Category Archives: Satire

Contrasting The Worldviews Of Monty Python Vs Seinfeld

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Luke Ford

Grok says: To compare and contrast the worldviews presented by Monty Python and Seinfeld, let’s delve into the core elements of each: Monty Python’s Worldview: Absurdity and Surrealism: Monty Python’s Flying Circus and related works are renowned for their embrace … Continue reading →

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Irony and Outrage: The Polarized Landscape of Rage, Fear, and Laughter in the United States

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Luke Ford

Political scientist Dannagal Goldthwaite Young writes in this 2019 book: * In their 2014 book The Outrage Industry, Jeffrey Berry and Sarah Sobieraj chronicle the growth of a new genre of political programming through the 2000s; programming that places a … Continue reading →

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‘Why I’ve Decided To Take A Gap Year Before Joining ISIS’

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Luke Ford

Tristan Beverly writes: In the face of unprecedented pressure to succeed, today’s young adults have less time than ever to form their identities and discover who they want to be. The narrow, sheltered world of childhood can only prepare you … Continue reading →

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My Name Is Bill Kristol — and How I Became a Renegade Jew

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Luke Ford

Forward: I’m a Renegade Jew. It didn’t start out that way. I was just an ordinary Jew, putting in my Jewish time, observing the Jewish calendar, mostly blowing off my Jewish responsibilities except for lip service to the faith on … Continue reading →

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The Latest In Brooklyn Strictness

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Luke Ford

Chaim Amalek writes: “The latest in Brooklyn Chumras concerns how vigilant one should be when searching for insects. One Mashgiach began by inspecting all produce with an optical microscope. Then came along another who uses an electron microscope. And not … Continue reading →

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