Category: Satire

Satire uses elements of a prior work to target some other aspect of society, parody uses elements of a prior work to target the prior work itself.

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The Joke’s on Who?

When will “cancel culture” evolve and stop trying to canceling speech that’s clearly and obviously protected by the 1st Amendment?

The price of campus humorlessness, by Washington Post, September 8, 2026.

The University of Washington pays $600,000 to a professor it investigated for poking fun at a land acknowledgment.

One way to identify ideologues is that they won’t tolerate ribbing. After the University of Washington recommended that computer science professors include in their course materials an acknowledgment of “the Coast Salish peoples of this land,” one instructor responded with a parody statement on his syllabus.

That angered the university administration, which launched an investigation. But now the professor has prevailed in court, winning $600,000 in damages and legal fees, as well as securing a vow by the university to allow his parody statement. Read whole article here.

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RIP Yayoi Kusama 1929 – 2026

Remembering Kusama: In 1968, artist, Yayoi Kusama joined Joey Skaggs’ Hippie Bus Tour to Queens. In a satirical ironic reversal, the group toured neighborhoods and snapped photos of suburbanites mowing their lawns and washing their cars. When the group stopped at Hillside’s Nirvana head shop in Queens, the “Group Image” band played while Kusama painted polka dots on the naked dancers.

Read The Guardian’s Obituary here:
Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who became a global superstar, dies aged 97, by Tim Jonze and Sian Cain, August 26, 2026.

 

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Hiding in Plain Sight

You too can help a billionaire in need.

Reminds us of Joey Skaggs’ Geraldo Hoax about artists living in water towers.

A comedian’s joke pied-à-terre tax workaround could actually go legit after struggling New Yorkers and homeowners flooded inbox, by Mary K. Jacob, New York Post, August 20, 2026.

A stand-up comedian’s satirical stab at Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new luxury home tax has snowballed into something she never expected to actually build.

Madison Walser, who splits time between New York and Los Angeles, launched a website called Aura Investments back in May as pure internet bait. The pitch was simple and absurd: struggling artists move into vacant apartments owned by wealthy second-home owners, and in exchange those owners dodge the city’s pied-à-terre tax.

Read the whole article here.

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Collecting Rain Water for the Reflecting Pool

If it was gold, he would have taken it.

Giant Iran War ‘Participation Trophy’ For Trump Appears On National Mall, by Jennifer Bendery, Huffpost, July 13, 2026.

Anonymous artists installed a 10-foot monument satirically honoring Trump for starting a war with no “military strategy, diplomacy, or measurable outcomes.”

WASHINGTON — A 10-foot “participation trophy” magically appeared on the National Mall early Monday to satirically honor President Donald Trump for unilaterally starting a war in Iran with no strategy, no stated goals and no plan on how to get the United States out of it.

“We hereby award President Donald J. Trump this participation trophy for his enthusiastic involvement in the Iran War,” reads a plaque on the faux monument, which was installed in the wee hours near the MLK Memorial Bookstore. “While some concern themselves with military strategy, diplomacy, or measurable outcomes, President Trump demonstrated the courage to participate regardless of the final score.” Read the whole article here.

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Joey Skaggs’ Cathouse for Dogs Turns 50!

50 years ago on April 1, 1976, in response to a subpoena issued by the New York State Attorney General, Joey Skaggs revealed that his Cathouse for Dogs (doggy bordello) was a satirical media performance hoax.

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