The 17th issue of Cabinet features a themed section on "Laughter." Includes Brian Dillon's interview with Simon Critchley on his philosophical history of humor; Jim Holt on joke theory; Jennifer Liese on the sad story of the smiley face; and Slavoj Zizek on Christ, Hegel and other comic greats. Also carries Sean Dockray, Steve Rowell & Fiona Whitton on the art and science of traffic management; Daniel Heller-Roazen on the disappearance of “H”; Geoffrey O’Brien on the aimless oppression of gray; Margaret Wertheim on the marvels of computational origami; and Tom Vanderbilt on dearly departed diamonds. Mind-boggling artist projects by Robert Bowen, Steven Brower, Paul Chan, Matt Freedman, Edward Jessen, H. Lan Thao & Lana Lin, Marco Maggi, Michael Rakowitz, and Lawrence Weiner.
Columns
Colors Geoffrey O'Brien
Gray
Gray
Ingestion Jeffrey Kastner
Don't Slice the Ham Too Thin
Don't Slice the Ham Too Thin
Inventory Paul Lukas
Regalia
Regalia
Leftovers Tom Vanderbilt
Ashes to Diamonds
Ashes to Diamonds
- Blocking All Lanes Sean Dockray, Steve Rowell, & Fiona Whitton
Sig-Alerts, detection loops, and the management of traffic - The Mathematics of Paper Folding: An Interview with Robert Lang Margaret Wertheim
Adventures in computational origami
Centripetal City Kazys Varnelis
The myth of the network
The myth of the network
The Artist as Volcano Jesse Lerner
The seismic imagination of Dr. Atl
The seismic imagination of Dr. Atl
How to Make Your Own Square-Based Origami Bud
Artist Project: The Ted Turner Collection—Report from the Battlefield (Paper on Uccello) Marco Maggi
Do Not Mingle One Human Feeling Joe Milutis
Jenny Lind and the mysteries of protophonographic notation
Jenny Lind and the mysteries of protophonographic notation
H & Co. Daniel Heller-Roazen
The fate of aitch
The fate of aitch
Artist Project: Return to Sender Robert Bowen
Artist Project: Even the Trees Would Leave H. Lan Thao Lam & Lana Lin
- Tears of Laughter Christopher Turner
Darwin and the indeterminacy of emotions
Stimuli Eliciting Smiling and Laughing in Children at Different Ages
Artist Project: Laughter, Interrupted (Introduction)
Artist Project: Laughter, Interrupted (Rueful) Paul Chan
Very Funny: An Interview with Simon Critchley Brian Dillon
Toward a philosophical history of humor
Toward a philosophical history of humor
The Practitioner: An Interview with Maud Skoog Brandin Mats Bigert
Laughing without reason in Sweden
Laughing without reason in Sweden
Infectious Laughter David Serlin
Kuru as metaphor
Kuru as metaphor
Artist Project: Laughter, Interrupted (Cruel) Lawrence Weiner
The Art of Laughter Jim Holt
Three ways to be funny
Three ways to be funny
Artist Project: Laughter, Interrupted (Malicious) Matt Freedman
The Christian-Hegelian Comedy Slavoj Zizek
Artist Project: Laughter, Interrupted (Perverse) Steven Brower
Incorruptible Teeth, or, The French Smile Revolution Colin Jones
Laughter and the birth of dentistry
Laughter and the birth of dentistry
Wide at the Bottom, Narrow at the Top Sasha Archibald
King Louis-Philippe and the pear
King Louis-Philippe and the pear
Artist Project: Laughter Scores Edward Jessen
No Laughing Matter Jennifer Liese
A short, sad history of the smiley face
A short, sad history of the smiley face
Postcard: Yours Sincerely, Wasting Away Michael Rakowitz
Bookmark: The Laff Box
Back Cover: The Last Laugh Brian McMullen
