Read more satire stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1135/satire.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:39:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73653/beck-loses-fight-against-satire-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGlenn Beck came out on the losing end today in his attempt to shut down a satirical website the Fox News host alleged was defamatory and infringed on his trademark. And though an arbitrator ruled that “even a ‘moron in a hurry’ would not likely conclude that Complainant sponsored, endorsed,...http://www.newser.com/story/73653/beck-loses-fight-against-satire-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 18:20:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73433/goats-fun-but-unfocused.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Men Who Stare at Goats , a farce loosely based on a non-fiction book about the US military's '80s effort to form a psychic unit, is wildly uneven but often hilarious, say critics. The "over-the-top, absurdist satire" will be "inevitably likened to Dr. Strangelove ," Owen Gleiberman writes at Entertainment Weekly...http://www.newser.com/story/73433/goats-fun-but-unfocused.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 8:11:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73212/how-the-onion-writes-headlines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Onion 's writers have a backward way of generating stories: They come up with the headlines first. The staff devotes the first two days of each week to rejecting headlines like “Quick and Painless Overthrow of Taliban Enters Eighth Year” in favor of “US Continues Quagmire-Building Effort in Afghanistan....http://www.newser.com/story/73212/how-the-onion-writes-headlines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 13:02:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73210/lampoon-lampoons-twilight-with-nightlight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShe's a klutzy transplant to the Oregon town of Switchblade who falls for a computer geek with nosebleeds named Edwart. “Looking into his eyes I felt waves of electricity, currents of electrons charging towards me. Was this how it felt to be in love ... for robots?” Yes, it's Belle, but...http://www.newser.com/story/73210/lampoon-lampoons-twilight-with-nightlight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 12:27:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72903/catholics-rip-larry-for-whizzing-on-jesus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Catholic League has complained about an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm that shows Larry David accidentally urinating on a painting of Jesus hanging in a bathroom. Other characters then think the painting is miraculously crying. "Was Larry David always this crude?" asked angry league president Bill Donahue. "Would...http://www.newser.com/story/72903/catholics-rip-larry-for-whizzing-on-jesus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 4:05:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72268/balloon-boy-another-blow-to-trust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Falcon Heene fiasco sums up the dilemma facing a society riddled with fake news, Photoshop fakes, and even fake Rush Limbaugh quotes, writes Daniel Henninger. "Reality TV" is the perfect metaphor for a world where you need to routinely "ask yourself whether what's in front of you is real,...http://www.newser.com/story/72268/balloon-boy-another-blow-to-trust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 3:35:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69122/glenn-becks-lawyers-fight-defamatory-domain-name.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCan a domain name be defamatory? When that domain name is GlennBeckRapedandMurderedaYoungGirlin1990.com, maybe it can be, Ars Technica reports. Beck’s lawyers were on the case within 2 days. They’ve both pressured its host to give up the name of the site’s anonymous proprietor, and filed a trademark complaint with...http://www.newser.com/story/69122/glenn-becks-lawyers-fight-defamatory-domain-name.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 11:11:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68874/for-fake-presidents-competition-is-fierce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThink impersonating the president is a joke? For the professional actors trying to scratch their way to the top—to become First Impersonator—it's serious business, Slate reports. "I see this as a chance to grow as a dramatic actor," says one faux Obama. "Besides, it can be very lucrative....http://www.newser.com/story/68874/for-fake-presidents-competition-is-fierce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 12:15:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68652/oops-onion-dupes-bangladeshi-papers-on-fake-moon-landing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSatire just doesn't translate well. Two Bangladeshi newspapers have apologized to readers after breathlessly reporting a US scoop: Neil Armstrong thinks the moon landing was a hoax! Problem is, the story appeared in the Onion . "We've since learned that the fun site runs false and juicy reports based on a...http://www.newser.com/story/68652/oops-onion-dupes-bangladeshi-papers-on-fake-moon-landing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 11:53:39 CDT