Tickle Artists #2: Interview with Kalamos
1) Do you want to tell us something about yourself and your art? Hello and thank you for having me over your site. I’m Kalamos. There isn’t really much to…
Whay are we ticklish? Rats tell us!
Why we laugh when we are tickled? In a recent study published in Neuron on Friday, researchers from the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin embarked on a quest beneath…
Tickle Artists #1: Interview with Solletickle
1)Thanks for your availability! Do you want to tell us something about yourself and your art? I won’t give you personal data or anything because I want to remain anonymous…
When laughing is horror! The Ghost of Golden Time
Tickling is an activity often depicted in manga because of its peculiarity of forcing the recipient to laugh even if he or she does not want to. Depending on the…
Does laughing mean submission? (The meaning of tickling in “Valentina”)
Despite the fact that in everyday life it is used as a joke or game between children, tickling can be a genuine instrument of torture. The comic series “Valentina” focuses…
Why tickle is used in spy movies?
In mainstream products in which violence is not to be shown, tickling is a means used by spies and secret agents to force opponents to confess information crucial to their…
The meaning of tickling in “La Schiava”
In 1983, Ediperiodici di Cavedon deemed the time right to launch a blaxploitation series called La schiava (The Slave), which lasted for 52 issues. The series featured the young and…
“Bewitched”: Samantha’s laughter conquists us!
Magic in popular culture is portrayed as an ability that can perform otherwise impossible actions, such as creating effects on the bodies of living beings without the need to touch…
“Solaris”: laughing means being human?
Laughing is a spontaneous act that signals, through spreading the lips and showing the teeth, a feeling of happiness and amusement. In science fiction works, therefore, smiling is a gesture…
The meaning of tickling in “Floris”
Tickling is a spontaneous body reaction that makes the one being tickled laugh even if he or she does not want to. Since it is an uncontrollable reaction the one…
“Black Scorpion” was a source of laughter!
Black Scorpion is a television series that premiered in 2001 and revolves around the character of Darcy Walker, a police detective in Angel City. It was created by Roger Corman…
When to be ticklish means good health: list of scenes
Tickling is not only an annoying reflex, but also a sign of well-being! Let's find out what its health effects are.