By David Tuller, DrPH A reader from Belgium sent me the following (satirical) paper she’d written for the “Journal of Entrenched Paradigms.” I found it entertaining, well-written, and on-target, and figured others would as well. It offers a sharp assessment of some of the favorite methodological strategies of members of the CBT/GET ideological brigades. I …Trial By Error: A (Satirical) Field Guide to Conducting Biopsychosocial Research in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyel...| Virology Blog
Wer hätte das gedacht, dass Friedrich Merz und Lars Klingbeil, erst wenige Monate an der Macht, Deutschland so schnell wieder auf Vordermann bringen könnten? Sogar der Sommer war immer noch etwas wärmer als das langjährige Mittel von 1991 bis 2020, obwohl dieses langjährige Mittel kaum noch übertreffbar erschien. Auch die Regenmengen haben dazu beigetragen, dass die schon gar nicht mehr auffindbaren Grundwasserspiegel wieder angestiegen sind. Es geht aufwärts. Auch bei der E-Mobili...| egon-w-kreutzer.de
Satire deflates delusions of power| UnHerd
Dr Chris Day For those with long memories some 32 months ago I wrote a disparaging blog about justice in employment tribunals after sitting through yet another hearing involving Dr Chris Day’…| Westminster Confidential
Newsom is launching a new task force addressing homeless encampments along state roadways in California's ten largest cities; smoke caused by overheating brakes led to a BART meltdown Friday night; and a Marin County writer and father of three is having a heyday roasting the area's well-to-do.| SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports
For the first time in my life, I’m going down to South Park with guarded enthusiasm. The show I’ve adored … Continue reading "South Park Is In Trouble And Needs To Change Course, Fast"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
22 August 2025: Hivis hypocrisy, Idiotic ignorance and Long arm of the... litter picker. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…| Bedford Independent
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie. Granta Books / Penguin Books, 1991 (1990). ‘To give a thing a name, a label, a handle; to rescue it from anonymity, to pluck it out of the Place of Namelessness, in short to identify it—well, that’s a way of bringing the said body into being.’ … Continue reading The liberty to utter| Calmgrove Books
Our review of Emily Adrian's new book, "Seduction Theory." The post Can Stories Be True? Emily Adrian’s “Seduction Theory” appeared first on Chicago Review of Books.| Chicago Review of Books
Insofar as "The Bee" now occupies something near the center of American Christian discourse, what’s crowded out, I think, is an articulated (not just implied-by-negation) path toward holiness . . .| Front Porch Republic
Früher habe ich fröhlich drauflosgeschrieben, schon fein stichelnd, aber nie wirklich bösartig, immer – und ohne überhaupt daran zu denken – in der zweifelsfreien Gewissheit, mich deutlich innerhalb der grundgesetzlich gezogenen Grenzen der Meinungsfreiheit zu bewegen. Heute lese ich eine Nachricht, bei der mir der Hut hochgeht, habe meinen Kommentar dazu schon fast fertig im Kopf, und dann fängt das Theater an. So, wie im ersten Anlauf gedacht – und dieser erste Anlauf wäre gut ...| Egon W. Kreutzer
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In Zeiten staatskonformer Kabarettisten zerlegt er den Zeitgeist mit den Argumenten eines Wissenschaftlers. Der Satiriker und Diplom-Physiker Vince Ebert. „Wot Se Fack, Deutschland“ heißt sein neues Buch, in dem er Pseudo-Gewissheiten widerlegt, das Duckmäusertum der Wirtschaft kritisiert und die grassierende Identitätspolitik als „intolerant“ brandmarkt, die Menschen ihre Selbstbestimmung raube und in die Hilflosigkeit treibe.| PUNKT.PRERADOVIC
The crew finds a planet that was literally "coded" into existence using a Terraform-like tool. They discover the planet's "state file" and must prevent a disgruntled junior deity from running `terraform destroy` on the entire civilization.| Seuros Blog - Navigation Logs from the Ruby Nebula
The crew must mediate a civil war on a planet that cannot agree to deprecate v1 of their planetary API. The "v1 Loyalists" refuse to upgrade from the "classic" API, while the "v2 Progressives" are trying to force a migration, splitting their world in two.| Seuros Blog - Navigation Logs from the Ruby Nebula
A society is discovered where social hierarchy is dictated by CSS (Cosmic Social Specificity). The rulers are the `!important` caste, followed by those with inline styles, then IDs, then classes. The crew must start a revolution from the "user-agent-stylesheet" underclass to restore balance.| Seuros Blog - Navigation Logs from the Ruby Nebula
The crew visits a world where society is governed by a single, planet-wide CI/CD pipeline. All social status and privileges are determined by whether one's "life pull request" passes the automated tests. The crew must fix a critical bug in the pipeline to save a citizen who has been marked for "deprecation."| Seuros Blog - Navigation Logs from the Ruby Nebula
When Spark discovers Earth's historical flag database, her innocent misunderstanding of national symbols as "quality ratings" leads to a mind-bending revelation about humanity's true power structure: a headless architecture where nations are just frontends for the same corporate backend.| Seuros Blog - Navigation Logs from the Ruby Nebula
I asked in a blog some years ago if satire worked. If it does, why is the world in such…| Charles Harris author
Michael Phillis Excavates Ironies in Dancing Dinos & Pop Songs by Jenyth Jo Can this incredible spectacle, extended until Sept. 13 and overflowing with talent and mischief, save the fabulous Oasis, slated to close in December? Can the Dinos save the humans? For my first-ever drag show, I wore animal print, a safari hat,... Read More Read More| Theatrius
Terry Guest Intertwines Black History & Growing Up, A Saga by Kheven Lee LaGrone “The Magnolia Ballet” tells a part of American history through the eyes of a Black gay teenager finding himself inside his Southern roots. It’s a moving 21st century tale about the “tough love” between a father and his son. By... Read More Read More| Theatrius
Millennial Notes Lorraine Hansberry Exposes European Arrogance in Africa by Kristian Stovall “Les Blancs” is a story that doesn’t let you look away. It holds up a mirror to the impact of colonization—on spirit, family, and identity. Lorraine Hansberry’s 1970 study of imperialism asks: What do you do when your own kin have had... Read More Read More| Theatrius
Lorraine Hansberry’s Final, African Play Rocks the House| Theatrius
From his first song to his last, Lehrer’s dark humor heaped derision on all things precious.| Moment Magazine
A satirist is necessary for the health of society. Especially when that society is as toxic as ours is. CBS may have pulled the plug on one of our vital life supports, but truths will prevail. South Park got it| Envisioning The American Dream
With the rise of vibe coding, you can (and should) open a merge request without reading it. What's missing is being able to *approve* it without reading it either — or even opening your eyes.| blog.jse.li
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Amazon's high-handedness. I had over 100 reviews of my book, The Breaking of Liam Glass on Amazon. But then Amazon started deleting them.| Charles Harris author
Learning ExperiencesExplainFederal Payout Scheme EndedWeakDemocrats in PowerMore Diverse IgnoranceEven Speaks English BetterFighting CapitalismThe Data is InOur CondolencesAs RequestedThe Polls Are…| PA Pundits International
Less Moola, More MOABNo MysteryLiberal DeclineMost Valid ComplaintSo Don’t Ask85 Genders, 0 NationalitiesFlying the Wrong FlagReminderRoot for AmericaGetting SeriousSurvivedThe Tyrants First Initia…| PA Pundits International
Gary Graves Ponders Collapse of Empires, from Greece to US| Theatrius
Did a widely-shared X post about forgiving President Donald Trump "even if he rapes women and children" come from a...| leadstories.com
Caleb racked his brain trying to come up with the right dynamic programming recurrence for this medium LeetCode problem. He’d never used DP at work. In fact, he didn’t believe anyone had. So why did companies keep asking them? It wasn’t like it mattered anyway, since he couldn’t even get past the resume screening. It […]| Axol's Blog
Caleb published his pull request. It had been Steve’s idea to wait until the last day of the sprint before doing so. As he put it, “Such pressure causes standards to buckle.” In t…| Axol's Blog
President Donald Trump has just released fragrances for God-fearing, America-loving patriots. While proudly wearing Trump’s trademark red MAGA caps, they can now make an olfactory declaration of their love of the U S of A! The fragrances named “Trump Victory 45-47” — referring to his capturing the 45th and 47th presidencies — are available as| Dissident Voice | a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social j...
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It turns out you can just pay people to do things.| ericwbailey.website
Artwork by Julia Soboleva On the 25th March 18–, a very strange occurrence took place in St Petersburg. On the Ascension Avenue there lived a barber of the name Ivan Jakovlevitch. He had lost…| This Reading Life
At the sunset hour of one warm spring day two men were to be seen at Patriarch’s Ponds. The first of them – aged about forty, dressed in a greyish summer suit – was short, dark-ha…| This Reading Life
Lauren Groff Inspires in Superb ‘Word for Word’ Treasure| Theatrius
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Little Donnie sees a parade What a big day for Little Donnie He will have a parade, too. He will have a children’s parade. Donnie saw a parade. Donnie wants big toys in his parade. Big shiny …| Envisioning The American Dream
TALES FOR CHILDREN Mr Frog’s Heavy Scene redux Once upon a time Mr Frog was sitting on a lily pad in his favourite swamp, minding his own business, when, all of a sudden and without previous warning, down swooped Mr Pelican in a blinding fury of flapping feathers and snapping jaws! Only by gripping on […]| Reverend Hellfire's Sunday Sermon
Trigger warning needed * ..a Doom-Scrolling Dingo Feeds Mushrooms to Girl’s Babies/ Bio-Security suspects That it had Rabies/ “Meanwhile in other news..” Click Bait/ Jail Bait Bod…| Reverend Hellfire's Sunday Sermon
“Have you ever pondered how user privileges are stored?” Steve asked. “In our PostgreSQL database, obviously. It’s the only one we have.” Caleb responded nonchalantly, wishing the company had licensed a NoSQL database as well. “How. Not where.” Caleb hadn’t the faintest clue. He’d never ventured outside the schema holding the tables of the greenfield […]| Axol's Blog
Caleb’s senior engineer coworker, Greg, gave his standup update, “So umm yeah, yesterday I spent like an hour updating my JIRA tickets, and I had to pick up my daughter from school. Tha…| Axol's Blog
Previously I have covered a relatively obscure now-removed placeholder string in Android that doubles as an easter egg, the fictitious carrier by the name of El Telco Loco. But this time it is about methods and other parts of the publicly facing Android API that may generally be more humourous than they are useful. Easter eggs, jokes, whatever you want to call them, that are visible to Android app developers rather than regular users.| ROllerozxa
Min Kahng Exposes Senior High Jinx in Raucous Comedy by Mary Lou Herlihy --first published on March 13, 2025, for the TheatreWorks co-production. There may be changes of performers in the Center REP show. A horny grandma and her self-obsessed granddaughter light up the stage with comedic timing and musical gifts. In grandma’s bedroom at the Happy Pleasant Valley Senior Apartments, men are dropping faster than red herrings and sex toys. When we meet frisky June (fabulous Emily Kuroda), she...| theatrius.com
John Fisher's Solo Masterpiece Exposes Perils of Gay Life by Barry David Horwitz Good News! John Fisher has written, designed, and performed one of his great Essential Service Projects, and extended his show to The Marsh, San Francisco. Don't miss Fisher, Artistic Director of Theatre Rhino, at his best. Fisher is climbing the rafters, peddling his bike, and tracking down the mystery killer who was picking up and murdering young gay men in the 70s. I was blown away by Fisher’s fury, his quiz...| theatrius.com
Still Believing TV?ImmunityTime to DownsizeWe All KnowDo You Match The TDS Profile?Musk Retires From DOGEPaid By WorkersHere’s Your SignThe Process DueTerm Limits!NahToo Far?Best We Can DoWork and/…| PA Pundits International
By Al InCognito, Touring With Truth Donald Trump is in full karaoke meltdown mode. In a late-night Truth Social rant, he called for investigations into Bruce Springsteen, Oprah Winfrey, and Beyoncé…| Mr. Write Coach: What's Your Story?
JC Lee’s Millennial Comedy Salutes Out & Proud Among Us| Theatrius
Andrew Bergh Exposes Greed & Spies in Sound of Music| Theatrius
OVEREXPOSURE * Surely there are those People who we can all agree are Evil. * If in Doubt just test by Fire or other method Medieval. Some thing ’bout their Serpent Smile and shiny eyes does not seem Real. * Open up their Skull then like a Can and see the Thing Concealed. If a […]| Reverend Hellfire's Sunday Sermon
In a time when headlines read like punchlines and we see the powerful punching down, Morisseau's "Confederates" is right on time–and comedy is all in the timing. The post If We Don’t Laugh, We’ll Cry appeared first on PlayMakers Repertory Company.| PlayMakers Repertory Company
Editor’s Note: previous titles for this article have been added here for posterity.| alex.party
Happy Tuesday! Resurrecting TV Tuesday to talk about the latest season of Black Mirror.| Meghan's Whimsical Explorations & Reviews
By Gary Meyer and his AI bestie (April 15, 2025) When I read that (not my) POTUS was getting his physical from a Dr. Barbabella I misread it as the French satirical science fiction comic strip her…| eatdrinkfilms.com
Campus novels! Aren’t they great? I say that, but my personal history with them is the dictionary definition of patchy. Most of the ones I can think of (Tom Sharpe, Lucky Jim, White Noise) I’ve either actively disliked or have zero memory of. I think I’ve had the most luck with American ones. I know […]| Somewhere Boy
With the shitshow in Washington dictating all aspects of our lives across the globe, we need to ask how we can make it through the next 45 months.| The Risk-Monger
With everyone talking about how AI is going to write novels in the future, these three books by humans could have never been AI.| Charles Harris author
Elliptical Python Programming| susam.net
In a shocking turn of events, Broadcom has announced that it will be reversing all of the pricing changes implemented since its acquisition of VMware in 2023. That’s right, folks, no more sticker shock for your VMware bills! According to sources close to the company, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan made the announcement in a surprise…| Justin's IT Blog
WHAT A MARVELOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR SATIRE: The dust is far from settled about what The New York Times, March 25, 2025, is calling “an extraordinary leak of internal national security deliberations, d…| Simanaitis Says
James Ijames Delights with Riotous Black Family Comedy by Jenyth Jo After twenty minutes of “Fat Ham,” a comical version of “Hamlet” set at a North Carolina backyard BBQ, it’s clear Juicy / Hamlet (Devin A. Cunningham) has been skewered and charred by the toxic flames of his out-of-date masculine role models. When Phaedra Tillery-Boughton’s Rabby (Polonius as hot pink mama) enters the party, we want this church lady to survive. Will the final act show bodies strewn on the stage li...| theatrius.com
James Ijames Finds Funny Bone in Black BBQ-Wedding| Theatrius
James Ijames Gives “Hamlet” Brand-New Black American Look | Theatrius
Kathryn Seabron Reveals the Rise of MYSOGYNOIR| Theatrius
Lewis & Rajan Elevate Daily Life into Pure Joy by Mary Lou Herlihy & Barry David Horwitz Using an Indian celebration in New Zealand and a shared meal, “Mrs. Krishnan’s Party” transcends daily life. Come with us into a backroom of a convenience store and share the revelations. “Mrs. Krishnan’s Party” raises ideas that rarely appear in drama. Playwrights Justin Lewis and Jacob Rajan float themes of international acceptance, radical generosity, and spiritual discovery. They raise our...| theatrius.com
Robert Townsend Delivers Tales & Truths, Honestly by Robert M. Gardner When co-producer Don Reed steps forward to introduce Robert Townsend, enthusiasm for the show immediately energizes us. For 90 joyful minutes, Townsend astounds, confides, and reveals the challenges and triumphs of a remarkable life in show business. The common note through his life resounds with Townsend’s resilience when he was faced with racism and doubt from those who refused to believe in his talent. Townsend...| theatrius.com
Anton Chekhov’s Doctor Astrov Unfurls the Future Onstage by Barry David Horwitz Berkeley Rep’s sparkling production of Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” highlights a perennial question: Do we want more exploitation of land and people, or shall we plan for a better, more humane future? Director Simon Godwin sets Chekhov’s 1899 masterpiece in a comfortable, shabby old house, full of amusing and annoying family and friends. The top-notch actors embody hard-working folks who struggle to survive...| theatrius.com
Parenting advice from someone who doesn't know any better than you on how to address smartphone use amongst Gen Z teenagers living in your home| Jeffrey Pillow
Introducing my new advice column: Dear Jeffro| Jeffrey Pillow
So UpsetAgainThe UnelectedsLet Me Get This StraightSatire, I’m SureDemocrats Lament AccountabilityGovernment’s StructureWeirdSome Say It Is SoBooming!Get HelpGo Viva ThereAccurateDifferent Response…| PA Pundits International
Bess Wohl’s Comedy Questions 50-Year Marriage by Zack Rogow From the opening lines of Altarena Playhouse’s production of the Tony Award-nominated play “Grand Horizons,” we know we’re in for a wild ride. Nancy and Bill, a couple in their late 70s, sit down to a routine dinner in an independent living community for seniors. Out of the blue, Nancy announces, “I think I would like a divorce.” Without batting an eye, Bill answers, “All right.” Playwright Bess Wohl slowly unravels...| theatrius.com
Meet Devon. He has worked as a backend software developer for eight years. He specializes in Java, and only Java. It was the first programming language he learned and it’s the last one heR…| Axol's Blog
In a burlesque fusion of murder mystery, dark academia, and autofiction, Coe charts the development of a pro-NHS-privatisation thinktank from its roots in Cambridge in the 1980s to its short-lived triumph with the rise of Liz Truss in 2022, scattering the story between the perspectives variously of a failed conservative novelist, a Cambridge undergraduate, a murdered anti-Tory blogger, a police detective, and a sushi attendant.| Cherwell
Le lompe venimeux n’a pas grand-chose pour lui. Déjà, son nom. « Venimeux », ce n’est pas très aguicheur. Voire inquiétant. Et puis son aspect physique digne d’un boxeur après un long com…| Le nocher des livres
A Dry Bones Cartoon ~ We’re back to where we were? Read more by Yaakov Kirschen at Dry Bones .| PA Pundits International
There was a time when Old School gamers simply referred to those gamers who played OD&D, B/X and AD&D 1e back in the day and never stopped doing it. Then Grognardia started writing blog posts about it and before long a Renaissance movement was born. The Blogsplosion was supplanted by a flurry of G+ games and discussions and before long, people started making actual game products. | Mythlands: The Setting to End All Settings
Dissociated Press| Kevin Barrett
I told my (then) agent I was writing a satirical novel about tabloids and politicians who spark riots over knife crime. Guess what he said.| Charles Harris author
Dissociated Press| Kevin Barrett
Margaret KENNEDY Editions La table ronde, Quai voltaire – 2022SATIRE Quatrième de couverture : Cornouailles, 1947. Comme tous les étés, le révérend Seddon rend visite au père Bott. Hélas, son …| C'est en quelle salle?
Yellowface is a novel about the discourse eating itself, and is itself the epitome of the discourse eating itself. It’s practically art as anthropophagy as it takes aim at the publishing industry, at online literary communities, at authors, at activists, at cultural commentators, at social media, at celebrity culture, and at people who don’t give … Continue reading FICTION: R. F. Huang, Yellowface (HarperCollins)→| Come To The Pedlar
Six Young Stars Shine in Surprising New Style Comedy by Mary Lou Herlihy & Barry David Horwitz Over decades, the famed comedy club and theater, “Second City” (Chicago) has been the seedbed for Saturday Night Live’s New York stars. From John Belushi to Gilda Radner to Keegan-Michael Key, each generation carves its updated world view. At Berkeley Rep, “The Best of The Second City” unveils a new kind of vulnerable comedy, based on the shocks that define U.S. life. Six talented comic ac...| theatrius.com
In an astonishing revelation, local man Todd Mitchell, 32, has declared he has "no time for the gym," citing his demanding schedule of Netflix binges and recrea| The Crustian Daily
Michael Gene Sullivan Alerts US: “Was Democracy Just A Dream?” by Robert M. Gardner Hooray! The San Francisco Mime Troupe is back! And they are just in time with a topical show about our current political mess. Written by the genius that is Michael Gene Sullivan, the master of political satire, the new musical sizzles with humor, insights, and warnings of impending political disaster. This year’s show, “American Dreams,” carries the motto: “Was Democracy Just A Dream?” I saw it ...| theatrius.com
Michael Gene Sullivan Brings Outrageous Fun to Hot Political Topics by John-Thomas Hanson The Tony award-winning SF Mime Troupe (SFMT) opens its 65th season with American Dreams - A New Musical. The show’s plot, rich with futuristic dreams and political satire, offers a comedic, yet critical take on the current political and technological landscape. The talented four-person cast takes the audience on a sharp, satirical journey through the evolution of the so-called American Dream. This high...| theatrius.com
Should satirical art have equal measures of heart?| Public Books
'The Other Black Girl' screenwriters Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey share how they bring corporate horrors to the TV adaptation.| WeScreenplay
Frederik Braun - How I got a new domain name| Frederik Braun
You need to rescue the princess with code–but sometimes your code doesn’t work and the princess is a dragon and you’re a fish. Welcome to programming!| Toggl Blog
There are fifteen dead people for every person living. What if we unburied them? “I keep getting flashbacks to provincial streets. You’re driving. We’re touring the big civil engineering projects, looking for dead royals. We found a minor Plantagenet earlier today, crouched in bad cement beneath a Midlands motorway pier for all the world as if he’d been garotted on the lavatory. Yesterday it was a previously unknown illegitimate Stuart, two metres under the floor of an HS2 station wit...| Arcfinity
Plongée dans une Amérique… où l’on doit être vigilant.| Navigatrice de l'imaginaire
Looking at my old pile of goodies, I found this one from 20 years ago. It might be a little over the top, but not much. Of course, things have changed a lot in that time. TV isn't what it once was. Paul and Jan are gone. I know that their kids actually sold one of their buildings to some pretty good guys for a huge bargain, a pretty decent thing to do, I must say. Nevertheless, when it comes to theology and pretty much anything having to do with Christian discipleship, steering clear is the best| Douglas Van Dorn
Helldivers 2 dropped in early February and actively parodied the nationalistic policies and practices of nationalistic militaries - but has that message connected with Audiences?| The Meliorist
