Mar 3rd, 2010 · Novelist Tash Aw takes us to Indonesia on the eve of violent civil war; a history of Austen appreciation, Jane's Fame, traces the author's rise from obscurity to ubiquity; Sam Lipsyte brings the funny to academia in his latest satire; and Enlightened Sexism aims a Buffy-style stake at the media's warped portrayals of "girl power."
Jan 9th, 2010 · Animator Art Clokey, whose bendable creation Gumby became a pop culture phenomenon through decades of toys, revivals and satires, died Friday.
Jan 7th, 2010 · The comic got his start writing and performing sharp-edged political comedy in the U.K, and made an international name as Senior British Correspondent on the satirical newsmagazine The Daily Show. Now, with a new green card in hand, he's settling down in Manhattan with a Comedy Central series of his own.
Dec 30th, 2009 · Linda Wertheimer talks to the Pulitzer-prize winning cartoonist Mike Luckovich about the life and art of David Levine. David Levine created thousands of satirical portraits for The New York Review of Books and other publications. He died Tuesday at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan of prostate cancer and complications from other ailments. He was 83.
Dec 28th, 2009 · The children's program Sesame Street is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The satirical performance at a holiday parade in Miami featured the show's characters, but they had aged. Cookie Monster was riding in a wheelchair. He had an insulin tube and a sign reading "D is for Diabetes."
Nov 20th, 2009 · America's Finest News Source has released a book celebrating its 21 years of satire (with a wink). Onion editors Joe Randazzo and Joe Garden talk with Renee Montagne about the serious business of being funny.
Oct 22nd, 2009 · Director Jonathan Parker takes aim at the insular New York arts world with a satire full of the usual suspects — a sellout painter, an avant-garde sound artist, a sleek Chelsea gallerist — but the parodies pack little punch. Behind the mocking, says critic Ian Buckwalter, the film is little more than a 90-minute debate on aesthetics and artistic integrity, with arguments as broadly drawn as that painter's tepid canvases.
Sep 25th, 2009 · Country on a String is unusual in the Arab world — a comedy sketch show that takes aim at Palestinian leaders on the TV channel they control. The popular show debuted during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.