In our digital times as we are inundated with YouTube videos, memes and social media, satire is everywhere, but it can be more damaging to people's reputations than direct criticism, according to new ...
Political satire has been a longstanding theme in media. Recently, I read an LA Times article quoting a statement about ...
A reader responds to Renée Loth’s column about banned books, lamenting that she had to explicitly state it was satire.
Tirades in capitalization, AI meme wars, self-proclamations of greatness, name-calling, deepfakes and slews of hyperbole — parody is cavorting around the Governor Newsom Press Office account on X. And ...
How do you make an idea ripped from the headlines subversive? You hand it to "The Boys" producing team and their songwriter, Christopher Lennertz. Showrunner Eric Kripke was inspired by Fox News ...
After America’s presidential election last year, a headline in the Onion, a liberal satirical newspaper, was: “Trump calls Harris to congratulate himself on winning”. Technically, this joke is almost ...
From Ramy Youssef’s latest to a long-running series from Seth MacFarlane, these shows tackle the hot topics of their time. By Maya Phillips The state of American politics can feel so exaggerated and ...
THE ZOMBIES in “28 Days Later” are not actually zombies, as any horror aficionado will tell you. In the film of 2002, the ravenous monsters are simply people who have contracted a “rage virus” which ...
Almost every element of Helldivers 2 is dripping with satire. The voice lines, story, and even individual armor pieces parody patriotism while telling a story of what could happen if corrupt ...