http://dir.salon.com/topics/satire/?source=rss&aim=satire en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT By Steve Almond Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/10/25/secret_diary_sarah_palins_ghostwriter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/10/25/secret_diary_sarah_palins_ghostwriter/index.html?source=rss A sexual fantasy about Keith Olbermann? Joe Biden nightmares? "Going Rogue" co-author Lynn Vincent tells all By Andrew Leonard Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/27/chamber_of_commerce_sues_the_yes_men/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/27/chamber_of_commerce_sues_the_yes_men/index.html?source=rss The business lobby has had an awful fall. But suing the pranksters who made fun of it will only make things worse By Lynn Harris Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/09/23/guaranteed_rape_prevention/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/09/23/guaranteed_rape_prevention/index.html?source=rss A modest proposal for avoiding rape By Anne Lamott Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/13/lamott_death_panel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/13/lamott_death_panel/index.html?source=rss Deciding the fate of all those helpless Americans won't be an easy task. But I'm ready for the job By Stephanie Zacharek Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/07/09/bruno/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/07/09/bruno/index.html?source=rss It's rude and crude and possibly offensive. But is Sacha Baron Cohen's satire funny? By Sarah Hepola Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/07/02/kristen_schaal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/07/02/kristen_schaal/index.html?source=rss Senior women's correspondent Kristen Schaal on Islamic garb, the torture of high heels and the joys of mayonnaise By Sarah Hepola Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/04/27/pregnant_woman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/04/27/pregnant_woman/index.html?source=rss A satiric clip pokes fun at women who think motherhood turns them into Mother Earth. By Garrison Keillor Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/03/18/aig/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/03/18/aig/index.html?source=rss When I resigned from the board, right after my bonus was approved, there were hugs all around and cries of "We're leaving too!" By Jay Dixit Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/15/pathos_lolcats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/15/pathos_lolcats/index.html?source=rss The lolcats, the Internet's most famous felines, may be hilarious. But in their yearning, I see nothing less than the tragedy of the human condition. By Sarah Hepola Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/11/04/love_america/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/11/04/love_america/index.html?source=rss Our YouTube satire of the day likens those "real" Americans' undying love of country to the behavior of an abusive boyfriend. In a funny way! By Thomas Schaller Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/11/04/satire/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/11/04/satire/index.html?source=rss For the past eight years, Jon Stewart, Tina Fey and other comedians have had us laughing through our tears. If Obama wins, will the laughter die? By Sarah Hepola Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/10/27/cindy_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/10/27/cindy_mccain/index.html?source=rss The Onion offers a bizarre and hilarious spoof on the potential first lady: "She loves her kids with both her hearts." By Sarah Hepola Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/10/26/maya_rudolph/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/10/26/maya_rudolph/index.html?source=rss Broadsheet writers discuss "SNL" comedian Maya Rudolph's return to the show as Michelle Obama. By James Hannaham Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/10/15/chocolate_news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/10/15/chocolate_news/index.html?source=rss Is David Alan Grier's flava-ful new sketch comedy show a black version of "The Daily Show"? By Andrew O'Hehir Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/09/12/burn_after_reading/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/09/12/burn_after_reading/index.html?source=rss Tastes bad! Less filling! Brad Pitt's quasi-closeted gym boy and George Clooney's beard star in the Coen brothers' bizarre, coldblooded spy farce, "Burn After Reading." By Sarah Hepola Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/05/reality_wishes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/05/reality_wishes/index.html?source=rss Attention, reality-TV programmers: "I'm From Sky Mall" and "Hangover CSI" -- you're gonna love them! By Andrew O'Hehir Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/25/baghead/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/25/baghead/index.html?source=rss Filmmakers Jay and Mark Duplass and their cast talk about "Baghead," their delightful and totally unclassifiable indie-satire-horror breakout. By Gary Kamiya Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/07/15/new_yorker_cartoon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/07/15/new_yorker_cartoon/index.html?source=rss The blogosphere's reaction to the New Yorker cover proves that the Bush era has killed a lot of liberals' sense of humor. And that's not funny. By Katharine Mieszkowski Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/05/white_people/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/05/white_people/index.html?source=rss The author of "Stuff White People Like" skewers the sacred cows of lefty Caucasian culture, from the Prius to David Sedaris. By Kate Harding Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/30/botox/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/30/botox/index.html?source=rss Sarah Haskins' hilarious new video satire takes on the wicked world of Botox. By Steve Almond Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/14/bad_dads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/14/bad_dads/index.html?source=rss From Darth Vader to Pete Doherty, Salon presents a lighthearted list of the 10 worst fathers ever and the presents they deserve. By Andrew O'Hehir Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/06/12/verdoux/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/06/12/verdoux/index.html?source=rss How Charlie Chaplin's poisonously dark "Monsieur Verdoux" drove the audience away -- and was embraced by critics and filmmakers as a masterpiece. By Charly Wilder Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/05/30/hamm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/05/30/hamm/index.html?source=rss How did Stephen Colbert become a progressive political force? Theodore Hamm discusses "The New Blue Media," the rise of netroots and their role in the next administration. By Andrew O'Hehir Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/09/oss_117/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/09/oss_117/index.html?source=rss 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. By Andrew Leonard Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/30/bird_and_fortune_on_subprime/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/30/bird_and_fortune_on_subprime/index.html?source=rss Think of Britain's John Bird and John Fortune as an older, posher Stewart and Colbert. And then start laughing.