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2 days, 1 hour ago

Memes, Jokes and Cats: South Koreans Use Parody for Political Protest

Memes, Jokes and Cats: South Koreans Use Parody for Political Protest As South Koreans took to the streets this month demanding the ousting of their president, some found an unexpected outlet to express their fury: jokes and satire. “Dumpling Federation Fried Dumpling Union” “Dumpling Federation Fried Dumpling Union” Video by Yu Young Jin/The New York Times “Pizza Toppings Research Group” …

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2 days, 3 hours ago

'Reality has overtaken satire': Observers pounce as Trump gives job to TV producer

Raw Story

Donald Trump on Saturday announced the appointment of reality TV producer Mark Burnett to a position in the upcoming administration, resulting in barbs from observers and critics. Trump added, "Mark will work to enhance diplomatic relations, focusing on areas of mutual interest, including trade, investment opportunities, and cultural exchanges." Former campaign field organizer Connie Cassidy said, "This is Burnett’s reward …

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4 days, 1 hour ago

Viduthalai 2 X review: Fans praise Vijay Sethupathi, say 'national award loading'

India Today

Vijay Sethupathi’s Viduthalai Part 2 released in theatres on December 20. One of the X users wrote, “Viduthalai part 2 with the banger screenplay, political satire movie, positive reviews for Vetri - VJS - Soori combo,” while another wrote, “A VETRIMARAN 'S CULT CLASSIC Film. He is #VetriMaaran climax peak.” A third user chimed in and wrote, “A VETRIMARAN 'S …

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Aamir Khan Productions breaks silence over ‘Laapataa Ladies’ Oscars 2025 snub

The Hindu

Aamir Khan Productions has issued an official statement following the exclusion of Laapataa Ladies from the Oscars 2025 shortlist for Best International Feature Film. In a statement, Aamir Khan Productions expressed disappointment but maintained a tone of gratitude: “Laapataa Ladies did not make it to the Academy Awards shortlist this year, and we are of course disappointed, but equally we …

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6 days, 19 hours ago

‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 teaser: Pain and pleasure in Thailand

The Hindu

HBO’s hit series The White Lotus is set to return with its third season, this time taking viewers to the stunning landscapes of Thailand. But they get there only to find more pain.” HBO adds, “Seeking peace can be a trip,” teasing another biting satire from creator Mike White. Following the focus on money in season one and sex in …

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1 week ago

‘Wicked’ was far from magical

Live Mint

Hollywood has been defying box-office gravity this holiday season, thanks in large part to “Wicked," the movie version of the long-running Broadway musical. And the ingenuity and wit of the original material—based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel, imagining an origin story for the witches of “The Wizard of Oz"—does occasionally shine through. Perfectly good two-hour movies, such as “Presumed Innocent" …

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2 weeks ago

Fact Check: Viral Claim That Jimmy Kimmel Show Is Ending In Jan 2025 Is False And Stems From Satire

ABP News

The Verdict The claim stems from a satirical article published in November. The claim A satirical website first published the claim that American comedian Jimmy Kimmel's show is to end permanently on January 20, 2025 — the day of Donald Trump's inauguration as president. One account posted a graphic on Facebook on November 26, with side-by-side photographs of Kimmel and …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

'This can get me killed': US man mistaken for UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer

India Today

A US man claimed he received death threats after a viral social media post wrongly identified him as the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The post – which featured Mannarino’s picture under the caption “Possible match for the United Healthcare CEO assassin identified! Several users came in support of Mannarino and slammed the post for its …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Kieran Culkin didn't know his brother Macaulay Culkin was the star of Home Alone until the premiere

Daily Mail

Kieran Culkin has shared that he didn't know his older brother Macaulay Culkin had the lead role in the 1990 movie Home Alone until the premiere. Kieran Culkin has shared that he didn't know his older brother Macaulay Culkin had the lead role in the 1990 movie Home Alone until the premiere; pictured December 2 Kieran, now 42, was unaware …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Superhero movie satire ‘The Franchise’ takes aim at Marvel Studios

Live Mint

A movie set belongs to a director. What, then, if we aren’t talking about one film, but an entire interconnected “universe"—films that rely on one another to advertise fellow films, telling stories that don’t end when the individual films do? He has to keep up with warring actors Peter and Eric, with former lover Anita who is producing this film, …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

The 10 Best TV Shows of 2024

Slate

Let’s not sugarcoat it: 2024 was a bit of an underwhelming year in television. With Hollywood production still down compared to Peak-TV highs, and with streaming companies raising subscription prices while cutting back on original programming, it’s felt, more than ever, like there’s nothing good to watch. Highly anticipated new seasons of everyone’s favorite shows fizzled; expensive-looking adaptations and IP …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Today's smarter audience will understand 'UI': Actor-tuned-director Upendra

New Indian Express

Actor Upendra is set to don the director’s hat once again with his ambitious project, UI. From its intriguing trailer—described as a ‘Warner’—to Upendra’s signature satirical style, the film’s director had some interesting insights to share during his recent media interaction along with producers G Manoharan of Lahari Films, Lahari Velu, and K P Sreekanth of Venus Entertainers, and crew. …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Randy Newman’s scathing satire of America is his life’s work – and never more relevant than now

The Independent

In 1968, in a studio in California, one of the great political satirists sat down at the piano and began to sing. Bob Dylan, who was captivated by Newman’s “I Think It’s Going to Rain Today” – which appears on his eponymous debut album, released in 1968, and was subsequently covered by the likes of Nina Simone, Dusty Springfield, Joe …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Arsenal fan gets 3-year ban from games for racist social media post about Thomas Partey

Associated Press

LONDON — A soccer fan who racially abused Arsenal player Thomas Partey in a social media post was banned from all games for three years on Tuesday. Charles Ogunmilade, who is Black, had admitted sending a “grossly offensive” message on X which he claimed was a satire of what a racist white person would say. Sentencing him, magistrate Shaoni Myer …

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4 weeks ago

Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year is ‘demure’

CNN

CNN — “Demure,” a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year — beating out other contenders like “brainrot,” “brat,” and “weird.” In an announcement Monday, the site said that the word experienced a “meteoric rise in usage” in 2024 — up 1,200% between January and August — a spike that was …

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4 weeks ago

Fact Check: Elon Musk Hasn't Blocked Disney's Pride Content On X. Here's The Actual Context

ABP News

The viral claim that Elon Musk blocked Disney's Pride content on X stems from satire but has been shared on social media without proper context. Another Facebook user posted the image with the caption, "WOKE' isn't for kids, according to Elon Musk, who blocks Disney's Pride content on X." We also found the claim circulating on Bluesky, where one user …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

How ‘The Franchise’ balances Hollywood satire and humanity

LA Times

“It’s about the end of something, a franchise going through a bit of a nervous breakdown. HBO’s “The Franchise” strives to work all the silliness and venality we’ve come to expect into an up-to-the-minute spoof of superhero IP-making. Showrunner Jon Brown applied expertise gained in the “Veep” and “Succession” writers’ rooms to the concept originally dreamed up by Sam Mendes …

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1 month ago

'Cruel Intentions' Reboot Review: A Bad, Unnecessary TV Series

Huff Post

Cece Carroway, Caroline Merteuil and Lucien Belmont in Prime Video's "Cruel Intentions" TV series. However, while the film became a cult classic for its satirical adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ 1782 novel “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” today’s version fails to execute that intention. From “This is bigger than color war; college is camp times a million” to “What if fascists …

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1 month ago

Satire | Mind the g-word

The Hindu

As a progressive, liberal, Ivy League-educated weapons contractor who voted for Harris despite donating to Trump, it goes without saying that I am a staunch believer in human rights and a rules-based international order. But I want to say that no matter how distressing this may be from a humanitarian viewpoint, from the IDF’s perspective, these are reminiscent of the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Diddy wasn't available?' Bill Maher hits Trump's Cabinet picks with scathing satire

Raw Story

Comedian Bill Maher used his opening monologue Friday night to mock President-elect Donald Trump's most controversial Cabinet nominations, including one whom he joked was only chosen because the rapper Diddy "was not available." Beginning his show, "Real Time" on Friday night, Maher led off by noting that women are now pledging to deny sex as a rebuke to the nation …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Gladiator 2 director Ridley Scott addresses Barry Keoghan’s sudden exit

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ridley Scott has weighed in on Barry Keoghan’s exit from the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

Live Mint

Headlines from the satirical website the Onion on Thursday: “New Dating Site Suggests People You Already Know But Thought You Were Too Good For.” “Trump Boys Have Slap Fight Over Who Gets to Run Foreign Policy Meetings.” “Here's Why I Decided to Buy Infowars.” Only one has the ring of truth. “Our goal in a couple of years is for …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

Associated Press

Headlines from the satirical website the Onion on Thursday: “New Dating Site Suggests People You Already Know But Thought You Were Too Good For.” “Trump Boys Have Slap Fight Over Who Gets to Run Foreign Policy Meetings.” “Here’s Why I Decided to Buy Infowars.” Only one has the ring of truth. “Our goal in a couple of years is for …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families

Hindustan Times

The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax, the families announced Thursday. Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones “The dissolution of Alex Jones’ assets and the …

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Memes, Jokes and Cats: South Koreans Use Parody for Political Protest

'Reality has overtaken satire': Observers pounce as Trump gives job to TV producer

Viduthalai 2 X review: Fans praise Vijay Sethupathi, say 'national award loading'

Aamir Khan Productions breaks silence over ‘Laapataa Ladies’ Oscars 2025 snub

‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 teaser: Pain and pleasure in Thailand

‘Wicked’ was far from magical

Fact Check: Viral Claim That Jimmy Kimmel Show Is Ending In Jan 2025 Is False And Stems From Satire

'This can get me killed': US man mistaken for UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer

Kieran Culkin didn't know his brother Macaulay Culkin was the star of Home Alone until the premiere

Superhero movie satire ‘The Franchise’ takes aim at Marvel Studios

The 10 Best TV Shows of 2024

Today's smarter audience will understand 'UI': Actor-tuned-director Upendra

Randy Newman’s scathing satire of America is his life’s work – and never more relevant than now

Arsenal fan gets 3-year ban from games for racist social media post about Thomas Partey

Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year is ‘demure’

Fact Check: Elon Musk Hasn't Blocked Disney's Pride Content On X. Here's The Actual Context

How ‘The Franchise’ balances Hollywood satire and humanity

'Cruel Intentions' Reboot Review: A Bad, Unnecessary TV Series

Satire | Mind the g-word

'Diddy wasn't available?' Bill Maher hits Trump's Cabinet picks with scathing satire

Gladiator 2 director Ridley Scott addresses Barry Keoghan’s sudden exit

Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families