Art
In early 19th-century London, caricature shops were gathering places where people crowded to buy, display, and debate satirical prints. G. Humphrey's shop on St. James's Street was famous—a spot where Londoners stopped to see what the latest jokes about politicians, celebrities, and scandals looked like.
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You push through the shop door and stop. The windows are crammed with hand-colored etchings—wild exaggerations of famous faces, absurd situations, biting jokes you can't quite explain to someone who wasn't there. People lean in, laugh, point, argue. You pull out a coin and buy one to take home, to show your friends, to prove you were in on the joke.
Reflect
Where do you go today to see jokes about famous people and current events that make you laugh and want to share them?