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Humor
fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

Which of These Updated Health-Care Plans Is Right for You?

Satirical health-care plans offer options from minimal coverage and disaster celebrity response to self-training, AI diagnosis, cartoon care, hidden terms, and self-surgery.
Humor
fromThe New Yorker
2 days ago

The Turkey Trot Is for Wimps-Welcome to the Iron Turkey

The Iron Turkey is an exaggerated, brutal Thanksgiving endurance race combining a mashed-potato river swim, a 112-mile uphill bike with errands, and chaotic family obstacles.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Poem of the week: Missing You by Miles Burrows

Missing You Did you know the moon was so old It might have to go into a home? It keeps edging nearer The way old people do. Goya wore candles on his hat But Humphrey Davy invented the miner's lamp. On Enceladus a day is longer than a year. Tonight, we have the Spanish Civil War. You can't go on like this, moon, Peering into people's bedrooms And the stars have their own lives to lead. When did you last think of Cassiopeia? Really? Think!
Books
fromSFGATE
5 days ago

The satire account poking fun at SF politics with one very rude landmark

One of the goals of the Pseutro is encouraging conversation through shared laughter. "I care about being engaged to make the city a better place," they said. "That means that, also, I want to help other people do the same." To help ground the satire, all the articles that inspired the posts are linked via Linktree in the bio. While recent posts about Alcaraz and Supervisor Connie Chan 's congressional campaign drew strong reactions,
SF politics
fromThe Atlantic
6 days ago

Women Keep Ruining the Workplace!!

Women are ruining the workplace. Before women, of course, the workplace was perfect. It was full of trees. There was no need to labor with your hands. You didn't have to wear pants, or any form of clothes. Every kind of animal was there. You could just sit around all day and call, "Quiet. Quiet, piggy!"and nobody batted an eye, except for the pigs. It was your job to name them.
Women
fromVulture
6 days ago

Charli XCX Mocks the Pop-Star Doc

The teaser for Charli's upcoming tour mockumentary debuted on November 20, shot behind the scenes at Charli's actual tour dates. In it, Charli plays a parody version of herself, self-important and self-serious, as she attempts to control the brat phenomenon. "Nothing is more important than Brat," she claims. Maybe, as comedian Tessa Belle theorized on StraightioLab, Charli XCX really is the new Judd Apatow.
Film
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 days ago

Israeli SNL Mocks Trump-MBS Bromance with Aladdin-Inspired Skit: He's Richer Than Elon!'

Israel's Eretz Nehederet satirized Donald Trump's warm embrace of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with a Disney-inspired Aladdin parody.
Humor
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

Lesser-Known Celebrity-Owned Alcohol Brands

A satirical list pairing celebrities with fictional alcoholic beverages, each described with irreverent humor and pointed cultural commentary.
Arts
fromItsnicethat
1 week ago

Ryan Evans makes "rainbows out of trash" with his vibrant drawings of consumer culture

An illustrator transforms disposable consumer detritus and meme imagery into dense, colorful collage-style portraits that blend satire, nostalgia, and sincere emotion.
fromAdExchanger
1 week ago

The Onion's CMO Peels Back The Layers Of Its Unconventional Marketing Strategy | AdExchanger

It takes a certain kind of advertiser to want to promote its brand alongside a headline like "RFK Jr. Greets Trick-Or-Treaters With Big Bowl Of Ape Glands." That's a real headline on The Onion, by the way. It's no surprise, then, that the satirical news site has to get creative with its marketing and monetization, CMO Leila Brillson told AdExchanger. Unlike other well-known publishers, name recognition doesn't automatically make The Onion a desirable advertising partner. Or, rather, it depends.
Marketing
US news
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Globe Summit: Area man makes a living fighting 'The Man,' becomes CEO

Satire uses humor to confront tyranny and corruption, expose disinformation, and mitigate media and AI-driven harms by delivering truth through comedic framing.
Books
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

Thomas Mann's Pessimistic Humanism

Hans Castorp stays seven years in a Davos tuberculosis sanatorium, turning a planned three-week visit into philosophical and satirical exploration of pre-World War I culture.
Arts
fromVulture
1 week ago

Conversion on the Road to Calabasas: Meet the Cartozians

A time-hopping drama examines Armenian-American assimilation, belonging, and cultural identity through satire and historical reenactment centered on Rose and the Cartozian family.
SF politics
fromMission Local
1 week ago

Meet The Pseutro, S.F.'s own blooming, local version of The Onion

An anonymous Instagram satire account called The Pseutro parodies San Francisco politics and scandals and quickly gained a local following.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Shabana Mahmood puts the signs up: Britain is full. No blacks, no dogs, no Irish

A British politician abruptly adopts draconian, retrospective deportation policies, treating long-established citizens as illegal migrants and imposing harsher, frequent assessments.
fromConsequence
1 week ago

Abe Sylvia on Palm Royale's Wild Season 2, Social Pariahs, and the Secrets Under the Sunshine: Podcast

Sylvia has a pretty simple secret to how he kept the show's twists and turns straight: "We started writing Season 2 before season one had even aired," he tells Meredith, noting that the writers' room opened while he was still in post-production. That meant he wasn't writing to online reactions: "I didn't have to worry about the audience's response," he says, calling the freedom surprisingly liberating.
Television
#artificial-intelligence
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

AI Anxiety Hits SNL

AI photo-animation tools can produce grotesque, inaccurate, and invasive distortions of personal images, provoking anxiety and darkly comic outcomes.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

What Hollywood Is Missing About A.I.

2025 television reflects varied A.I. anxieties, from satirical backlash and privacy fears to empathetic portrayals that humanize intelligent machines.
Humor
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Ben Collins, from The Onion': The powerful have a revenge fantasy, it's the revenge of the dorks'

Satire holds powerful tech companies accountable by mocking AI overvaluation, amplifying stories to expose disinformation, and supporting The Onion's revival through its print edition.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Megyn Kelly Cries WTF' After The Babylon Bee Makes the Same Joke She Defended Last Year

Megyn Kelly objected to a Babylon Bee joke about her despite previously tolerating or endorsing a similar joke targeting Mehdi Hasan.
Humor
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

Did Women Really Ruin the Workplace?

A woman's deliberate, stereotypically feminine actions and accommodations transformed and disrupted workplace norms, causing chaos and structural change.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Total recoil: David Shrigley is literally putting some old rope on display and it can be yours for 1m!

An installation of ten tonnes of salvaged rope is presented as art priced at £1m, satirizing the monetary value of art.
#south-park
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

No Strings Attached review Mel Giedroyc makes all TV better even a hardcore puppet sex show

Mel Giedroyc’s warm, cheeky hosting can make an absurd, poorly conceived celebrity puppet-and-erotic-fiction format strangely watchable.
Film
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

'The Running Man' Conjures a Dystopian Vision of America That's Still Not as Bad as Reality

Edgar Wright's violent, incoherent remake cannot land as satire amid right-wing narratives and reality-TV–style ICE raids dominating media.
#misinformation
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago
US politics

Trump Posts Claim About Health Care System Cited to "Dunning-Kruger Times," a Website Making Fun of Stupid People

fromSnopes
1 month ago
Food & drink

Campbell's 'customer service' response to homophobic post is just decade-old satire

fromFuturism
2 weeks ago
US politics

Trump Posts Claim About Health Care System Cited to "Dunning-Kruger Times," a Website Making Fun of Stupid People

fromSnopes
1 month ago
Food & drink

Campbell's 'customer service' response to homophobic post is just decade-old satire

Music
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
2 weeks ago

Press Play: Bonnie Banane - Hoes Of Na - KALTBLUT Magazine

Bonnie Banane's 'Hoes of Na' satirizes wellness culture, turning yoga's serenity into a darkly humorous critique of perfectionism, obsession, and cult-like fanaticism.
Film
fromFilmmaker Magazine
3 weeks ago

Interview: Alex Winter and Tom Stern on Freaked

Alex Winter and Tom Stern's 1993 film satirizes celebrity culture through outrageous makeup effects and a narrative of corporate toxicity and monstrous transformation.
Berlin music
fromTime Out New York
3 weeks ago

A modern-day version of 'Threepenny Opera' will be set during a NYC mayoral inauguration

The Threepenny Opera exposes corruption, blurred moral boundaries, and class conflict through biting satire and music, reframed to critique New York immigration and power politics.
Music production
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Review | Bat Boy' outgrows its cave at City Center | amNewYork

Expanding Bat Boy: The Musical to Broadway scale overwhelms its raw, subversive energy, rendering the cult favorite overinflated, louder, and less effective.
Women
fromThe New Yorker
4 weeks ago

I, a Performatively Feminist Male, Will Be Touring Internationally

Performer embarks on a satirical, activist tour across Philadelphia, the UK, Hamburg, and beyond, blending theatrical stunts with feminist and social-justice actions.
Film
fromInverse
4 weeks ago

The Most Bizarre Dracula Movie Of All Time Is Weaponizing AI In The Most Surprising Ways

A nearly three-hour anthology uses generative AI aesthetics and human-crafted satire to create a grotesque, obscene Dracula film that critiques AI and human reliance.
US politics
fromJezebel
3 weeks ago

16 Last-Minute Topical Halloween Costumes for Anyone Who's Already Blocked Out 2025

A list of topical Halloween costume ideas satirically referencing recent political figures, celebrity trials, internet memes, and viral images.
#stephen-colbert
#free-speech
fromIndependent
2 months ago
Miscellaneous

Donal Lynch: Can you really 'say whatever the f**k you like' in Ireland? Maybe we should ask Jimmy Kimmel to test Paddy Kielty's claim

fromIndependent
2 months ago
Miscellaneous

Donal Lynch: Can you really 'say whatever the f**k you like' in Ireland? Maybe we should ask Jimmy Kimmel to test Paddy Kielty's claim

Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Bystanders Horrified by Slightly-Too-Honest AI Billboard

A satirical billboard campaign bluntly portrays AI replacing and devaluing humans, using shock humor to mimic Silicon Valley's irreverent marketing.
Mindfulness
fromYoga Journal
1 month ago

15 Halloween Costumes That Will Terrify Any Yogi

Yoga-themed Halloween costumes parody common studio annoyances and spiritual tropes, offering humorous, spooky character ideas for costuming.
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

The U is back ... in the Bottom 10

Here at Bottom 10 Headquarters, located behind the footlocker on the "College GameDay" bus where Nick Saban keeps his secret stash of "Anchor Down" Vanderbilt football apparel, we are beginning to worry that perhaps those of you who visit these rankings, as the kids say, "on the regular" might be like those who benefited from Saban's time in Tuscaloosa. You're getting a little spoiled.
National Football League
Arts
fromHi-Fructose Magazine - The New Contemporary Art Magazine
1 month ago

The Art of Pissing People Off: Controversial Artist David Cerny Creates Scuptures Full of Defiance & Humor - Hi-Fructose Magazine

Cerný uses humor, surreal public sculpture, and historical references to vandalism to challenge authority and protest the resurgence of fascism through politically charged works.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
1 month ago

Sabrina Carpenter slays in hilarious, NSFW 'vagina pillow' SNL sketch

Carpenter portrayed Virginia, a saleswoman promoting an ergonomic travel pillow that happened to resemble a vagina. Bev takes a call from a man who points out that "it looks like a lady's va..." before he's cut off. The pillow even included a clitoris "that lines up with your neck's pressure points and actually vibrates," Virginia said. "If you touch it right here, you'll be in heaven. Let me show you.
Television
fromwww.london-unattached.com
1 month ago

Albert Herring ENO at the Coliseum

Last night's revival at Glyndebourne of Sir Peter Hall's classic 1981 Festival production of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream' was dreamlike and fantastical. Tonight I'm at the Coliseum for English National Opera's new semi-staged Albert Herring', Britten's lacerating chamber opera satirising English small-town mores. The ENO have had some success with their semi-staged productions including Gloriana', Duke Bluebeard's Castle' and Suor Angelica' and I'm fascinated to see if Albert Herring', directed and designed by multi-awardwinning Antony McDonald, will suit this pared back approach.
Music
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

Portland's Dancing Protesters Are Showing Us How to Stand Up to Trump

On Wednesday, Trump told reporters, "The amazing thing is, you look at Portland and you see fires all over the place. You see fights, and I mean just violence. It's just so crazy." The president went on to compare Portland to a postapocalyptic movie that features "bombed out cities." He added, "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have sewers anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows. But most of the retailers have left."
US politics
Video games
fromCreativeApplications.Net
1 month ago

Pocket Boss - A remote worker's guide to bending data (and ethics)

Pocket Boss satirizes corporate performance culture by forcing a remote worker to manipulate data visualizations to placate a demanding boss for promotion.
Television
fromVulture
1 month ago

Seth Meyers Won Late Night This Week (Taylor's Version)

Late-night television remains culturally relevant, blending celebrity promotion, political protest, and satire to shape public conversation and engage viewers.
fromDeadline
1 month ago

Social Media Star Adam Rose Making Feature Directorial Debut With Comedy '15 Minutes'

I'm thrilled to bring this story to life and work with some of the funniest and most brilliant people I know,
Film
US politics
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

POP QUIZ PDX: Trump Fails TWICE, "Antifa" Cops, and "ICE, ICE Barbie"!

A sassy Portland pop quiz challenges local knowledge about recent political controversies, protests, and visiting public figures.
Books
fromOpen Culture
1 month ago

Mark Twain Makes a List of 60 American Comfort Foods He Missed While Traveling Abroad (1880)

Satirical travel accounts portray American travelers' tactlessness and belligerence while balancing exact caricatures with detailed descriptions, curiosity, and delight.
LGBT
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Violent, Hilarious Return of "Hothead Paisan"

Hothead Paisan channels lesbian rage through exaggerated cartoon violence, offering cathartic, satirical expression and resonating beyond lesbian readership.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Laugh, muchachos': Spitting Image studio sued after Paddington Bear episode

StudioCanal and Michael Bond's estate are suing Avalon over a satirical Spitting Image depiction of Paddington that portrays him as drug-taking and profane.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Alan Partridge is back at rock bottom and it's the funniest he's been in years

Alan Partridge has returned to rock bottom, working low-status media and corporate gigs after a failed BBC career.
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Sora 2 Is Creating Ads for "Epstein Island" Children's Toys

On an initial glance, a video that's going viral on social media looks like a typical 1990s TV commercial for a children's toy set of a tropical island: there are palm trees, a waterfall, and - wait a minute - there's also a secret massage room, and even an "Orange Man" action figure who looks exactly like Donald Trump and says "don't release the files" in an ominous voice.
Artificial intelligence
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Watch Sarah McBride troll absent Republicans hours ahead of another Trump government shutdown

Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride used satire to highlight absent House Republicans as a government shutdown neared.
Media industry
fromFast Company
1 month ago

'The Onion' has launched a creative agency, and it's no joke. (We think)

As news worsens, The Onion leverages political dystopia to grow subscribers and revenue while expanding into advertising and branded content.
Film
fromInverse
2 months ago

'One Battle After Another's Wild Cult Twist Reveals An Uncomfortable Truth

One Battle After Another exposes white supremacist cults as integral to its premise while balancing satire and serious commentary.
US politics
fromWIRED
2 months ago

The Onion Made an Absolutely Unhinged Jeffrey Epstein Mockumentary

Bad Pedophile satirically links Jeffrey Epstein to powerful figures, alleges a government‑sanctioned assassination, and faced distribution obstacles after backlash.
Books
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Garth Ennis, co-creator of The Boys': In most superhero comics, violence has no consequences'

Real-world superheroes would be a societal nightmare, exposing violence, corruption, and moral collapse through brutal satire and sprawling comics adapted into a hit television series.
Television
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Commentary: In the world of 'South Park,' Mexicans are cool while ICE is the joke

South Park uses satire to confront anti-Mexican xenophobia while reviving Casa Bonita as both a cultural landmark and an improved dining destination.
Humor
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

R.F.K., Jr.: A Day in the Life

Encouraging public distrust in health institutions endangers public health even when framed as seeking transparency.
LGBT
fromMission Local
2 months ago

S.F. satire about LGBTQ conversion therapy is gory - and confusing

A satirical play set in a conversion therapy camp poorly undermines queer struggles by caricaturing leftist responses, feeling outdated amid renewed legal threats to bans.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Dutch TV Host Pitches Trump-Inspired Twist on Old Disney Films in Wake of Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: Hakuna MAGA-Ta!'

Arjen Lubach produced satirical Trump-themed Disney parodies to criticize Disney's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, implying corporate fear of President Trump.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Charlie Kirk's Producer Tells Paramount To Stop Burying South Park Episode Satirizing MAGA Star: He Loved' It

Paramount pulled a South Park rerun after Charlie Kirk's killing; his producer says Kirk loved being featured and wants the episode restored.
#mockumentary
fromInverse
2 months ago
Film

41 Years Later, The Most Absurd Movie Experiment Of The '80s Just Got A Huge Upgrade (And A Sequel)

fromInverse
2 months ago
Film

41 Years Later, The Most Absurd Movie Experiment Of The '80s Just Got A Huge Upgrade (And A Sequel)

#jon-stewart
World news
fromDefector
2 months ago

Nice Hat, Melania | Defector

Melania Trump wore a dramatic Christian Dior outfit to meet the British royals that evoked horror-movie imagery and provoked satirical comparisons.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Gen V review the male full-frontal really is gratuitous

Gen V returns for a second season, escalating bawdy satire with darker, fascist-leaning Godolkin campus changes and returning characters confronting Vought's brutality.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
2 months ago

Satirical news site jokes about 'real reason' for Musk's anti-trans comments

Musk's gaming habits have been continually mocked after he 'rage quit' a Path of Exile 2 livestream in April over his clearly poor performance. In an effort to showcase Starlink's Wi-Fi capabilities, Musk livestreamed the video game while aboard his private jet. The broadcast was brief; however, after the game's chat function was inundated with users mocking Musk, both for his poor gaming skills and for "ruining the [US]" through his political actions while he was head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Gadgets
Typography
fromItsnicethat
2 months ago

Jamison Lung bends type rules and "pushes the limits of legibility"

Jamison Lung blends abrasive digital textures, experimental typography, and satire to explore identity, history, and belonging across print, digital, and film-publishing projects.
Philosophy
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Don't Bring Me Trolley Problems, Bring Me Trolley Solutions

The Trolley Solution gamifies classic trolley-problem variants into absurd, comedic 3D scenarios and mini-games that complicate moral choices with surreal, original twists.
World news
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Think You're Smarter Than a Slate Staff Writer? Find Out With This Week's News Quiz.

A Friday news quiz tests knowledge across politics, business, culture, sports, and science and allows score comparison with other contestants.
Film
fromInverse
2 months ago

'Wake Up Dead Man' Review: The Darkest - And Greatest - Knives Out Movie Yet

Knives Out films prioritize clever puzzles and crackling dialogue over deep ideological substance, with Wake Up Dead Man delivering a darker, more substantial political critique.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Aligning those who align AI, one satirical website at a time

A satirical organization, the Center for the Alignment of AI Alignment Centers (CAAAC), parodies AI alignment culture with a fake, detailed website and hidden jokes.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Sacrifice review starry satire pokes fun at celebrity before falling into a volcano

Sacrifice skewers celebrity performative environmentalism through a biting comedy-thriller set at a remote, elitist gala exposing self-serving stars and billionaire hubris.
Film
fromIndieWire
2 months ago

'Sacrifice' Review: Cult Leader Anya Taylor-Joy Wants to Throw the Rich into a Volcano in Romain Gavras' Wild Satire of Performative Environmentalism

Sacrifice is a hyper-stylized, messy comedy-fable that satirizes elite performative activism while probing truth, performance, and death as a cleansing ritual.
US politics
fromInsideHook
2 months ago

Bill Maher Talked Ivy League Drama and Economic Distress

Bill Maher mocked renaming Defense to Department of War and explored political norms and economic debate with Steven Pinker, Kaitlan Collins, and Stephen Moore.
US news
fromWIRED
2 months ago

Onion CEO Ben Collins Hasn't Given Up on Print-or Buying Infowars

The Onion successfully relaunched a print edition under CEO Ben Collins, attracting substantial subscriber support and sustaining its writers' room.
fromPoynter
2 months ago

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement is real, but the couple is often targeted by false claims - Poynter

Pop superstar Taylor Swift has been falsely accused of a laundry list of absurdities: Doing "satanic rituals" at her shows. Being a government "psyop." But this time, the news about her is true: She's engaged to be married. Swift posted a series of photos on Instagram Aug. 26, showing her engagement to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who is also no stranger to being targeted by misinformation. Even Kelce's father, Ed, has occasionally fallen for false headlines about the couple.
Music
Film
fromIndieWire
2 months ago

'Bugonia' Review: Jesse Plemons Tries to Save the World from Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos' Blunt Big-Pharma Hostage Thriller

Bugonia is a tightly controlled Lanthimos satire about a conspiracist beekeeper who kidnaps a pharma executive he believes is an alien, blending cruelty and optimism.
Video games
fromGameSpot
3 months ago

Outer Worlds 2 Lets You Play A Bumbling Space Moron In Way Over Their Head

The Outer Worlds 2 emphasizes sharp satire of corporations and totalitarian governments, using a spacefaring retro-future setting and systems designed to amplify dark humor.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Spinal Tap II, Julia Roberts and Paul Thomas Anderson: the best films of autumn 2025

Late‑August films include Aronofsky's comedic crime drama, a Roses marital satire with Cumberbatch and Colman, Dardenne social realism, a Slovenian coming‑of‑age, and Spinal Tap sequel.
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