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This ruling offers an excellent illustration of the Court’s flawed understanding of the role of humor and satire in the protection of free speech. The ECtHR’s doctrine on this matter suggests that ...
The Onion had its moment, but like the recent former president it once skewered so amusingly, it has long since passed.
It's important to remember comedy is a democratic tool, especially as law firms, media outlets, universities and members of ...
Check out the Two Dozen and One Greyhounds (See My Vest) lyrics, Mr. Burn's humorous and eccentric track from The Simpsons.
Three outrageous tricks magicians use to escape even the most serious situations.
Directed by Colin Higgins and starring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, and Lily Tomlin, this comedy movie is a cult classic. With a story by Patricia Resnick, the movie offers a bold yet humorous take on ...
Andrew DeYoung’s auspicious debut feature “Friendship,” which tackles modern masculinity and male loneliness with biting ...
Funny Because It’s True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire; By Christine Wenc Running ... Wenc describes the “standard varieties” of Onion jokes, including what writer ...
We focus on satire: humor that exposes truth by mocking power. Students learn to “punch up” at the powerful, not down at the vulnerable. I cover the comic essays and cartoons of one of our ...
Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd star in this gory, capitalistic, and rich critiquing B-movie – that sadly seems to lack in ...