satire
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Pulido said the video was a satire and the character was based on a scandal at the time involving merengue singer Elvis Crespo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
He points to Ari Aster’s small-town social satire “Eddington” as a film that is reflective of its moment without being didactic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
“Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief,” the fourth entry in Mr. Stevenson’s zany series, gives readers more than their money’s worth of shocks and satire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
It sounded like he was the star in a Marx Brothers satire — or in “Team America: World Police.”
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
In Wharton and Howells, on the other hand, there is frequently an edge of satire, and sometimes a hint of seismic rumble.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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