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1. Controversial Stunning Banksy Canvas Art October 22, 2009 Banksy’s works have evoked both criticism and appreciation. Their controversial subjects seem to draw the maximum attention. In an age where most artists yearn for publicity of any sort, Banksy canvas art manages to draw attention without asking for it. The very nature of the medium of work, subjects involved, and the elusiveness of the artist himself have made this art form a controversial subject. Satire on society Banksy canvas art chooses subjects which are drawn from real life and society as a whole. Almost all of his works are a satirical take on society, its politics, corrupt... (read more) Author: Luke Wildman

2. Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" Hits the Screen October 03, 2009 Michael Moore in a scene from his new movie, "Capitalism, A Love Story"In his new documentary "Capitalism: A Love Story," Director Michael Moore turns his lens on one of the most contentious subjects in America today: the economic crisis. Mixing scathing satire with human drama, Moore talks about the housing collapse, the credit crunch, the Wall Street shakeup and the U.S. government's $750 billion bank bailout. In "Capitalism: A Love Story," Michael Moore says unfettered greed plunged middle America into the deepest financial crisis since the Great Depression. In his usual theatrical style, M... (read more)

3. 25 Celebrity answers about life! October 02, 2009 'We live in a dark world that give us the feeling of being in the light.' It may be the first line of a boaring philosophical essay or a very personal monologue. Why should it not be a sentence of dialogues between you and me? Okay, you dont know me, even if you did, we dont usually talk in that fashion unless we become intellectual big shots. Unfortunately we are not that sort. But the line is so much vivid to dig down its inner meaning. So i decided to go to some different persons renowned, tell them the line and hear their responses. My imagination took me from one end to the other of the g... (read more) Author: Ahmed Habib

4. Review-Edgar Allan Poe's Annotated Short Stories September 09, 2009 Edgar Allan Poe’s Annotated Short Stories, Andrew Barger (ed.), 2008, ISBN 9781933747187 Edgar Allan Poe is one of America’s most famous, and most misunderstood, men of letters. As this book shows, he was much more than just a horror writer. He made his living, such as it was, with his pen, so he did all sorts of writing. He wrote satire, comedy, poetry, adventure and gothic stories. He was also one of the originators of the mystery genre, along with being an inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle. Poe was also known as a literary critic; others may have disagreed with him, but they co... (read more) Author: Paul Lappen

5. Mary Aloe - Proud Mary Entertainment Thrilled to Report Stars and Stripes September 02, 2009 Mary Aloe, Producer, reunites with her "Hollywood and Wine" writer / director team, Kevin Farley and Matt Berman to bring the new female-driven political satire comedy - "Stars and Stripes". The film will shoot in Puerto Rico in the Spring of 2010. We are really excited to shoot this flick in Puerto Rico employing their amazing tax subsidy and their astute film crews. The team is preparing to start casting the two female leads. "I am extraordinarily buzzed to be brought together with such a wonderful writer / director comedy duo. These men are actually talented," say Aloe. According to t... (read more) Author: Mary Aloe

6. Inglourious Basterds Turns History on its Head August 29, 2009 Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is offering his own version of history in his World War II dark satire The Inglourious Basterds. Set in German-occupied France, the film follows a squad of eight Jewish American soldiers on a Nazi killing rampage. They are relentless, creative too. They scalp their enemies, spreading terror in Nazi ranks. As in his previous films, Tarantino weaves a fictional tale, violent yet intriguing and disturbingly funny.Brad Pitt (R) in Quentin Tarantino's "The Inglourious Basterds"Tarantino's clever dialogues and witty characters are mixed with unexpected, violent scenes. Th... (read more)

7. CNN News Headline of the Day: Anticipating a Small Party June 19, 2009 The Allegory of Age Governed by Prudence, by Titian Lion: Ever since the Chronicles of Narnia I have lost all anonymity! I get recognized in the street everywhere I go. Cassanova: Oh, Christ, do stop complaining! You look as if you are about to cry! I am wanted in 6 countries for sodomy, incestuous relations, and polygamy. At least people don’t call you the Tuscan Prince of Prison Rape. I suppose this is my curse. Please bear yours with a… Dumbledore: Of curses you speak, young Cassanova! Don’t test me! I still maintain a correspondence with the vicar of Costa Rica, Martin Lut... (read more) Author: Rebecca Stevenson

8. BBC News Headline of the Day: Fleeing Romanians are Rehoused June 19, 2009 Washington Crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze A pair of black eyes gazed up at a man of Olympic proportions. Her hand reached out to stroke the long cape that hugged his body. George, ever the silent fellow, gazed off into the dark waters, his leg hiked up on the side of his noble lady-ship and his head slightly cocked toward the setting sun. He slightly twitched at a tug on his cape. The black eyes spoke: “I cannot go back to Transylvania for there is a dark lord awaiting us! You’ve all read Bram Stroker! To my dear relatives in the Carpathians, these recent events ... (read more) Author: Rebecca Stevenson

9. Fox News Headline of the Day: "I Am a Princess of Sodom" June 19, 2009 Lady with an Ermine, by Leonardo da Vinci The fair lady gazes at her pools of ocre eyes in the mirror nearby, “Oh where are my pretenders of the afternoon? Shall my tea take a chill while I await?” Ermine: *snickers* Lady: Silence, wretch! Care you to be the laughing stock of Italy, or, I know, my handmaiden’s shawl! Ermine: Why are your hands so large, and so very deathly cold, my dear Lady of the Night? Is your headband cutting into your skull, center of all motor functions, or is my prodigious weight forcing your back to arch as your pitifully weak arms give out? La... (read more) Author: Rebecca Stevenson

10. CNN Headline of the Day: Chinese Mystic Sells Curses for Bad Bosses June 19, 2009 Faune Blanc, by Pablo Picasso and The Advance of Socialism: A Crowd Tramples a Bourgeois, by Anton Hansen Chinese mystic: Hark! I smell pigs! Yes, pigs, indeed. Pigs and silk and leather and blood, oh that most overwhelming smell makes my own bile boil! He looks out into the crowd of raving peasants. One whose voice carried over the rest could be heard to say, “Let us burn their Armani-Chang ties, and feast on their butter for dinner! Ay, throw them through 5 rings and hear their skulls ping pong down the falling waters of Beijing!” Chinese mystic: Calm your souls. I have compo... (read more) Author: Rebecca Stevenson

11. CNN Headline of the Day: Share a Bonding Moment with Dad June 19, 2009 The Arnolfi Portrait, by Jan van Eyck Eyck depicts how Father’s Day is always a good day to let a man know he should begin preparing for Grandfather’s Day (September 7th). Father: “The dog howls at your belly; you have removed your shoes for comfort; you have a devil’s horn sprouting from your head; your reflection does not show in the mirror! Obviously you have been deflowered and impregnated! Probably on this very bed, covered with sheets the color of sin!” Daughter: “No, it was…” He raised his hand for silence and glanced at his daughter modestly covering up her midsecti... (read more) Author: Rebecca Stevenson

12. Christianity, Homosexuality, and Gay Marriage May 25, 2009 One of the wonderful things about America is that we have gotten to be smarter than God (hope you recognize satire when you read it). We are now wiser than he is, we know better than he does how to love our fellowman and what is inherently right, and we no longer need his word as any kind of a guide to life. God if you will just take a seat over here to our left behind us and let us handle this we will take care of it. Yes, maybe you had it right once but you have grown old and we are young and our intellects are sharp and it is a new day. We are so arrogant that sometimes it is hard t... (read more) Author: Denny Smith

13. US CIA & Obama Utilises Facebook! May 11, 2009 At a news conference that took place late this afternoon, President Obama announced that the USA and the CIA had operated secret web-pages on the social networking site facebook.com in an effort to fight terror suspects. President Obama stressed that the U.S. does not torture terror suspects, except for when it does. He did say, however, that the methods used on Facebook to attempt to gain information from them are "alternative". "Much of what we do on Facebook is not 'by the book'," he admitted, "but the Internet is an invaluable tool for fighting terror, and we cannot ignore it." ... (read more) Author: Terry O'Brien

14. Swine Flu Pursues Humanity! May 11, 2009 Professor Tomas Aubrey was talking exclusively to DSS about the spread of Swine Flu here in the UK. "For example," said Professor Aubrey, "a child contracts swine flu in Aberdeen, and passes it on to another child by attacking and biting the other child. Soon, that child begins to vomit blood from the eyes, and the eye-blood vomit can also pass on the virus. Suddenly, all of Scotland is dead. That's pretty much the science of it." Aubrey says that everyone inside the W.H.O agrees that once swine flu has decided to pursue humanity, "nothing can stop its hunger from devouring all hum... (read more) Author: Terry O'Brien

15. Nostalgia, Satire and Funnel Cakes April 30, 2009 I hate coming-of-age comedies. In fact, the genre has become almost a pardoy of itself. Films like College, and the Van Wilder series have taught the movie-going public to distrust any comedy featuring young people. Whatever happened to films like The Breakfast Club? Or films like Dazed and Confused? These coming-of-age comedies were made from a point of view. They’re personal films whose rich characters make us laugh and reflect on who we were at that age. Today’s coming-of-age comedies make us reflect on how we should have stayed home and watched DVR’ed episodes of Law & Order. I jus... (read more) Author: Michael Swengel

16. They Sell Out the Graduates Movie For A Reason April 28, 2009 Review: The Graduates Tom Barrymore I watched a free sneak preview online and was really, really surprised. I get their email updates and the last one said ten sold-out screenings in a row, so I was curious, and I get it. They don't make coming of age comedies like this anymore. This is more satire than a straight up comedy. This is the kind of film you quote for weeks afterwards. It reminded of John Hughes instead of Superbad. Which I love because I was in high school during the John Hughes era and I'm so friggin tired of the crap that passes for coming-of-age comedies now. Ho... (read more) Author: Graduates Movie

17. "Defenestration", Something We Have All Thought About At One Time or Another! April 24, 2009 "Defenestration", Something We Have All Thought About At One Time or Another! Ross Dix-Peek "Defenestration" is such a beautiful word. It defines a sentiment that most people must have thought of, or envisaged doing, during the course of their lives. This quaint little word means quite simply, "throwing out of a window"! Now, many folk, standing before the wrathful figure of a megalomaniacal boss, spewing forth oceans of vitriol, must have glanced toward the nearest window, and conjured up a myriad fantasies pertaining to just such a delightful action. Of course, those working peop... (read more) Author: Ross Dix-Peek

18. The Graduates: Careful, We Don't Want To Learn From This April 24, 2009 New York, NY: The tagline for the new comedy The Graduates could not be more perfect. Proudly proclaiming “Careful, we don’t want to learn from this…” the poster is an equal mix of a trubute to and satire of that time in life when we know everything and nothing. When four high school graduates cram into the back of an older brother’s dying car destined for Ocean City, Maryland, they have no idea what’s in store for them. Though their goal is simple- to have one last hurrah before the group breaks up for good- their trip will be anything but. The Graduates toes the line between... (read more) Author: Graduates Movie

19. Nostalgia, Satire and Funnel Cakes April 24, 2009 New York, NY: I hate coming-of-age comedies. In fact, the genre has become almost a pardoy of itself. Films like College, and the Van Wilder series have taught the movie-going public to distrust any comedy featuring young people. Whatever happened to films like The Breakfast Club? Or films like Dazed and Confused? These coming-of-age comedies were made from a point of view. They’re personal films whose rich characters make us laugh and reflect on who we were at that age. Today’s coming-of-age comedies make us reflect on how we should have stayed home and watched DVR’ed episodes of L... (read more) Author: Graduates Movie

20. Advanced Bureaucracy - restructures, reviews & re-organisation April 03, 2009 When in government, there is likely to come a time when you have honed your bureaucratic skills to such a point that you have achieved promotion to a reasonably senior level in your department. It is at this point that you will be in a position to implement advanced procrastination methods. Now that you are in charge of large numbers of people, you will find yourself responsible for human resource issues, business planning, staff accommodation, and many more important administrative matters. All of these areas significantly broaden your influence and increase your ability to cause obstruction... (read more) Author: George Fripley

21. The five paradigms for success in government March 27, 2009 The five paradigms of government provide a path, which, if followed, leads to a comfortable existence in the public service. Once you have mastered them there is very little that will prevent you from having a long and rewarding career. You may come across times where you can ignore a paradigm; however, you should only do this where it allows you to implement one of the other paradigms. Public servants who have mastered and memorised these paradigms can be assured of a steady, if unspectacular, rise through the ranks of government. 1. Don’t Make a Decision The first thing to realise ... (read more) Author: George Fripley

22. Great Government Philosophers - Post Magna Carta March 26, 2009 I have previously outlined some of the major philosophers that laid the foundations for the system of modern government, particularly in western countries. Dillayus, Burocrates, Futilius and Obstrucius all played a major role in this early phase. This can be found in my previous article on the classic era government philosophers, available at my website. After the classic era, there followed the Dark Ages, where the teachings of these wise men were forgotten and consequently chaos ruled. Decisions were made indiscriminately, there was far too much initiative shown (particularly by econom... (read more) Author: George Fripley

23. Dear Sir or Madam, March 24, 2009 This is your realtor writing to you to request a few trifling favors in order to sell your house.  Please be advised that, although this are merely requests, it may behoove you to acquiesce to them, for the sake of your home’s future sale. 1. When I say that your house will probably sell for such-and-such a price, please believe me.  I am not doing this to conclude a long-standing vendetta the gods have against you, nor am I trying to curtail my commission on this sale.  I am making my decision based on the market trends in your neighborhood and the sale pri... (read more) Author: Leslie Eskildsen

24. Controversial Comedy - Satire and Terrorism February 16, 2009 CONTROVERSIAL COMEDY WRITER DEFENDS "POLITICALLY INCORRECT/CULTURALLY INSENSITIVE" HUMOR DEALING WITH ISLAMIC TERRORISM Believes Critics of Such Humor are Hypocritical and Actually Insult Those Whom They Claim to Defend Long before shows like "South Park" and "Family Guy" hit the air waves, the author of Too Windy to Walk the Cat began producing irreverent cartoons. For years his website has offered humorous cartoon books, bumper stickers, greeting cards, etc. that some would describe as "politically incorrect" or "culturally insensitive". Although many find the humor to be outrageo... (read more) Author: Howard Beebe

25. Do You Know The History Behind DC Comics? February 05, 2009 The "Golden Age of comic books" is said to be the 1930s and 1940s. As the world faced the Great Depression and world wars, the American public needed more than just political satire or "Little Orphan Annie" cartoons; they needed a hero. DC Comics had been around since the 1920s but saw little success, since no one wanted to take a gamble on a comic book series featuring unknown artists and characters. However, the launch of the "Superman" superhero in a 1938 issue of "Action Comics" began a new area of comics graphic novels; one where superheroes captivated audiences with their enviable ... (read more) Author: Mike Selvon

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