Satire

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If Austin Powers were French -- and funny
He might be the star of "OSS 117," a deadpan, borderline-brilliant satire of postwar spy movies and preening Euro-idiocy in the Middle East.
Once more unto the subprime satire breach
Think of Britain's John Bird and John Fortune as an older, posher Stewart and Colbert. And then start laughing.
They're (formerly) grrrrreat!
At the home for retired advertising icons, not everyone's happy to see the Geico Cavemen hit the big time.
No excuses for survivors of "unplanned sexual events"
Baptists for Brownback get their Swift on.
"On Beauty" by Zadie Smith
From the author of "White Teeth" and "The Autograph Man" comes an extraordinary academic comic novel in the tradition of "Howards End" that bursts with imagination.
More gay cartoon characters revealed!
Crazed right-wing moralists, take note: Before SpongeBob, there was Snagglepuss ... and Huckleberry Hound ... and even Popeye.
Word History: NADER
Nader (NAY-dur) n. Low point, as of a celestial body that has declined from an exalted height.
"He forgot Poland, Jim Bob! And Great Britain is two words!"
The Bush/Kerry debate in translation.
"Let's turn a corner, any corner"
An exclusive look at George W. Bush's nomination speech.
Why won't DUMB work for Bush?
Dubya strategists puzzled as campaign launch fizzles.
Nancy News and the Mystery of the Old Crock
What's a Bush-Cheney campaign manager doing in Iraq? Our favorite adorable teenage detective could not care less.
G.I. George, action president!
The forthcoming President Bush aviator doll is a satirist's dream. But are Americans still too frightened to laugh at their leader?
Yes, Virginia, there is an insanity clause
How else can you explain Congress getting away with something as loopy as cutting child tax credits for poor families?
The corrections, continued
Just a few more dateline problems, editing errors and minor examples of moral turpitude from the nation's newspaper of record.
America rejoices as Bush's $217 tax cut produces mass wealth in Malaysia
Plus more great news from your favorite show, NTR -- "Now That's Republican!"
Even worse than unemployment: The job interview
The process is an exercise in humiliation, and the prize for success is a nightmare -- employment by your torturers.
"A Mighty Wind"
Christopher Guest and his "Best in Show" cohorts are back, mocking the survivors of '60s folk music in this work of sideways comic genius.
TV's boldest news show
OK, it's fictitious -- but so is our presidency. Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" pulls the pants down on the fakes and fanatics who are leading us into the future.
White House vs. whitehouse
Doesn't the vice president have better things to do than trample the First Amendment rights of a Web satirist? An interview with whitehouse.org's John Wooden.
Saddam exile options mount
Atlantic City, Augusta National nixed, but St. Helena Island, Falklands beckon.
"Love manuals are evil"
Salon columnist Carina Chocano talks about her new book, "Do You Love Me, or Am I Just Paranoid?"
Find man, lose him, repeat cycle
The thinking girl's guide to serial monogamy.
Been there, done Iraq
Recently discovered "Star Trek" scripts reveal Saddam-busting strategies.
FilthyFlicks
Correcting the sin of omission, this company adds extra sex, nudity, profanity or extreme violence to our favorite screen gems.
Must-see TV
Al-Jazeera joins the fall season free-for-all with its own lineup of potential hit shows.
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