Laughing disorders, aka pseudobulbar affect, involve episodes of uncontrollable laughter or crying during situations that do not warrant that reaction. These episodes are commonly intense and may ...

One benefit of crying is that it burns a very small number of calories. Learn how many calories you burn and why it’s not ...

This week’s story is called “Laughing and Crying.” It’s inspired by tales told in the North African country of Egypt and stories shared among the Hui people of East Asia.

Why laughing while crying is so Korean : Code Switch Comedian Youngmi Mayer talks about how her Korean family uses humor as a tool for survival. She gets into the Korean comedic tradition and why ...

In her new memoir, ‘I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying,’ Youngmi Mayer offers trenchant and often painful observations on growing up mixed race. By Chris Vognar Nov. 23, 2024 8 AM PT ...

Cheering, crying, laughing, relief. So it was all the things at once. ... “I just started laughing. I had the break. It was my Joker moment.

Now she has another platform, with “I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying,” a memoir published this month by Little, Brown. It’s less about jokes and more about unpacking generational trauma.

Death is often described as a loss, but for Colin Campbell and his wife, it was a theft. On June 12, 2019, the couple’s children, Ruby and Hart, were killed by an inebriated driver in a horrific ...