When a president with whom you vehemently disagree is elected, a four-year term can seem like a lifetime of pain and anguish. Thankfully, there is a bright spot when one’s political views are on the ...

In two recent posts, I touched on both nonverbal and verbal types of formal humor. In this one, I continue our review of the latter category by discussing two styles of humor seen quite regularly in ...

Not everyone is a fan, with Winston Peters calling one parody "just plain nasty".

In the early 18th century, Ireland was a terrible place to be Irish. A small class of English landlords owned 90% of the soil and exported most of the island’s productive capacity while locals starved ...

Despite how cringeworthy they are, political campaigns have spent $137 million on A.I.-generated ads for the midterms. And ...

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 ...

In early October, "Digger" was released theatrically, and it generated domestic ticket sales of just $8 million over its ...

With shows like “The Chair,” a fresh group of storytellers are using college life to explore — and lampoon — privilege and identity. A photo collage created with images from “The Chair” (2021) as part ...

Helldivers 2, a hit video game from Arrowhead Game Studios, challenges players to work together as an elite team of soldiers to save Earth by pushing back invading hordes of space bugs, cyborgs and ...

“Does satire have a liberal bias? Sure. Satire has a liberal psychological bias. But the only person who can successfully harness the power of satire is the satirist. Not political strategists. Not a ...