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<em>Dave Chappelle: This Time This Place</em> chronicles Chappelle's efforts to entertain audiences during the pandemic with a series of outdoor shows. He's pictured above in North Charleston, S.C., on Jan. 30, 2020.

Chappelle Fans Flock To D.C. Live Events As New Mask Mandate Is Announced

Aug 02, 2021
Dave Chappelle drew sold-out crowds to his live, indoor appearances in Washington, D.C. — 3,500 attended his show at the concert venue The Anthem and more than 2,000 came to the Kennedy Center.
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Pakistani author Mohammed Hanif says copies of the Urdu translation of his irreverent novel, <em>A Case of Exploding Mangoes</em>, were seized from his publisher's office this week. The book was published in English in 2008 to wide international acclaim

Pakistani Author Comes Under Fire For Satirical Novel After Urdu Edition Is Published

Jan 10, 2020
Copies of a new Urdu edition of Mohammed Hanif's 2008 novel, A Case of Exploding Mangoes, were seized Monday. Rights groups say it's another sign that freedom of expression is threatened in Pakistan.
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Things to Do While Your Girlfriend Is in Italy

Feb 19, 2019

A heartfelt list

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A screenshot of the online version of a satirical edition of <em>The Washington Post</em> distributed around Washington, D.C., by political activists Wednesday.

Real Fake News: Activists Circulate Counterfeit Editions Of 'The Washington Post'

Jan 16, 2019
The phony paper, distributed in Washington, D.C., "reported" that President Trump had resigned under pressure from female political activists.
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Parallels
A man holds a dog as supporters of the Two-Tailed Dog Party march in the streets in Budapest on March 15.

Hungary's Satirical 'Two-Tailed Dog' Party Will Debut In Sunday Elections

Apr 07, 2018
Candidates dress up as a chicken, a gorilla and Santa Claus. The satirical party uses humor to defuse fears stirred up by Hungary's nationalistic government. They promise free beer and eternal life.
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Deleted scenes from "Jason Bourne"

Jul 11, 2016

The carnage-happy spy movie filmed in Las Vegas, but not every shot made the cut

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Two <em>Spy</em> covers feature Donald Trump, who was frequently criticized in the magazine by co-creators Kurt Andersen and Graydon Carter.

Decades Later, 'Spy' Magazine Founders Continue To Torment Trump

Mar 07, 2016
No journalists have scrutinized Donald Trump more — or infuriated him more — than Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter and Studio 360 host Kurt Andersen during their days at Spy magazine.
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Zeit: Satire: Monumental fun

Jul 27, 2015

After Basin & Range, a few more Nevada landmarks the president should preserve.

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End Note
Michele Fiore
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Satire: Guns, guts and glory

May 26, 2015

With any luck, by the time you read this, the 2015 Legislature will have come to a merciful close. Then again, it’s also entirely possible that, as of this writing, Assemblywoman Michele Fiore and Cliven Bundy are holding our lawmakers hostage at musket-point until they recognize the independent city-state of Fioria. At any rate, here’s a roundup of the newsworthy people, the politics and the power plays of the 78th session.

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<em>FUDS, </em>a complete encyclofoodia, is by Kelly Hudson, Dan Klein and Arthur Meyer writing as the fictional Mizretti twins.

Straight Out Of Brooklyn: 'Encyclofoodia' Pokes Fun At Foodies

Apr 03, 2015
Comics posing as chefs have written a book with sensational recipes and explanations of essential tools like the "spankler." It's designed to "spank the food if it does anything wrong."
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'Charlie Hebdo' Laughed In The Face Of Violence; Will Future Satirists?

Jan 08, 2015
The French magazine responded to a 2011 firebombing of its offices with a cover that showed a Muslim and an editor making out. Its lead editor, described by a peer as fearless, was killed Wednesday.
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Roy Zimmerman: Politics, Satire and a Love Song to Dick Cheney [Rebroadcast]

May 25, 2012
What's funny about ignorance, war, and greed?  Nothing... except when Roy Zimmerman sings about them. 
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Roy Zimmerman: Politics, Satire and a Love Song to Dick Cheney

Jan 19, 2012
What's funny about ignorance, war, and greed?  Nothing... except when Roy Zimmerman sings about them. 
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Tiger Mother the Musical

Nov 29, 2011
The term "tiger mother" became synonymous with strict Asian parenting, after the controversial book, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," hit shelves.  In the book, a Yale professor describes how she raises her Asian-American children by threatening "no lunch, no dinner" if they didn't play the piano perfectly.
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