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fromPsychology Today
13 hours ago

Anal Probes and Aliens: Why So Many People Fell for a Joke Story

The absurdity of a Texas man confessing to kidnapping and probing people while disguised as an alien highlights how fictional content can be mistakenly taken seriously by many.
Humor
#ai
Artificial intelligence
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Jesus returns as an AI INFLUENCER who you can video call in real-time

AI Jesus chatbot fuses spirituality with consumerism, offering real-time chats that mix biblical advice with product promotions.
fromKotaku
1 month ago
Silicon Valley

Hacked Crosswalks Play Biting Satirical Messages Imitating Musk And Zuckerberg

Artificial intelligence
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Jesus returns as an AI INFLUENCER who you can video call in real-time

AI Jesus chatbot fuses spirituality with consumerism, offering real-time chats that mix biblical advice with product promotions.
fromKotaku
1 month ago
Silicon Valley

Hacked Crosswalks Play Biting Satirical Messages Imitating Musk And Zuckerberg

#film
Silicon Valley
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

New HBO Film From 'Succession' Creator Premieres Next Week Depicting Tech Billionaires During a Financial Crisis

Jesse Armstrong's new film explores the arrogance of fictional tech entrepreneurs during a financial crisis.
Silicon Valley food
fromVulture
2 days ago

In Mountainhead, the Rich Eat Us

Mountainhead serves as a blunt and direct satire of billionaire tech culture and its disconnection from reality and consequences.
fromKqed
3 days ago
Silicon Valley

'Succession' Creator Goes After Tech Oligarchs in Delicious Satire, 'Mountainhead'

Silicon Valley
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

New HBO Film From 'Succession' Creator Premieres Next Week Depicting Tech Billionaires During a Financial Crisis

Jesse Armstrong's new film explores the arrogance of fictional tech entrepreneurs during a financial crisis.
Silicon Valley food
fromVulture
2 days ago

In Mountainhead, the Rich Eat Us

Mountainhead serves as a blunt and direct satire of billionaire tech culture and its disconnection from reality and consequences.
fromKqed
3 days ago
Silicon Valley

'Succession' Creator Goes After Tech Oligarchs in Delicious Satire, 'Mountainhead'

fromThe New Yorker
3 days ago

In Praise of Jane Austen's Least Beloved Novel

"No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be a heroine." This quote establishes the unconventional nature of Austen's protagonist.
Books
#tech-billionaires
fromThe Verge
3 days ago
Silicon Valley

Mountainhead succeeds at showing you how truly deranged the billionaire mindset can be

HBO's 'Mountainhead' critiques the absurdities of Silicon Valley's billionaire culture using humor and satire to reflect their influence on society.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago
Silicon Valley

The 'Succession' creator's new movie skewers tech billionaires and a Meta-like company

"Mountainhead" explores the tensions among tech billionaires amid global unrest, showcasing the consequences of wealth and influence.
Silicon Valley
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

Mountainhead succeeds at showing you how truly deranged the billionaire mindset can be

HBO's 'Mountainhead' critiques the absurdities of Silicon Valley's billionaire culture using humor and satire to reflect their influence on society.
Silicon Valley
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

The 'Succession' creator's new movie skewers tech billionaires and a Meta-like company

"Mountainhead" explores the tensions among tech billionaires amid global unrest, showcasing the consequences of wealth and influence.
#comedy
Media industry
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

Seth Rogen's Apple TV+ Show Is a Hit. But Its Latest Episode Shows It Has a Problem.

Hollywood is struggling significantly, facing issues from COVID-19 and the streaming wars.
The series 'The Studio' provides sharp satire on the entertainment industry but may lack a definitive critique.
Independent films
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

From Hollywood's goofy stoner to serious satire: the reinvention of Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen's character in The Studio reflects maturity in navigating a cynical Hollywood instead of embodying a typical manchild trope.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Amber Ruffin calls out White House Correspondents' Dinner firing in hilarious 'Late Night' surprise appearance

Amber Ruffin used satire to critique the White House Correspondents' Association's decision to remove comedy from the dinner.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Eagle
2 months ago

Brooklyn comedian's fake jail stunt lands him in real jail

William Banks faked a prison stint for social commentary, raising ethical questions about satire and criminal behavior in the digital age.
Media industry
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

Seth Rogen's Apple TV+ Show Is a Hit. But Its Latest Episode Shows It Has a Problem.

Hollywood is struggling significantly, facing issues from COVID-19 and the streaming wars.
The series 'The Studio' provides sharp satire on the entertainment industry but may lack a definitive critique.
Independent films
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

From Hollywood's goofy stoner to serious satire: the reinvention of Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen's character in The Studio reflects maturity in navigating a cynical Hollywood instead of embodying a typical manchild trope.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Amber Ruffin calls out White House Correspondents' Dinner firing in hilarious 'Late Night' surprise appearance

Amber Ruffin used satire to critique the White House Correspondents' Association's decision to remove comedy from the dinner.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Eagle
2 months ago

Brooklyn comedian's fake jail stunt lands him in real jail

William Banks faked a prison stint for social commentary, raising ethical questions about satire and criminal behavior in the digital age.
Portland
fromFuncheap
5 days ago

Degrees of Hope and Panic: A Climate Play

Theater can inspire and mobilize action against climate change more effectively than pure data.
#humor
fromNew York Post
3 weeks ago
San Francisco Giants

Best of the Babylon Bee: Trump expands Alcatraz by building fences around San Francisco and more

fromNew York Post
3 weeks ago
San Francisco Giants

Best of the Babylon Bee: Trump expands Alcatraz by building fences around San Francisco and more

#wealth
Relationships
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

'Sirens' Has Beachy Vibes but a Dark Heart

Sirens satirizes the lives of the rich through chaotic drama and dark humor, emphasizing their secrets and interpersonal tensions.
Relationships
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

'Sirens' Has Beachy Vibes but a Dark Heart

Sirens satirizes the lives of the rich through chaotic drama and dark humor, emphasizing their secrets and interpersonal tensions.
#television
#hollywood
Beer
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Apple's buzzy new Seth Rogen show mocks brand movies. People who make them are thrilled.

The Studio critiques Hollywood's brand integration while gaining support from industry insiders who see it as a validation of branded content.
Beer
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Apple's buzzy new Seth Rogen show mocks brand movies. People who make them are thrilled.

The Studio critiques Hollywood's brand integration while gaining support from industry insiders who see it as a validation of branded content.
#trump
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

A Republican Senator Puts on His Big-Boy Pants

Bipartisan tensions surface as Republican moderates assert influence against Trump's nominee, signaling shifting dynamics in Washington.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Poor Trump: you can't even accept a luxury jet from Qatar without being called corrupt these days | Marina Hyde

Trump's acceptance of a state-funded plane raises ethical concerns, surprising even some of his supporters.
fromNew York Post
2 weeks ago
US politics

'SNL' season finale spoofs Trump's visit to Mideast as lovefest with Saudis: 'Got a lot of cool stuff'

US politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

A Republican Senator Puts on His Big-Boy Pants

Bipartisan tensions surface as Republican moderates assert influence against Trump's nominee, signaling shifting dynamics in Washington.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Poor Trump: you can't even accept a luxury jet from Qatar without being called corrupt these days | Marina Hyde

Trump's acceptance of a state-funded plane raises ethical concerns, surprising even some of his supporters.
fromNew York Post
2 weeks ago
US politics

'SNL' season finale spoofs Trump's visit to Mideast as lovefest with Saudis: 'Got a lot of cool stuff'

#television-comedy
#politics
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

The Fully Operational Mobile McDonald's Unit Has Short-Circuited My Brain

Trump's second presidency is marked by attempts to dismantle democracy and an absurdity in governance.
fromNew York Post
4 weeks ago
NYC politics

Conservatives mock Dem rhetoric about 'oligarchy' as NYC living room pic of Alex Soros and Abedin goes viral

US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

The Fully Operational Mobile McDonald's Unit Has Short-Circuited My Brain

Trump's second presidency is marked by attempts to dismantle democracy and an absurdity in governance.
fromNew York Post
4 weeks ago
NYC politics

Conservatives mock Dem rhetoric about 'oligarchy' as NYC living room pic of Alex Soros and Abedin goes viral

fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

NYC's One Man Army to bring mind-bending shorts to Upper West Side's Triad Theater | amNewYork

One Man Army NYC is set to showcase a unique screening of sci-fi and satirical shorts titled WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY: Strange Future, catering to genre enthusiasts.
NYC music
fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago

Noe Valley Jokesters Want to Secede from SF and Join Marin County Instead

As that station reports, someone is circulating an online Change.org petition for Noe Valley to secede from San Francisco and incorporate into Marin County.
San Francisco
#film-review
fromKqed
3 weeks ago
Independent films

True Bromance? 'Friendship' Is a Biting Satire About Male Loneliness

fromKqed
3 weeks ago
Independent films

True Bromance? 'Friendship' Is a Biting Satire About Male Loneliness

fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Want to know how the world really ends? Look to TV show Families Like Ours | John Harris

Dorian Lynskey's work emphasizes how the climate emergency, while catastrophic, unfolds at a pace slower than typical disaster storytelling allows, challenging traditional narrative forms.
UK politics
Digital life
fromDocumentjournal
4 weeks ago

Gideon Jacobs stages a technospiritual crisis at EARTH

The performance 'Images' critiques the pervasive influence of visual culture and questions the possibility of truly renouncing technology.
Humor
fromVulture
4 months ago

4 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)

The stand-up comedy landscape is booming with a mix of quick content and quality specials during a current gold rush.
#cultural-commentary
#social-commentary
fromSun Sentinel
1 month ago
Miami food

Book review: Vintage Carl Hiaasen attitude guides his new 'Fever Beach' about 'dumb as a post' white supremacist

Miami food
fromSun Sentinel
1 month ago

Book review: Vintage Carl Hiaasen attitude guides his new 'Fever Beach' about 'dumb as a post' white supremacist

Carl Hiaasen's "Fever Beach" captures Florida's absurdity through humor and sharp commentary on societal issues, especially in the context of flawed characters.
Humor
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Laughing in the Face of 'Overwhelming Malice'

Humor, especially dark or sarcastic, is increasingly used as a means of coping with dire social and political conditions.
Privacy professionals
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Updated U.S. Customs and Border Protection Questionnaire

The article critiques government agency practices that infringe on civil liberties under the guise of security.
It employs dark humor to highlight absurdities in U.S. policies and border control.
Public safety concerns are juxtaposed with violations of constitutional rights.
#trump-administration
fromeuronews
1 month ago

Video. Mural in Rome questions funeral guests for Pope Francis

Laika's mural near the Vatican humorously depicts Pope Francis observing a guest list for his funeral, drawing attention to world leaders with strained relations with him.
Europe politics
#larry-david
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Bill Maher calls Larry David's satire of his Trump dinner kind of insulting to 6 million dead Jews'

Maher defends his dinner with Trump against David's Hitler comparison, emphasizing the importance of honest dialogue.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Bill Maher calls Larry David's satire of his Trump dinner kind of insulting to 6 million dead Jews'

Maher defends his dinner with Trump against David's Hitler comparison, emphasizing the importance of honest dialogue.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp review a TikTok Stepford Wives for the Pornhub era

Taking tips from a magazine, Girlfriend Weekly, which magically appears every so often bathed in light and accompanied by a cor anglais, Reality leans with alarmingly good cheer into the notion that the perfect girlfriend must be permanently ready to service every last whim.
Humor
fromGrub Street
1 month ago

Comedian Kyle Gordon Starts His Passover With Bacon

"It sometimes feels like I'm in a death-metal band because I'm screaming so much," Gordon says, alluding to the vocal demands required for his performances.
NYC food
#american-psycho
fromDecider
1 month ago
Film

'American Psycho' at 25: Is this portrait of '80s era Wall Street excess weirdly aspirational or a total horrorshow?

fromInverse
1 month ago
Independent films

25 Years Later, Christian Bale's Most Iconic Thriller Is A Misunderstood Classic

fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago
Brooklyn

"American Psycho's" Director Just Educated "Wall Street Bros" On What The Movie Is Actually About

fromNew York Post
1 month ago
NYC LGBT

'American Psycho' director calls out 'Wall Street bros' for idolizing Patrick Bateman: 'I'm mystified by it'

Film
fromDecider
1 month ago

'American Psycho' at 25: Is this portrait of '80s era Wall Street excess weirdly aspirational or a total horrorshow?

The character Patrick Bateman from American Psycho presents a satirical view on self-care and societal obsession with image.
Independent films
fromInverse
1 month ago

25 Years Later, Christian Bale's Most Iconic Thriller Is A Misunderstood Classic

'American Psycho' is a dark comedy that critiques corporate greed, but some audiences misinterpret its satire as praise for its antihero.
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago
Brooklyn

"American Psycho's" Director Just Educated "Wall Street Bros" On What The Movie Is Actually About

fromNew York Post
1 month ago
NYC LGBT

'American Psycho' director calls out 'Wall Street bros' for idolizing Patrick Bateman: 'I'm mystified by it'

Tech industry
fromtime.com
1 month ago

Why China Laughs at the Idea of Americans Taking Their Manufacturing Jobs

The trade war between the U.S. and China is prompting a wave of satirical AI videos portraying American manufacturing workers.
Chinese netizens are using humor to critique the situation of U.S. manufacturing jobs amidst tariffs and trade tensions.
#elon-musk
fromFuturism
1 month ago
Silicon Valley

Someone Is Hacking Crosswalk Buttons to Speak in the Voice of Elon Musk Lamenting the Terrible Sadness in His Life

fromFuturism
1 month ago
Silicon Valley

Someone Is Hacking Crosswalk Buttons to Speak in the Voice of Elon Musk Lamenting the Terrible Sadness in His Life

#the-white-lotus
US politics
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

'SNL' takes aim at Trump tariffs with 'White Lotus' sketch featuring Scarlett Johansson, Jon Hamm: 'The White POTUS'

SNL's 'The White POTUS' effectively satirizes Trump's presidency through a spoof of 'The White Lotus', highlighting absurdities with sharp humor.
US politics
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

'SNL' takes aim at Trump tariffs with 'White Lotus' sketch featuring Scarlett Johansson, Jon Hamm: 'The White POTUS'

SNL's 'The White POTUS' effectively satirizes Trump's presidency through a spoof of 'The White Lotus', highlighting absurdities with sharp humor.
Fashion & style
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

The White Lotus' Luxury: How Branded Collaborations Are Capitalizing on Privilege

The White Lotus fans can experience a luxury wellness retreat to celebrate the Season 3 finale, reflecting the show's opulent settings.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Amber Ruffin Brutally Mocks Trump And WHCA To Seth Meyers

Under no circumstances will I be doing that, dude. They want that false equivalency that the media does. It feels great for them, but they shouldn't get to feel that way.
NYC politics
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Seth Rogen and a fabulous cast highlight the satire 'The Studio'

Seth Rogen's new series, The Studio, humorously explores the insecurities of Hollywood executives.
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