satirical

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With almost 160,000 followers on Instagram, he posts satirical videos about Cuba's blackouts and other hardships.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Her 2012 satirical novel, Where’d You Go, Bernadette, about a misanthropic mother who goes missing, sat on bestseller lists for nearly a year and inspired a movie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The BBC contacted the satirical page Angola 24 Horas but did not receive a response.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 satirical masterpiece “Dr. Strangelove” brilliantly parodied the lunacy of the nuclear threat during the Cold War.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

The satirical magazine Private Eye once printed one of the letters from Biro’s representatives, incidentally, under the memorable heading, “What a pathetic way to make a living”.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author