satire
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“Nothing else would explain why a party born out of satire would receive such a huge following.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The “Brat” pop star re-teams with her “360” and “Guess” music video director for a satire about struggling to ditch her sickly green branding.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Some argued he was an ancient fertility figure, others a Roman Hercules, or even a later satire of Oliver Cromwell.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The catalyst for Jonathan Glatzer to create “The Audacity,” AMC’s dark satire of Silicon Valley that takes aim at the desperation that plagues it, began as a father witnessing his teenage son’s relationship with tech.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
I almost begged R. Howard Ridgefield to give up his satire for a while.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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