Science Daily

Satire more damaging to reputations than direct criticism

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 ...
NPR

'Funny Because It's True' tells the history of satirical paper 'The Onion'

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Christine Wenc, author of the new book Funny Because It's True: How the Onion Created Modern News Satire. Here's some headlines for you. "Kitten Thinks Of Nothing But ...
Variety

Iranian Filmmaker Ali Asgari on Satire, Censorship and Absurdities Behind ‘Divine Comedy’: ‘You Show How Silly and Stupid the Rules Are’

Starring director Bahman Ark as Bahram, the story centers on a mid-career filmmaker whose entire body of Turkish-Azeri-language work has never been screened in Iran. When his newest film is once again ...
Badger Herald

The Madison-grown Onion: How college newspaper evolved into global satirical empire

The Onion calls itself “America’s Finest News Source.” It is a statement that, like most everything else The Onion writes, is satirical. While its content is satirical, its journey from a college ...
The Conversation

Jane Austen was a satirist – why isn’t she treated like one?

York St John University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. And yet, Austen, like many other women writers of the period such as Frances Burney, Eliza Haywood and Mary Robinson, are ...
The Atlantic

Reality TV Just Leveled Up

Some TV shows catch on because they are great art. Others catch on because they offer soothing distractions from a hectic world. And some catch on because they cause people to text their friends, in a ...
WUNC

'Funny Because It's True' tells the history of satirical paper 'The Onion'

Here's some headlines for you. "Kitten Thinks Of Nothing But Murder All Day Long," Everyone Involved In Pizza's Preparation, Delivery, Purchase Extremely High," "Defiant Milosevic Eats Big, Sloppy ...