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Schadenfreude

The Best Popsicle Jokes Are The Saddest Ones

Posted 05.10.2013 | Arts

"How many lives does a cat have?" "One." Popsicle stick jokes just got a whole lot funnier with Matt Moore and Jason Kreher's Schadenfreezers. ...

How the Bobbsey Twins Taught Me Envy

Randy Susan Meyers | Posted 11.12.2012 | Books
Randy Susan Meyers

My memories of reading The Bobbsey Twins brings back the first taste of pressing my face against a world I desperately wanted, and yet could believe in no more than I believed in Santa Claus.

Sports Schadenfreude

Lewis Krell | Posted 08.15.2012 | Sports
Lewis Krell

My sports related conversations now revolve more around who I hate and why rather than who I cheer for. I believe this is a wonderful thing, sports has become one of our only bastions for letting our hate out in healthy ways.

What's The Big Deal About Mike Kelley's Death?

Posted 02.02.2012 | Arts

Mike Kelley died of an apparent suicide in his bathtub a few days ago in Southern California. He was perhaps the most influential artist to emerge in ...

Schadenforty

Melanie Notkin | Posted 11.05.2011 | Women
Melanie Notkin

I live in a world of Schadenfreud, New York City, where a woman over 40 is often single and childless, as well as powerful, beautiful, and fit -- and where she is picked on by the newspaper she wakes up to every morning.

WATCH: Drunk Cubs Fan Depressed In Wrigleyville On Cubs' Day Off

Posted 10.26.2011 | Chicago

Drunk Cubs fan Colleen Henneman is not looking forward to this weekend. Even though the weather is expected to be pleasant, things are quiet in Wrigle...

Understanding Why Schadenfreude Feels So Good

Lloyd Glauberman, Ph.D. | Posted 08.20.2011 | Healthy Living
Lloyd Glauberman, Ph.D.

A schadenfreude moment isn't shared with others. No, it's a moment of silent glee. We all do it; we just don't talk about it. Dark chocolate never tasted so good.

Looking Away from the Train Wreck

Carine Fabius | Posted 08.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Carine Fabius

What is it about train wrecks? Why can't otherwise decent people look away from mayhem, blood, end-of-life scenarios and the personal tragedies of fellow human beings?

It's the Age of Metaphor -- Literally

Robert E. Murphy | Posted 08.15.2011 | Media
Robert E. Murphy

The trendy word that I've noticed most lately is "metaphor." This used to be confined mainly to academia, but in the past few years it has broken out like a rash among the general population. I am curious about how such trends get started.

The Neurology Of Schadenfreude

Wray Herbert | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Wray Herbert

It's fair to say that Red Sox and Yankees fans dislike each other as much as fans of any two teams playing today. Which makes those fans an obvious choice for studying rivalry and aggression.

WATCH: The Best Winter Fails

Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

Some people see snow in the forecast and they get excited, eagerly awaiting all the snowball fights and romantic winter strolls that are in their imme...

Are You A Hero Or Just Part Of The Herd?

Kathy Kastan | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Kathy Kastan

Nietzsche and Kierkegaard described herd mentality as people acting at the same time in the same way with no thought of consequences or a sense of responsibility for their actions.

My Christmas Present to Humanity

Anne Vitiello | Posted 05.25.2011 | Divorce
Anne Vitiello

According to Scientific American, the experience of Schadenfreude activates the same pleasure center of the brain as does a good meal.

Television -- and America -- on the Couch

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Dr. Jim Taylor

It seems as if every time we turn on the television, open a newspaper, or go on line, the bad guys are winning. Television shows are a projection of anxiety and discontent that many in America experience.

I Saw You on Intervention

Mike Gellman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Mike Gellman

I like seeing people fucked up, but I also like knowing they'll get better. There's nothing like a hobo story with a happy ending.

Why Terrible Sporting Errors Are So Compelling

Alan Elsner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Alan Elsner

Why do we remember such disasters decades later? Is it schadenfreude, our fascination and guilty pleasure at the pain of others?

Mighty Movie Podcast: Troblins? Michael Paul Stephenson on Best Worst Movie

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

Have no doubt, I love bad movies. I still have fond memories of the first time I stumbled onto Robot Monster, back in the days when local broadcast te...

Schadenfreude: How Californians Can Feel Better About Themselves

Charles Feldman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Charles Feldman

Hardly a day goes by when we don't read or hear about how our state's budget is down the toilet (it is!); or that the City of Los Angeles is so broke, it can't even afford a toilet (it can't).

Us Weekly's Freaking Out That Jon & Kate Are Yesterday's News

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Disgrasian

Us Weekly has profited enormously from the Gosselins' marriage failing -- producing six consecutive covers this summer featuring either Jon or Kate -- and they're not quite done feasting off that carcass' bones.

Schadenfreude on The Interview Show

Mark Bazer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Mark Bazer

Schadenfreude, sketch-comedy legends in Chicago, recently appeared on "The Interview Show." Below is an excerpt and a clip from a sketch they did with the rapper Rhymefest.

Maybe We Can

Kate Clinton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Kate Clinton

With Obama's Inauguration, help may be near, but remedy is far. Church and state are one. Democracy is capitalism. War is peace. Memory is shredder. Our national glands are fatigued from the shock of the Bush Doctrine.

Upper Classes More Likely To Commit Suicide In A Recession

Newsweek | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Recent weeks have seen a spate of suicides by some of the most financially powerful people in the world. German billionaire industrialist Adolf Merckl...

Madoff Robbed: Statue Worth $10,000 Stolen From Palm Beach Home

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say he took billions from investors, and now someone has taken a statue from him. Palm Beach police are investig...

Madoff Out On Bail: Gets Curfew, Monitoring Bracelet At Hearing (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Scroll down for video NEW YORK — Disgraced investor Bernard Madoff made an appearance at the federal courthouse in Manhattan to complete paperw...

Tom Cruise's "Valkyrie" Receives Terrible Early Reviews

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Looks like the Razzies are confident in their prophesy that "Valkyrie" will land in their next derby, which commences on Jan. 21 when noms are unveile...