Robert Mankoff and the Benign Violation Theory

From the blog, Westword, July 15, 2011: “Peter McGraw, Humor Research Lab director, takes his comedy theory to the International Humor Conference” (Robert Mankoff content) …and in case you missed it on The New Yorker’s website, here’s Mr. Mankoff’s recent blog post, “Benign Violations and Distant Mishaps”

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New Book: The Story of Charlotte’s Web; Bob Mankoff on The Secret Science of Cartooning

From StarNewsOnline, the blog Bookmarks, July 2, 2011:  “The Story Behind ‘Charlotte’s Web’” — this review of a new book by Michael Sims, The Story of Charlotte’s Web: E.B.White’s Eccentric Life in Nature and the birth of an American Classic (Walker & Co., June 2011).  [ The cover of the book can be found at  Barnes and Noble.com;  Amazon.com provides

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