satire

Geek satire, comedy, and all things satirical in the geek universe.

New year "IWANT" wishes of your (un)favorite President, 2023
" Townswomen, Autochthons, My dear compatriots, " I heard your concerns, your whisperings sometimes I heard your affronts too, your disrespect and 'BLOW
By Francis L3 years ago in Geeks
Laughter really is contagious — and that’s good
Laughter is a universal language that can bring people together and make them feel good. But did you know that laughter is also contagious? Studies have shown that when one person laughs, it triggers a response in others to laugh as well. This is known as "contagious laughter" and it has a variety of benefits for both the person laughing and those around them.
By Samira3 years ago in Geeks
The State of Climate Change: What You Need to Know and How to Take Action
I. Introduction Climate change is a pressing global issue that has been caused by the release of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. These gases trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere, leading to global warming and a variety of other climate change impacts. Climate change is not just a problem for the future, it is happening now and affecting communities all over the world. This blog post will explore the science behind climate change, the impacts it is having on our planet, and actions that can be taken to address this global crisis.
By Samira3 years ago in Geeks
The Menu
The Menu was truly one of my most anticipated films of 2022, and then we didn’t get to go see it in theaters. So though I was disappointed that I had to watch it on HBO Max I am glad that I finally got to see it. The trailer depicted what seemed to be a satire with the message of “eat the rich” a theme that made it a must watch for us. After watching the film, it was definitely a satire, just not truly the “eat the rich” kind, more like eat the overly intellectual. Which is part of the reason watching people on the internet analyze it to death is hilarious. There really wasn't that much to analyze and that's what I appreciated most about it, it was very straight forward.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 years ago in Geeks
The Environmentalist Message at the Heart of Disney's 'Strange World'
Disney's Strange World is about a fantastical land entirely different from our own, filled with fantastic locals and strange creatures. A central throughline in the film, like most Disney properties, is about familial expectations. The explorer Jaeger Clade wants his son Searcher to follow in his footsteps and find a way over the impassable mountain chain surrounding their country of Avalonia. This expectation causes a rift in Jaeger and Searcher's relationship that continues into the present.
By Alex Mell-Taylor3 years ago in Geeks
‘Glass Onion’ Shows Us The Power Of Breaking Shit
The sequel to Knives Out is about detective Benoit Blanc tagging along to a rich billionaire’s murder mystery party on a private Grecian island. This game quickly turns quite deadly as murder breaks out. Benoit and a surprise companion must snoop around this Elon Musk/Mark Zuckerberg-inspired estate to find the real culprit.
By Alex Mell-Taylor3 years ago in Geeks
Animation - not just for kids
For ages, the stubborn statement that anything that is drawn (and by extension, animated) is for children. Even after titans like The Simpsons or South Park made their way into pop culture, the idea remained: animation was a somehow lesser medium for storytelling than live action. Even in this day and age, creators like Guillermo del Toro (who has a few animated passion projects himself, such as The Tales of Arcadia or the umpteenth new Pinocchio movie this year) spoke up against the discrimination of animation as a medium. And while del Toro's animated movies and series aren't neccesarelly ones I'd categorize as "adult animation", the fact remains: animation still has a long way to go.
By John H. Knight3 years ago in Geeks
All About X-box
Choppy waters The Xbox was quickly followed by release dates in Japan (February 22, 2002) and Europe (March 14, 2002), however neither market responded to the system with the same fervor as North America. Only 123,000 Xbox systems were sold in Japan in the first week after launch, confirming Microsoft's concern that the system would struggle to gain traction in the famously competitive international market.
By Johanna Wanjiru3 years ago in Geeks
ChatGPT is also a Smart A.I Writing Tool.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT model is a cutting-edge, enterprise-level language model that can generate writing that is highly reminiscent of human-authored works. This type of AI is programmed to understand and generate content in a broad variety of formats and styles while maintaining a convincingly natural tone.
By Estalontech3 years ago in Geeks
Andor Is One of the Few Disney Shows to Get Fascism Right
It’s hard to understate how shocked and happy I am that Andor exists. I have been banging a drum for years that Disney has been putting out programming that often appropriates the aesthetic of social change and revolution while advancing pretty regressive narratives (see my take on Black Panther and She-Hulk as examples).
By Alex Mell-Taylor3 years ago in Geeks
What Is The Funny?
Here I am on another Saturday night, staring at a screen and wondering what to do with myself. I spent most of the day at a book sale for a community organization and have just finished two separate earlier reads that I had put aside for far too long. I have also willfully sacrificed some other books for Montreal’s Livre-Service book boxes (a perfect way to contribute to public reading and a method of discovering what else is out there to cudgel the brains). As I cleaned up, I discovered some writings I had left on a shelf and wondered about for quite some time: S.J. Perlman’s New Yorker writings were there, a torn back cover and an intact front cover with the title The Rising Gorge. I had only read two or three pieces in it before abandoning it as a well-intentioned work of comedy that did not make me laugh. And now, as I attempted to read something light – Angela Carter and Mohsin Hamid were the writers I had imbibed earlier – I found the same difficulties facing me. I simply did not find it funny.
By Kendall Defoe 3 years ago in Geeks
The Menu - A Movie Review
Don’t just eat. Taste. Savor. Run. Released from the oven into theaters in 2022, The Menu surfaces around a group of people invited to Hawthorne, an exclusive restaurant on an island. The chef prepares lavish meals. While enjoying their meals, they discover why they are there.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks