The prevailing notion is that the Alanis Morissette’s song “Ironic” is not ironic at all, but instead simply full of bummers, is a pedantic and sad case of unimaginative people wielding sexist bias to ...

The list of “ironic” situations Morissette puts together in this song is more plainly unfortunate than truly ironic. Many naysayers have pointed out this fact, over the years, using this song as a ...

Monday is Alanis Morissette’s 41st birthday. Twenty years ago, when she was but a 21-year-old, she released Jagged Little Pill, one of the most successful albums of all-time. It won Album of the Year ...

It's not exactly ironic, but it definitely is adorable. Alanis Morissette performed her classic song “Ironic” with her daughter, Onyx, 8, during her concert in Nashville on June 23 as part of her ...

The song has become universally beloved since it first premiered but back in 1996, Alanis Morissette's "Ironic" was just breaking into the mainstream. The 1996 MTV Video Music Awards was the ceremony ...

I’ll never forget the first time I learned something useful in a high school English class. My teacher, who was that special breed of woman who’s disheveled but kinda hot — you know, thickish-rimmed ...

Alanis Morissette’s 1996 hit “Ironic,” a catchy song that doubles as a true/false quiz for every middle school English teacher in America, is finally ironic. Sisters Eliza and Rachael Hurwitz have ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

Since I started contributing to Psychology Today three years ago, I’ve been periodically exploring how laughter and humor are related to other terms often associated with them. They include concepts ...

What are the ironic effects of mental control? We’ve all experienced them: feeling wide awake when trying to fall asleep yet feeling sleepy when trying to stay awake, trying not to laugh out loud for ...