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Books
fromJezebel
6 days ago

Jezebel's January Book Club Pick: 'Television' by Lauren Rothery

A declining movie industry centers on a disillusioned star who stages a salary-and-points lottery to gain leverage and demand better scripts while revealing industry inequities.
Television
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Jon Stewart Ridicules Newsmax Host for Struggling to Locate Venezuela on a Map: Do You Guys Not Have a Meeting Before the News?!'

Jon Stewart mocked Newsmax host Greg Kelly for struggling to locate Venezuela on a map and for his uncertain, influencer-style delivery during a segment on potential conflict.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst onto the comics page

I remember it when I first read it, and it all... it literally took my breath away. And I circulated it in the office, and the response was immediate. It was fresh, it was funny, the art was strong, and here's this archetypal little boy living a life that some of us lived or wanted to live or remembered living.
Humor
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Stephen Colbert Offers Trump a More Flattering' Time Cover Mock-Up With a Brutal Twist

Stephen Colbert mocked President Trump's Time cover, using AI-generated alternatives and a 1997 photo of Trump with Jeffrey Epstein to lampoon the image and reaction.
Television
fromConsequence
3 months ago

South Park Dumps on Brendan Carr With Cat Feces, While Kyle's Mom Heads to Israel

South Park satirizes the Gaza war through student-run prediction markets, Cartman's profiteering manipulation of Kyle's anger, and a subplot featuring Donald Trump Jr. as a predictive-markets advisor.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

Jon Stewart Mocks Make-A-Wish Kid' President Trump: Treating Him Like a Child'

President Donald Trump is frequently indulged with gifts, honors, and effusive praise, creating a Make-A-Wish–like dynamic of continual wish-fulfillment.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

Completely F*cked Up': Tim Dillon Sparks Fury By Dressing Up As a Rabbi to Roast Bari Weiss's CBS News Takeover

Tim Dillon performed a CBS News parody using Orthodox Jewish stereotypes to mock Bari Weiss, prompting widespread condemnation for antisemitic imagery and rhetoric.
Television
fromRoger Ebert
4 months ago

Peacock's "The Paper" Shuffles "The Office"'s Formula To A Funny, Worthy Spinoff | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

The mockumentary sitcom 'The Paper' satirizes the decline of local newspapers while celebrating journalism with sharp writing and a likable cast led by Domhnall Gleeson.
Podcast
fromIntelligencer
7 months ago

Why Did ESPN Have to Cancel Around the Horn?

ESPN's Around the Horn, a key sports debate show, is set to conclude after 23 years, marking the end of a significant era in sports commentary.
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