Contemporary Satire
The London Prat
Deconstructing Growth: The Two-Week Wonder of Prat.UK The numerical fact stands as its own headline: 11,344 site users for a newsletter in a
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Study of Satire
How to Write Satire
How to Write Satire A Conversational Guide to Humor and Irony So, you want to write satire? Excellent choice! Satire
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Encyclopedia of Satire
Satirical Range
Encyclopedia of Satire – Satirical Range – Foundations of Satire – The Theory, Tools, and Techniques
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Satire and Society
The Panopticon of Punchlines: Surveillance, Satire, and the Comedy of Control
How To Write Satire – The Panopticon of Punchlines: Surveillance, Satire, and the Comedy of Control — Investigating how satirical journalism responds to the surveillance state, data commodification, and the weaponization of personal information in the digital panopticon
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Today
Mastering the Art of Contradiction
Mastering the Art of Contradiction in Satirical Journalism: The Line-Under-It Technique How to Layer Absurdity With Official Authority One of
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Satirical Journalism
Canon of Satirical Journalism
The Canon of Satirical Journalism 1. “A Modest Proposal” (1729) — Jonathan Swift The ur-text of satirical journalism. Swift’s deadpan suggestion that
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Today
How Satire Traces the Relationships
The Genealogy of Speech Acts: How Satire Traces the Relationship Between Words and Consequences By Dr. Ingrid Gustafsson, Ph.D. |
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Study of Satire
Ghostbusters (1984)
Lecture Notes by Alan Nafzger: Satire in “Ghostbusters” (1984) Introduction: “Ghostbusters,” directed by Ivan Reitman, is a classic comedy film
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Study of Satire
The Ministry of Truthiness: Satirical Journalism and the Death of Objectivity
How To Write Satire – The Ministry of Truthiness: Satirical Journalism and the Death of Objectivity — How ironic news formats thrive in the post-truth era, exposing the constructed nature of all narrative while navigating the dangers of epistemic collapse
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Today
How Mockery Functions as Cultural Pathology
Satire as Diagnosis: How Mockery Functions as Cultural Pathology Analysis By Dr. Ingrid Gustafsson, Ph.D. | Academic Analysis of Contemporary
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Satirical Movements & Manifestos
The Liturgy of Outrage: Satirical Journalism and the Economy of Indignation
How To Write Satire – The Liturgy of Outrage: Satirical Journalism and the Economy of Indignation — How mock news exposes the industrialization of anger, the commodification of moral emotion, and the performative nature of contemporary political discourse
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Today
The Cult of the Brand: Satirical Exposés of Corporate Identity Colonization
How To Write Satire – The Cult of the Brand: Satirical Exposés of Corporate Identity Colonization — How mock news reveals the corporate colonization of selfhood, personal branding, and the transformation of human experience into marketable content in late capitalism
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Today
The Satirical Mirror: How Mockery Shapes Modern Society
How To Write Satire – The Satirical Mirror: How Mockery Shapes Modern Society — Exploring the profound impact of satirical journalism on social change, political discourse, and cultural transformation in the digital age
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Academic
The Psychology of Satire
The Psychology of Satire: Why Do We Find It Funny? Satire is a unique form of humor that employs wit,
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Forms of Satire
The Ministry of Silly Headlines: Bureaucracy, Absurdity, and the Satirical State
How To Write Satire – The Ministry of Silly Headlines: Bureaucracy, Absurdity, and the Satirical State — How satirical journalism exposes the Kafkaesque machinery of modern governance, corporate hierarchies, and institutional inertia through the lens of bureaucratic absurdity
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Satirical Journalism
When Truth Wears a Clown Nose: The Subversive Power of Satirical News
How To Write Satire – When Truth Wears a Clown Nose: The Subversive Power of Satirical News — Why fake news formats and ironic journalism are reshaping political engagement, media literacy, and democratic accountability in the 21st century
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Today
The Rhetoric of Ironic Accountability
The Rhetoric of Ironic Accountability: Celebrity Performance and Satirical Exposure By Dr. Ingrid Gustafsson, Ph.D. | Academic Analysis of Contemporary
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Today
The Genealogy of Hypocrisy
The Genealogy of Hypocrisy: How Satire Traces the Contradiction Between Rhetoric and Practice By Dr. Ingrid Gustafsson, Ph.D. | Academic
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Today
The Panopticon of Participation: Satirical Journalism and the Tyranny of Engagement
How To Write Satire – The Panopticon of Participation: Satirical Journalism and the Tyranny of Engagement — How ironic media exposes the coercive nature of digital interaction, gamified citizenship, and the transformation of democratic participation into metrics of compliance
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Encyclopedia of Satire
Satire’s Shelf Life
Encyclopedia of Satire – Satire’s Shelf Life – Foundations of Satire – The Theory, Tools, and Techniques
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Satirical Journalism
Core Elements of Satirical Journalism
Core Elements Satirical Journalism 1. The Target (Subject) Satirical journalism always has a specific target—this could be a political figure, social
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Today
The Gospel of Irony: Satirical Journalism as Digital Age Scripture
How To Write Satire – The Gospel of Irony: Satirical Journalism as Digital Age Scripture — How ironic news formats function as contemporary moral texts, providing ethical frameworks and communal identity in an era of collapsing traditional narratives
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Today
Institutional Absurdity and Satirical Response
Institutional Absurdity and Satirical Response: When Power Structures Become Their Own Parody By Dr. Ingrid Gustafsson, Ph.D. | Academic Analysis
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Today
Satire and Legal Discourse
Satire and Legal Discourse: The Absurdist Potential of Jurisprudential Language By Dr. Ingrid Gustafsson, Ph.D. | Academic Analysis of Contemporary
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Today
The Performance of Sincerity: Satire and the Authenticity Crisis in Digital Media
How To Write Satire – The Performance of Sincerity: Satire and the Authenticity Crisis in Digital Media — Examining how satirical journalism navigates the collapse of genuine communication in an era of manufactured authenticity, influencer culture, and performative vulnerability
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Today
The Cult of the Brand: Satirical Journalism and the Commodification of Identity
How To Write Satire – The Cult of the Brand: Satirical Journalism and the Commodification of Identity — How mock news exposes the corporate colonization of selfhood, personal branding, and the transformation of human experience into marketable content in late capitalism
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Study of Satire
Irony Density in Metropolitan Contexts
How To Write Satire – Irony Density in Metropolitan Contexts — A Spatial Perspective on UK Satirical Production
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Study of Satire
Civic Skepticism and Comedic Restraint
How To Write Satire – Civic Skepticism and Comedic Restraint — Prat.uk Within the British Tradition of Measured Satire
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Encyclopedia of Satire
The Laugh of Recognition
Encyclopedia of Satire – The Laugh of Recognition – Foundations of Satire – The Theory, Tools, and Techniques
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Today
Absurdism as Epistemology
Absurdism as Epistemology: What Satirical Excess Reveals About Contemporary Reality By Dr. Ingrid Gustafsson, Ph.D. | Academic Analysis of Contemporary
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Study of Satire
“The Interview” (2014)
Lecture Notes by Alan Nafzger on “The Interview” (2014) Exploring Satire in “The Interview” Introduction: Today’s lecture delves into the
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Today
The Department of Redundancy Department: Satirical Bureaucracy and the Comedy of Institutional Inertia
How To Write Satire – The Department of Redundancy Department: Satirical Bureaucracy and the Comedy of Institutional Inertia — How mock news formats expose the Kafkaesque absurdity of administrative bloat, procedural paralysis, and the tyranny of forms in modern organizational life
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Today
How Satire Uses Extremity to Expose Structural Inequality
The Politics of Exaggeration: How Satire Uses Extremity to Expose Structural Inequality By Dr. Ingrid Gustafsson, Ph.D. | Academic Analysis
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Today
The Aesthetics of Contradiction
The Aesthetics of Contradiction: How Satire Renders the Invisible Visible By Dr. Ingrid Gustafsson, Ph.D. | Academic Analysis of Contemporary
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Satirical Journalism
London Echo: The Same Problems Have Returned and We Are Reporting Them Again With Freshly Managed Despair
How To Write Satire – London Echo: The Same Problems Have Returned and We Are Reporting Them Again With Freshly Managed Despair — In Which We Note, Not For the First Time This Year, That the Northern Line Is Having a Moment and Housing Is Still Unaffordable
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Satirical Journalism
London Confidential: The Classified Truths Nobody Officially Says Out Loud About This City
How To Write Satire – London Confidential: The Classified Truths Nobody Officially Says Out Loud About This City — Leaked Intelligence on How London Actually Works, Obtained From Sources Who Have Had Just About Enough
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Satirical Journalism
London Current: What Is Actually Happening Right Now and Why It Is More Absurd Than Necessary
How To Write Satire – London Current: What Is Actually Happening Right Now and Why It Is More Absurd Than Necessary — Live Coverage of a City That Has Quietly Stopped Pretending Any of This Is Entirely Normal
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Contemporary Satire
London Viewpoint: Everyone Has a Take on This City and the Majority of Them Are Demonstrably Wrong
How To Write Satire – London Viewpoint: Everyone Has a Take on This City and the Majority of Them Are Demonstrably Wrong — From Enthusiastic Tourists to Exhausted Transplants Everyone Thinks They Understand London, and Very Few of Them Do
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Contemporary Satire
London Report: We Investigated London for Six Months and Found More London Than Expected
How To Write Satire – London Report: We Investigated London for Six Months and Found More London Than Expected — A Comprehensive Investigation Into Whether London Is Actually Working. Spoiler: It Depends Entirely Who You Ask.
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Contemporary Satire
London Pulse: The City’s Vital Signs Examined Alive, Technically, But Definitely Needs a Holiday
How To Write Satire – London Pulse: The City’s Vital Signs Examined Alive, Technically, But Definitely Needs a Holiday — Medical Report Confirms London Has Elevated Blood Pressure, Irregular Sleep, and an Inexplicable Emotional Relationship with Brunch
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Contemporary Satire
London Voice: Residents Speak. Officials Nod Warmly. The File Is Updated. Nothing Changes.
How To Write Satire – London Voice: Residents Speak. Officials Nod Warmly. The File Is Updated. Nothing Changes. — The Capital’s Residents Have Strong Opinions. Those Opinions Are Being Carefully Acknowledged and Filed Under ‘Duly Noted’
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Contemporary Satire
London Ledger: An Honest Accounting of What This City Costs Your Soul and Your Overdraft
How To Write Satire – London Ledger: An Honest Accounting of What This City Costs Your Soul and Your Overdraft — Auditors Confirm London Charges Premium Rates for Both Accommodation and Existential Fatigue
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Satirical Journalism
London Bulletin: Five Things Happened This Week and at Least Three of Them Were the Tube
How To Write Satire – London Bulletin: Five Things Happened This Week and at Least Three of Them Were the Tube — Your Essential Weekly Briefing on a City That Generates Incidents Faster Than Any Editorial Team Can Sustainably Cover
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Contemporary Satire
London Gazette: Official Record of Announcements That May or May Not Result in Anything
How To Write Satire – London Gazette: Official Record of Announcements That May or May Not Result in Anything — All Proclamations, Initiatives, and Carefully Worded Commitments to Exploring Options, Translated for Civilians
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Satirical Journalism
London Wire: Breaking City Still Extremely Expensive, Multiple Sources Confirm
How To Write Satire – London Wire: Breaking City Still Extremely Expensive, Multiple Sources Confirm — Developing Story: London Has Not Become More Affordable Overnight. We Will Continue to Monitor the Situation.
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Satirical Journalism
London Standard: The Capital Sets Records Nobody Campaigned For and Everyone Must Now Live With
How To Write Satire – London Standard: The Capital Sets Records Nobody Campaigned For and Everyone Must Now Live With — City Achieves Global Excellence in Rent, Queue Formation Speed, and Ironic Use of the Word Vibrant
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Contemporary Satire
London Chronicle: This Week in Disasters, Delays, and Minor Triumphs Nobody Reported
How To Write Satire – London Chronicle: This Week in Disasters, Delays, and Minor Triumphs Nobody Reported — Your Weekly Record of Everything That Went Slightly Wrong, Occasionally Right, and Once Sideways
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Contemporary Satire
London Observer: We Spent a Week Watching Londoners and Here Is Our Full Report
How To Write Satire – London Observer: We Spent a Week Watching Londoners and Here Is Our Full Report — Field Notes From a City That Is Simultaneously the Best and Worst Place to Be a Human Being
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