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In the Air, Art+Auction's Gossip Column (blog) New Yorker Gets an Internet-Age Cover, and a Picasso Satire Suggestion In the Air, Art+Auction's Gossip Column (blog) “The New Yorker” gets a lot of crap for its geriatric art criticism, its puzzling, unfunny cartoons, and pathetic caption contests. But sometimes, Condé Nast's quasi-weekly journal of record hits the nail on the head, reminding everyone its the ... and more »

Announcing the Real or Onion iPhone App San Francisco Chronicle (press release) A new iPhone app asks if you can tell the difference between a headline from a real media outlet and a headline from the satirical newspaper The Onion. Find it on iTunes at www.bit.ly/realoronion. The truth is often stranger than fiction. and more »

TIME Louisiana Congressman Mistakes Onion Story for Factual News TIME It's a Tumblr site dedicated to Facebook users who interpret satirical Onion stories as fact, often in a fit of belligerent incredulity. A recent entry features a wall post from Representative John Fleming, a Republican from Louisiana, who failed to ... John Fleming 'blinded' on abortion, left blogs sayPolitico Republican congressman falls victim to old Onion articleCBS News Jockstrip: The world as we know it.UPI.com PerezHilton.com -LifeHealthPro -Salon (blog) all 24 news articles »

Mirror.co.uk Today's TV 10 O'Clock Live - patchily brilliant news satire show returns for a ... Mirror.co.uk This patchily brilliant news satire show returns for its second series, still live and still at 10 o'clock – even though these are two factors that might have contributed to the disappointing ratings for series one. Surely, there's a fair chance that ... 10 ways to improve 10 O'Clock LiveThe Guardian (blog) all 5 news articles »

New York Daily News Off-Broadway satires 'Rx' and 'The Ugly One' New York Daily News At Soho Rep, medical intervention figures prominently in “The Ugly One,” a sly and compact satire about beauty and individuality by German playwright Marius von Mayenburg. The hourlong play staged by Daniel Aukin follows Lette (Alfredo Narciso), ... 'Rx' is stylish, clever satire of drug companiesDeseret News Marin Hinkle in 'Rx,' by Kate Fodor, at 59E59 TheatersNew York Times all 12 news articles »

New York Times 'The Ugly One,' a Satire About Beauty, at Soho Rep New York Times The familiar bromide that looks aren't everything is eviscerated with blunt brevity in “The Ugly One,” a black comedy by the German playwright Marius von Mayenburg that is making its New York premiere at Soho Rep. The unprepossessing fellow referred to ... and more »