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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: satire

satire stories: 42 news summaries

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Satire Finds a Stage in Baghdad  

Iraq's waning community of actors is free of censorhip, but under siege by extremists

May 21, 07 3:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least someone is laughing: At Iraq's National Theater a one-act play called "The Intensive Care Unit" satirizes the country's bombed-out chaos. The prevailing mood, the Washington Post reports, is jovial and non-sectarian; performances are all matinees because no one dares venture out at night. More »

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Iraq • theater • satire • censorship • play • actor

Dylan, Dr.Seuss Can't Mix

Humble parodists no match for corporate Goliaths wielding copyright law

Apr 13, 07 11:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dr. Seuss's estate has knocked down a website by artist/jokerman Kevin Ryan, featuring the fantasist's verses set to fake Bob Dylan music. The loss of the brilliant mash-up prompts Salon's Dan Brekke to explore how the times are a' changin' for copyright law, particularly in the murky and amorphous area... More »

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copyright law • intellectual property • parody • satire • Bob Dylan • Dr. Seuss

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