The Believer Magazine
Articles by
Ysabel Yates
Ysabel Yates is a comedy writer and freelance copywriter in New York City. You can find her work in the New Yorker, the New York Times, McSweeney’s, Reductress, and on her website. She’s the co-author of Jokes to Offend Men, and writes the newsletter Humor Science.
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April 2, 2024How to Prepare for Feet Season
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February 1, 2024Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Possibly Flirtatious Texts
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October 18, 2023Rom-Com Titles That Also Work for Horror Movies
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November 2, 2022I’m a Driver in a Subaru Commercial. Please Send Help
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October 26, 2022Jokes to Offend Men Who Refuse to Believe You’re Not Interested in Them
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January 12, 2022Introducing Horrible Purple, Pantone’s Color of the Year Inspired by COVID-19 Heat Maps
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November 23, 2021Traditions for Your Special Thanksgiving Day
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July 2, 2021Fireworks for People Who Don’t Like Fireworks
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May 27, 2021Enjoy Our Bedtime Tea, Which We Really Hope Is Enough
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March 10, 2021Things I Have to Say to My Male Colleagues Versus Things They Say to Me
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May 22, 2020Modern Love Essays By Nursery Rhyme Characters
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February 21, 2020Jokes I’ve Told That My Male Colleagues Didn’t Like
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