satire
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A full 20 years after the screen debut of the satire, the topspin of its best lines still whizzes with the same precision and blistering flight path of its 2006 self.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
What kind of satire does so much sanitizing?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 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
In Wharton and Howells, on the other hand, there is frequently an edge of satire, and sometimes a hint of seismic rumble.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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