parody
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Efforts to replicate the former president’s mien can also risk coming off like imitation—or, worse, parody.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Tiny Tim needledrops, an in-universe parody of Adam West’s Batman, the irony of its main character finding fulfillment as a fry cook — it all pointed toward Gen X’s wry, detached view of culture.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Good Good Golf founder and CEO Matt Kendrick told me yesterday that the full video had been intended to be a parody of the new horror movie “Obsession” but had missed the mark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
That has left the door open to Count Binface, and a host of other independent and parody candidates.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Is he?” teased the unregenerate old man, pinching his pointy jaw gravely in a parody of repentance.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
The series’ first film is its strongest, weaving together overarching parodies of “Scream” and “I Know What You Did Last Summer” alongside brief send-ups of popular horror films.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
The song had a resurgence online and into meme culture after charting in 2013 following a series of covers and parodies on Youtube.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
Its big-game commercial parodies the prospect of intrusive advertising in AI conversations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
While others understood that the song and performance were quintessential Robyn, others lazily lumped it in with phoned-in dance songs from Idina Menzel and “SNL” parodies.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026
Some even wrote parodies of my poem, reading them to me in the hopes of getting under my skin.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
Throughout the last four decades, Culture Clash has parodied nearly every prominent Latino figure in history, including Che Guevara, Frida Kahlo, Ritchie Valens, Rita Moreno, Edward James Olmos and others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The beloved original film, which affectionately parodied the fashion industry two decades ago, was loosely based on Met Gala chair Anna Wintour's time as editor of Vogue.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
The sandwich has even been seemingly parodied in “The Simpsons.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 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
It’s the most parodied painting in history, but every parody just draws more attention to the original.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Others came up with captions including "Don't Look Up," a reference to the 2021 film starring Leonardo Di Caprio parodying societal apathy to the climate crisis.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
At one point, Schwam and Gunther compare Byrd’s show to a “Saturday Night Live” sketch parodying it, in which Cheri Oteri plays Byrd.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Heidecker also created the web series “On Cinema” with comedian Gregg Turkington, parodying movie review shows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The video then cut to a clip of Lizzo parodying the American Eagle ad, with the caption: "Lizzo's got good jeans."
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
If smart people are parodying it, that’s a sure sign that some less smart people are believing it.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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