parody

A Questionable Quartet: Tom Lucas, Research Randy, H.P. Lovecraft, and Edward Stratemeyer

A Questionable Quartet: Tom Lucas, Research Randy, H.P. Lovecraft, and Edward Stratemeyer

Tom Lucas’ parody Research Randy and the Mystery of Grandma’s Half-Eaten Pie of Despair fuses elements of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos into an Edward Stratemeyer world.

Political Cartoonist Art Young Was an Aficionado of all Things Infernal

Political Cartoonist Art Young Was an Aficionado of all Things Infernal

Fantagraphics' new edition of Inferno takes Art Young's original Depression-era critique to the Trump White House -- and then drags it all to Hell.

‘Sports Is Hell’ Narrows the Field to Identity Politics

‘Sports Is Hell’ Narrows the Field to Identity Politics

Ben Passmore's Sports Is Hell is an apocalyptic parody of racism in US sports and politics.

Overlooking the Overstatement: On Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Bojack Horseman’s “Thoughts and Prayers” Episode

Overlooking the Overstatement: On Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Bojack Horseman’s “Thoughts and Prayers” Episode

If Shirley Jackson's simple parable, "The Lottery", couldn't inspire self-reflection in an arguably simpler time, one has to wonder what messages today -- such as that of Bojack Horseman's "The Lottery" episode -- are falling on deaf ears in these times of increasing gun violence in America.
Epistemological Anxieties and Irony in ‘Who’s Who When Everyone Is Someone Else’

Epistemological Anxieties and Irony in ‘Who’s Who When Everyone Is Someone Else’

C.D. Rose’s Who’s Who When Everyone is Someone Else is as striking for its achievements as it is for its failures, but ultimately the whole exercise is inessential.

Norman Lear’s ‘Cold Turkey’ Satirizes Nixon, Narrowmindedness, and Tobacco Addiction

Norman Lear’s ‘Cold Turkey’ Satirizes Nixon, Narrowmindedness, and Tobacco Addiction

The humor in Norman Lear’s Cold Turkey goes hand-in-paw with the blunt, vulgar symbolism of a dog’s lifted leg in the opening credits.

Mix ‘The Daily Mash’ with ‘The Daily Show’ and You’ve Got ‘The Mash Report’

Mix ‘The Daily Mash’ with ‘The Daily Show’ and You’ve Got ‘The Mash Report’

BBC Two's The Mash Report is funny, and we really need funny these days.

Dr. Demento Covered in Punk on New Compilation

Dr. Demento Covered in Punk on New Compilation

This is various famous and not so famous artists doing punk-style covers of a century's worth of novelty songs. After reading that sentence you should already know whether or not this compilation is for you.

Haven’t You Learned How to Take a Joke? The Comedy-on-Campus Debates

Haven’t You Learned How to Take a Joke? The Comedy-on-Campus Debates

The college comedy deficit means that we are neither taught how to take a joke nor how to interpret one.

Inane Political Discourse, or, Alan Partridge’s Parody Politics

Inane Political Discourse, or, Alan Partridge’s Parody Politics

That the political class now finds itself relegated to accidental Alan Partridge territory along the with rest of the twits and twats that comprise English popular culture is meaningful, to say the least.

Algorithmic Versus Parodic Mobile App Art

Algorithmic Versus Parodic Mobile App Art

Digital art has been around for almost as long as computers have been. Internet art has existed since the '90s. But due to the mobile app's youth, and the perceived barriers to entry, it's still the Wild West.
A User’s Guide to Parody Religions: Churches of the SubGenius & the Flying Spaghetti Monster

A User’s Guide to Parody Religions: Churches of the SubGenius & the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Our prophet explains that we may know what gravity is, but we don't know the cause of it, thus, “What if it is He, pushing us down with His Noodly Appendages, that causes this force?”