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German sculptor Tilly faces fresh Moscow trial over Carnival floats
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (225+ words) German artist Jacques Tilly faces an appeal trial in Moscow next week, just two months after he was sentenced in absentia to over eight years in prison over his floats depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin. The German Foreign Office informed…...
The Onion Submits New Deal to Acquire Info Wars From Alex Jones for Court Approval
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (360+ words) The Onion's latest proposal to transform Infowars into a satirical conspiracy website is awaiting court approval, the latest turn in a long-running legal battle tied to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. A court-appointed administrator overseeing Infowars asked a judge in a…...
What to know about The Onion's new effort to take over Alex Jones' Infowars
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (632+ words) The Onion has pursued the Infowars platform before and is gearing up in case it is successful this time. It is already selling Infowars merchandise on its own website, including T-shirts and tote bags with an Infowars logo that replaces…...
Is Reason's Video on Climate Change Alarmism a 'Masterclass in Manipulation'?
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (522+ words) His video uses the same subtle manipulations he says I'm guilty of. I'm not attacking him by saying that. Anyone making an argument has a thumb on the scale, and the only durable defense is for viewers to learn to…...
The Onion Is Taking Over Infowars, So, Of Course, Alex Jones Is Shirtless And Crashing Out
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (99+ words) Related: Donald Trump Started Grunting And Jerking During His Latest Speech, And While Some Are Worried For His Health, It's Worse Than You Think Related: People Just Noticed What Trump's FBI Director Secretly Wrote On A Note To Himself During…...
The Onion Says It's Reached A Deal To Take Over Infowars, Again
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (291+ words) After nearly 17 months of legal wrangling, The Onion has reached a deal to acquire Infowars. The venerable satirical news outlet attempted to buy Infowars, a conspiracy theory media empire, in 2024 as part of the bankruptcy plan of Alex Jones but…...
The Onion has Info Wars, hopefully for real this time
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (189+ words) Yahoo It's been almost a year and a half since The Onion first announced its plan to acquire Info Wars, and it seems like they may have finally succeeded. This afternoon, the satirical site (and the former sister site of…...
Stanley Kubrick's 'Dr. Strangelove' Named Greatest Dark Comedy by 'Entertainment Weekly"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (295+ words) It might be difficult to find the funny in nuclear war. But Stanley Kubrick did, and now, his deeply satirical 1964 classic has been named the greatest dark comedy of all time. Earlier this week, Entertainment Weekly published its list of…...
The Marriott-Sonder meltdown is a prime example of how not to handle a crisis, 2 public relations experts say
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (856+ words) The Marriott-Sonder fallout led to travel chaos for its customers and eroded trust in the Marriott brand. The meltdown was a lesson in how not to handle a crisis, PR experts said. The companies did not take accountability and lost…...
Why Spoof Movies Are Getting the Last Laugh
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (129+ words) Surely we can't be serious that parody movies " the once-trendy comedy films that seemingly wore out their welcome years ago " are again having a theatrical moment? We are serious, and don't call us Shirley. Will Liam Neeson's 'Naked Gun' Get…...