Tag: satire

ECB cracks down on ‘dictator’ as staff committee election goes rogue

The European Central Bank's latest staff committee race produced a candidate promising a "Supreme Consultative Dictatorship," mandatory applause sessions, the abolition of independent thought,...

Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’ gets 7-minute applause at Venice

Yorgos Lanthimos and his frequent star Emma Stone arrived at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday and unveiled their latest collaboration Bugonia, as part of the festival’s main competition. A...

Turkey cartoon outrage sparks arrests and backlash

A satirical cartoon published by Turkish magazine Leman has triggered widespread outrage in Turkey, after accusations emerged that it depicted the Prophet Muhammad, a...

ON THIS DAY: Charlotte Brontë is born (1816) and Mark Twain dies (1910)

The birth of Charlotte Brontë (1816) and the death of Mark Twain (1910) On 21 April, in literary history, the world witnessed both the arrival...

ON THIS DAY: Lord Byron is born (1788)

On 22 January, we reflect on the life and legacy of Lord George Gordon Byron, one of the most iconic figures of the Romantic...

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ON THIS DAY: SOS signal becomes global emergency standard (1908)

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