Tag: satire
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Lake Ontario/Lake America
I wrote Lake Ontario / Lake America after reading about political renaming as a form of ownership. The poem examines how language tries to overwrite geography, but the object—the lake—remains indifferent.
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Trump’s Israel-Hamas Peace Deal: Ceasefire or Condo Scheme?
Trump’s 2025 Israel-Hamas peace deal, hailed as a diplomatic breakthrough, masks a deeper agenda: the erasure of Palestinian statehood and the speculative redevelopment of Gaza. Beneath the language of ceasefire and humanitarian aid lies a blueprint for displacement, settlement, and luxury real estate—possibly even the Trump Riviera. This satirical critique exposes the deal as a…
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The Ugly Stepsister: **A Grimm Reminder That Beauty Is a Brutal Business**
Once upon a time, a girl longed to be beautiful—not just beautiful, but **the** most beautiful. In *The Ugly Stepsister*, now streaming on Shudder, that desire transforms into something grotesque, crafted from desperation and surgical precision. This Norwegian body horror film takes the Cinderella myth and thrusts it into a world where fairy godmothers do…
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Rumours: A Gory, Gaudy, Global Game of Telephone
Movie Info: Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at the annual G7 summit, where they attempt to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis. With unexpected, uproarious performances from a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, and Charles…
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The Eagles Fly, Soar and Poop on Chief’s Threepeat
Ah, the sweet sound of victory—the Philadelphia Eagles have soared to another Super Bowl win, and the city of Brotherly Love is celebrating in the most Philadelphian way possible: with a joyous chaos that only this unique city can muster. It’s not just a celebration; it’s a reenactment of the Eagles’ famous “Brotherly Shove” play…
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Terrestrial Verses: A Secular Satire on Iran’s Religious and Political Structures
MOVIE INFO: Terrestrial Verses follows everyday people from all walks of life as they navigate the cultural, religious, and institutional constraints imposed on them by various social authorities, from school teachers to bureaucrats. These stirring vignettes, humorous and affecting, capture the spirit and determination of people amidst adversity, offering a nuanced portrait of a complex…
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Red One: The Rock Saves Santa and the Entire Naughty List from Bad Good Intentions
MOVIE INFO: After Santa Claus — Code Name: RED ONE — is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter (Chris Evans) in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas. REVIEW: In the latest holiday blockbuster, “Red One,” director Jake Kasdan delivers a unique blend of…
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this is not my poem
Today the poem I wrote was not the poem I wanted to writeI think it was a decent poemmaybe even a good oneI got enough sleepI thinkThe moon was not shining in the roomthe sun was getting brightThe screen had no stars stripesexclamation marksnothing showing I fell asleep on the keyboardNothing had been erasedNothing deletedEvery…
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Stage Directions for the Theater of the Absurd
Act One (The one and only act of which there is no other.)Vladimir and Estragon having waited for Godotlong enough decide to stand up and walk home. They dust themselves off. A boulder rolls on stage.It stops in front of them. Enter a sweaty Sisyphus.Vladimir: Godot!Estragon: Godot!Sisyphus: Not Godot. Sisyphus. Godot told me you two…