Just like laughter, the tears we produce when we’re laughing are uncontrollable. When something has us in stitches—a witty dark joke, say—we’ll often find ourselves tearing up. This ...

So, which makes us human, tears or laughter, Nietzsche or Kierkegaard? If it were up to me, I’d choose laughter. But life insists on both. Renee Garfinkel, Ph.D., is affiliated with the ...

Her research reveals that expressions like “tears of joy,” “smiles of sadness,” and “nervous laughter” may have a basis in science. The key is emotional regulation. "I told him about ...

Can we laugh through our tears? It might help. This past week, I was fortunate to see the solo performance of Sorry For Your Loss at the Minetta Lane Theater in Greenwich Village. I knew that the ...

Ehrlich writes: The cameos are spectacular in a way that will resonate with anyone who’s been going to the multiplexes over the last 30 years (one of them left me laughing in tears), and the ...

Spoilers for various movies and TV shows follow. "Laughter-through-tears is my favorite emotion," says Dolly Parton in "Steel Magnolias." and it's hard to disagree. Crying and laughing are both a ...

he said with a laugh. He told me about Molina’s explanation ... First was Valentina. Through smiles and tears, she focused on the loving gestures that “my best friend” had done for her ...

Filmmaking serves as a medicine for healing in “Love, Laugh, Doom, Tears.” The documentary-style film was written and directed by graduate film student Nhung Nguyen, who said her film was born ...