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reason. com > 04/10/2026 > unc-newspaper-bans-satire-and-implements-dei-training-after-backlash-over-april-fools-issue

UNC newspaper halts satire and implements DEI training after backlash over April Fools' issue

23+ hour, 45+ min ago  (213+ words) The Daily Tar Heel, the student-run newspaper at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), announced it would stop producing satire articles for the rest of the semester after receiving backlash from students and school administration over its…...

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reason. com > 01/09/2026 > no-other-choice-is-a-dark-satire-of-capitalism-and-masculinity

'No Other Choice' is a dark satire of capitalism and masculinity

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (103+ words) It's an absurd setup, but Chan-wook sells it by leaning into comic hyperbole and exaggerated metaphor. It's a murder fable for our times, meant to be taken seriously but not literally. You're not expected to engage with the movie or…...

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reason. com > 07/30/2025 > south-parks-trump-takedown-joins-a-proud-american-tradition

South Park's Trump takedown joins a proud American tradition

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (409+ words) The Season 27 premiere of South Park'the animated Comedy Central show famous for skewering public figures with crude and topical humor'trained its sights on President Donald Trump with the message that the would-be emperor has no clothes. Literally. And that about…...

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reason. com > podcast > 07/28/2025 > south-park-is-saving-free-speech

South Park is saving free speech!

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (155+ words) Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Matt Welch, and Robby Soave | 7. 28. 2025 5: 30 PM 08: 19 Late night TV, the Paramount merger, and cord cutting 17: 20 The legacy of Gawker's collapse 42: 24 Are we heading toward another government shutdown? "South Park Libertarians," by Nick Gillespie and Jesse Walker…...