Satire articles
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Travel Ad Debunks Cold War Cliches in Pitch-Perfect Satire
The neighborhoods are dusty and desolate, the weather is foul and the inhabitants are sketchy at best—dupe sales, public urination and violent thuggery are common. The cuisine, if it can be called that, comes mostly pickled in giant jars of mystery juice. Is this really a travel ad, a category known for its glossy, picturesque, best-foot-forward marketing? Indeed it is, and it’s hawking a city called Vilnius, the 700-year-old capital of Lithuania, by flipping common stereotypes of the...
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Column: About that ‘SNL’ student protest sketch — and a lousy time for political satire
Chicago comedy expert Anne Libera says that satire “is not a useful tool today.” That’s why last weekend’s “SNL” opener came up empty.
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Column: About that ‘SNL’ student protest sketch — and a lousy time for political satire
Chicago comedy expert Anne Libera says that satire “is not a useful tool today.” That’s why last weekend’s “SNL” opener came up empty.