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How holiday cards help us cope with a not-so-merry year, according to a professor of comedy

  • Written by Matthew McMahan, Assistant Director, Comedic Arts, Emerson College
imageA colorful vintage cartoon greeting card depicts a caricature of a soldier receiving a message from the ‘Pigeon Express'.Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

The first Christmas card was, perhaps predictably, one of good cheer. The concept is commonly credited to Sir Henry Cole, the founder of the Victoria and Albert Museum...

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