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Mad Cow by Moonlight: Mucca Pazza Enchants Evanston

Robert Rodi | Posted 08.31.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Mucca Pazza, Evanston, Mark Messing, Irony, Dawes Park, Mucca Pazza Evanston, Marching Bands, Chicago News
Robert Rodi

The role of the marching band used to be one of reassurance: crowds would watch them sail by in lockstep, a vision of supremely confident organization. But we don't much believe in that kind of world anymore.

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"Bruno" And The Irony Of Satire

Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 08.14.2009 | Comedy

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Sean L. McCarthy

What happens when you're lampooning someone, or some segment of society, but in exposing their ridiculous notions, they only think you're promoting their cause?

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You're Too Old For That: Irony And Age Fade First In Fashion

New York Times | Cathy Horyn | Posted 07.26.2009 | Style

Read More: Getting Older, Women, Aging, Irony, Beauty, Age, Fashion, Style News

FIRST go the knees, then goes irony. Sometime around age 50, women start to let go of certain ideas about themselves and fashion. Up till then you can...

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Hipster Joins Marines, Wins Purple Heart In Ultimate Act Of Irony

Emmett Rensin | Posted 07.02.2009 | New York

Read More: Iraq War, Marines, Political Satire, Irony, New York, Youth Culture, Hipsters, Hipster Iraq, Hipster Purple Heart, Emmet Rensin, Joshua Cohen, Joshua Cohen Purple Heart, Joshua Cohen Hipster, Joshua Cohen Iraq, New York News
Emmett Rensin

Though no amount of exercise or food was able to add a pound to Cohen's body, he reported finding boot camp surprisingly easy. Sgt. Marvin DeLores remembers Cohen as "One of the easiest-conditioned guys I've met in years. Hardly took much work at all to shape him up."

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Jason Linkins

Lesbian YouTube Video Embraced By Virginia GOP (NSFW VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

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Ahh, the Republican Party of Virginia. You know, in the recent past, they've sort of given the world no indication that they're anything other than a...

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Jason Linkins

Virginia GOP Eating Itself Alive; Internal Battle Looms For New Chairman (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jeff Frederick Twitter, Video, Irony, G. Gorgon Liddy, Wiretapping, Jeff Frederick, Twitter, Northam, Frederick Twitter, Ralph Northam, Virginia GOP, Richmond-Virginia, Politics News

The Republican Party of Virginia finds itself on the hunt, of late, for America's Next Top Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia. Why is this?...

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Oh, The Humanity! Godless Huffington Post Commenters Wickedly Destroying Conservatism

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Liars, George Bush, Andrew Breitbart, National Review, President Obama, Leftist, Communist, Free Speech, Moral Relativism, Obama, Liberal, Jed Babbin, Cold War, Lunatic Ravings, Republican, Bush, Reality-Based, Internet, Goons, Cold War Is Over, Irony, Dirty Tricks, Vandalism, Irony-Impaired, Rush, Socialist, Moveon, Huffington Post, Limbaugh, Totalitarianism, Ends Justify the Means, Marketplace of Ideas, Boycott, Ideologue, Rush Limbaugh, Blog Readers, Commie, Propaganda, Hugh Hewitt, Conservative, Right Wing, Blog Commenters, Ironically-Challenged, Election, Wicked, Barack Obama, Ironic, Fair Play, Media Matters, Blog, Chris Weigant, Instapundit, Dogma, Humanity, Nixon, Censorship, Breitbart, Crazytown, Crazytalk, Media News
Chris Weigant

Due to a genetic deformity among conservatives, they are seemingly born without being able to spot irony in all its delicious forms.

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Who Is Pressing The Pressmen?

Emily Bracken | Posted 04.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Journalists, The Press, Politicians, Fourth-Branch-of-Government, Cnbc, Media Coverage, Comedy Writing, Vigilantes, Jon Stewart Jim Cramer, Media, Press, The Daily Show, Journalism, Edward R. Murrow, Jim Cramer, Checks and Balances, Comedians, Irony, Jon Stewart, Satire, Daily Show CNBC, Political Satire, Ombudsman, Media News, Idealism, Humor and Satire, Jim Cramer Daily Show, Comedy News
Emily Bracken

Humorists and comedians are a curious bunch. Quixotic by nature, they want so desperately to live in a world of decency, fairness and goodness, and in Stewart's case, in a world where the media grew some cajones.

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Madoff Robbed: Statue Worth $10,000 Stolen From Palm Beach Home

AP | Posted 01.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Schadenfreude, Irony, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Bernie Madoff, Bernard Madoff, Business News

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say he took billions from investors, and now someone has taken a statue from him. Palm Beach police are investig...

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Ebony and Irony: Think Critically, or Hope?

Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 01.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: George Carlin, Irony, America, Hope, Barack Obama, Comedians, Entertainment, Comedy, Entertainment News
Kelly Carlin-McCall

It isn't that hope or irony are wrong, what's wrong is that we think we need to pit them against each other, and that they can't co-exist. The old lines in the sand are being erased on every level.

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Obama's Election Marks The End Of Irony

nytimes.com | ANDY NEWMAN | Posted 12.24.2008 | Style

Read More: Obama Irony, Irony, Style News

Pity poor irony. Declared dead after 9/11, it staged a strong rally beneath a "Mission Accomplished" banner, only to find itself in mortal danger once...

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Sarcasm Month

Michael DeJong | Posted 11.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Andy Warhol, Oscar Wilde, Sarcasm, Irony, Dorothy Parker, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jesus, Pontius Pilate, Sarah Palin, Environment, Abraham Lincoln, Real Americans, Media, Bush, Living News
Michael DeJong

There is no doubt that frightful things in current events make for sensational opportunities for sarcasm -- in these times, it's almost "trench humor" that helps us survive.

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The Irony of Irony

Ben Fractenberg | Posted 11.13.2008 | Style

Read More: Conspicuous Consumption, Sarcasm, Consumerism, Irony, Corporate Capitalism, Voter Registration, Urban Outfitters, Counter Culture, Voter Activism, Sardonic Detachment, Hipsters, Social Activism, Style News
Ben Fractenberg

Can I subvert corporate capitalism with my clothing choices and sardonic detachment? Probably not. Can I register people to vote by sincerely telling them why I think it is important? Most definitely.

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A Race Full of Ironies

Tony Campolo | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin, Hypocrisy, Irony, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin Reaction, Double Standard, Politics News
Tony Campolo

There are all kinds of ironies in this election, especially concerning Sarah Palin's nomination as the vice presidential candidate for the Republican Party.

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Filmmaker: Steal This Idea and Save Your Country!

Peter Samuelson | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Low Standards, Election, Parody, Experience, Sarah Palin, Irony, Holiday Inn Express, Youtube, Bush, Politics News
Peter Samuelson

Don't we go to an auto-mechanic because we think they'll be trained in fixing the car? So why is the job of President Of The United States somehow exempt from our being demanding of expertise?

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Obama in Berlin: Finding the Right Tone

Susan Neiman | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Alleged Swooning, Europe, Obama in Germany, Irony, Berlin, Obama in Europe, Obama, Media, Republican Ads, Barack Obama, Obama's Berlin Speech, America, Obama Love, Obama Berlin Speech Great, Obama Berlin Speech, Politics News
Susan Neiman

In Berlin, Obama gave his hearers hope, not hysteria -- the hope for an America that could not only work with European nations, but even be a model for them.

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Chinese Reporters Shot At Anti-Gun Press Conference

BBC | Posted 07.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Journalists, Gun Violence, Gun Control, Irony, Journalism, China, Home News

Three Chinese reporters attending a police briefing on the success of an anti-gun campaign were accidentally shot, media reports say. An officer pick...

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