President Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are attacking public media – attempting to slash funding for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR). PBS and NPR are ...

Is it possible to make a compelling film without a single likeable character? It's a proposition that Jesse Armstrong, creator of TV hit "Succession", tests to the limit in his debut feature film ...

The movie contains a lot of Hollywood satire, particularly in the first two acts, when Gillis is trying to sell his screenplay. Everybody remembers that as the tone of the whole movie, but there ...

This story was updated following the Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8, 2025. Much has happened since Oakland playwright Jonathan Spector penned his satire Eureka Day. The play, which premiered Berkeley’s ...

Satire used to come in all flavors — silly, savage, and everything in between. I used to love it in all those forms. But lately, it’s gotten stuck in one lane: rich people behaving badly.

Editor's note: This story was updated on June 8, 2025 to reflect that the play runs through June 22. This is the first production of the play. It was developed by Boston Playwrights’ Theatre but not ...

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America’s two big public broadcasters, PBS and NPR, have 45 days to salvage their federal funding — starting now. On Tuesday, the Trump administration sent Congress a long-awaited request for ...

As President Trump imposed tariffs on China, AI-powered satire and propaganda videos have flooded Chinese social media platforms. Largely untouched by censors – and at times backed by state ...

He’s an exceptionally good lyricist with an uncanny ability to mix satire and sincerity, and here he jokes about the absurdity of making a life in music while nodding to his band’s history and ...

Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, is celebrating President Donald Trump's leadership in sending a DOGE cuts package to Congress that he believes will "finally" defund NPR and PBS, which he said have ...