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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Christine Wenc, author of the new book Funny Because It's True: How the Onion Created Modern News Satire. Here's some headlines for you. "Kitten Thinks Of Nothing ...
Murray’s brilliant novel The Bee Sting has become one of the most popular books of recent years, but it’s Skippy Dies that is ...
Movie Review: Jeffrey Wright is brilliant in the smart and funny satire ‘American Fiction’ The latest hit that has him fuming is a book called “We’s Lives In Da Ghetto,” written by a ...
I am concerned about how my book club scheduled for next Thursday at the time of this writing is going to go. Given that I’ve been telling people what to read for better than a decade in thes… ...
New Book ‘Two Idiots and a Genius’ Turns Political Mayhem Into Comedy Gold… Few stretches of recent history have been quite ...
The staff book critics of The New York Times selected 22 of their favorite comic novels in English since “Catch-22.” What would top your list?
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A new book from a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate is set to hit the shelves next week. “Funny Because It’s True: How the Onion Created Modern American News ...
The film, written and directed by Kobi Libii, is a satirical comedy taking on the "magical negro" trope in film, television and books (see: "Green Mile," "Legend of Bagger Vance"). The term was ...
“The Book of Mormon” runs through Sunday, March 19 at the Fisher Theatre, 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit. $50 and up. 313-872-1000 or broadwayindetroit.com. Share this: Click to share on ...
Jeffrey Wright’s Thelonious “Monk” Ellison is at the end of his rope at the beginning of “American Fiction,” a crowd-pleaser that’s both funny and smart in its satire of race, media ...