It's a challenging time for social satire: For one thing, the country sometimes seems as divided by what it finds funny as it is by politics. But Blood Test, a new novel by Charles Baxter ...

In a world of wild talk and fake news, help us stand up for the facts.

Up against the wall: Ward Sutton’s comic panels get the gallery treatment (“Civil Whites,” 2024, acrylic on canvas, 26x30”). Amid one of the most divisive and chaotic election years in ...

The line between news and satire has blurred so much that the latter has been shared on social media as fact, where it quickly spreads misinformation. This continues to get worse, especially when ...

The fabricated screenshot of the Truth Social post was first shared as satire on X on Oct. 11 after Obama made a case against Trump and for U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid at ...

A screenshot, opens new tab of an article dated Sept. 8, featuring a satire tag, reads, “It's Official: Texas Declares Bringing a Pride Flag to the Classroom a Crime.” When asked for a comment ...

Satire cuts through rhetoric, addressing issues that may be too sensitive or contentious for traditional media. For Kenyans, it’s a familiar way to call out injustices and laugh at the ironies ...

As a satire of franchise moviemaking, we follow the filmmakers as, well, everything goes wrong in their attempts to bring Tecto to life – which of course, is hilarious. But what makes The ...

“Gershwin Brothers’ Two Political Satire Musicals in Concert” ran at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall on Oct. 12. —Staff writer Ria S. Cuéllar-Koh can be reached at ria ...

Donor-Advised Funds Support KQED by using your donor-advised fund to make a charitable gift. It’s a challenging time for social satire: For one thing, the country sometimes seems as divided by what it ...