satire
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Christopher Paolini’s Sci-Fri Fractalverse Expands With New Thriller Fractal Noise
Christopher Paolini first achieved literary fame with Eragon, a YA fantasy he began writing when he was just a teen. Now in his 30s, he’s since branched out into adult lit, including 2020’s best-selling To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. His latest book — Fractal Noise, a standalone sci-fi tale that’s part of his…
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Facebook Will Clarify Its ‘Satire Exception’ for Moderating Content
Facebook announced that it would add information to its community standards about its so-called satire exception when moderating content. The change was made in response to a recent decision by its Oversight Board that required it to reinstate a comment with an adaption of the “two buttons” meme commenting on Turkey’s response to the Armenian…
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Here’s A Bunch Of My Old Car-Related Rejected Onion News Network Ideas
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this, but years ago I used to be an idea writer for the Onion’s old video branch, the Onion News Network (ONN). For years I cranked out about 25 ideas a week, and, while sometimes they made it to full production, the vast majority of those ideas were rejected.…
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Jojo Rabbit May Be Eerily Pertinent, But It’s Actually Been In The Works For Years
Taika Waititi’s anti-hate satire might feel like it was created as a response to the wave of Trump-era fascism, but Waititi has been trying to make Jojo Rabbit happen for almost a decade. In a new interview, Waititi discussed the long road for the film and why, just because it wasn’t created for the here…