Satire
On Television
“In the Know,” a Promising Satire of NPR That Never Quite Tunes In
The stop-motion comedy from Zach Woods, Brandon Gardner, and Mike Judge lacks the zingy acuity of its creators’ best work.
The Front Row
“Saltburn” Is a “Brideshead” for the Incel Age
Emerald Fennell’s class satire is diabolically clever, but there is a void at its center.
On Television
How “Barry” Went from Hollywood Satire to Existential Epic
The final season of Bill Hader’s HBO series was the most ambitious.
Shouts & Murmurs
What Manhattan Needs (and What to Get Rid of to Make Room)
Let’s get rid of all vapes and all CBD smoke shops, in favor of cigarettes that are good for you. It really cannot be that hard.
Shouts & Murmurs
Scandinavian Mystery Shows That I Would Watch
Including: “The Hygge Murders,” “Everyone You Know Is in Iceland Right Now,” and “The Stoic Detective.”
Shouts & Murmurs
Toyota Prius Owner’s Manual for Taking a Great American Road Trip
We have only one rule for going on this trip: have fun. Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
Shouts & Murmurs
A “Judgment-Free” Zone (Observations of a Quiet Gym Bystander)
Hey, Miss Catnap, can someone else have a turn with that machine?
Shouts & Murmurs
Places You’ve Left Your Water Bottle, and Whether You Can Get It Back
At the gym? In theory, but that one spandex guy is there today and he’s making wet little groans.
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 13th
“We got so caught up in whether we could install a puppet rat czar in the local government that we never stopped to consider whether we should.”
Shouts & Murmurs
I Am a Giant Tortoise, and Soon It Will Be My Birthday
If all I do for my birthday is crudely draw my intentions in red sand, I’ll probably feel disappointed.
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Increasingly Unhinged Jim Jordan Subpoenas Himself
The Ohio congressman warned that, if he refused to testify, he would have “no other choice” but to call for himself to be jailed.
Shouts & Murmurs
Elliott from “E.T.” ’s College Essay
We all have defining moments in our lives. For me, it was my parents’ divorce. Like E.T., I felt unmoored, lost, wishing I could “phone home,” as he’d often put it.
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, April 11th
“Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law—especially if it contains information pertaining to my favorite TV show, which I haven’t gotten a chance to watch yet.”
Shouts & Murmurs
A Review of My Positive Self-Talk by My Negative Self-Talk
My big question (besides “Why, God, why?”) is this: Was the first album the fluke, or is the second?
Shouts & Murmurs
How to Solve Your Rat Problem Like a New Yorker
Teach the rats capitalism so we only see them on weekends and holidays.
Shouts & Murmurs
America!: The Easter Bunny, Rebranded for Gen Z
It’s finally here: a climate-conscious, low-low-rise-jean-wearing, TikTok-viral Easter mascot, designed specifically for you youths.
Shouts & Murmurs
Kindly Return My Client’s Sweatshirt
You only stand to lose money, face, and a clean legal record by withholding the hoodie in question.
Shouts & Murmurs
Back That Up!: Walking in Greenspoint
Overdressing for the Houston heat has its consequences.