Tag: satire

The year Rhinos invaded Queen’s

Birds have, for too long, held a monopoly as political parties’ mascots. Eagles stand for nationalism, and doves for peace and democracy. It follows then, that a party whose views range from “abolishing the environment” to making the U.K. a Canadian province would choose a bird’s polar opposite as...

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The Beaverton releases satirical book on Canadian history

There are two things Queen’s alum Alex Huntley wants you to know about Canadian history: it’s absurd and we’re way too smug about it.  “It’s [also] never been thoroughly skewered,” Huntley said.  Huntley and his co-author, fellow Queen’s alum Luke Gordon Field, set out to do just that with their new...

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A friendly interview between sworn enemies

Against all odds, Golden Words and The Journal still talk. Like a lot of estranged siblings, the papers still share quite a bit with each other: a campus, a friendly rivalry and, once a year, a house when Golden Words crashes at The Journal house to put out a “fake Journal” full of satirical news...

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You’re no Swift, Gazette

Western’s student newspaper showed an incredible lack of judgment in publishing a series of offensive stories last month. In their annual frosh issue, the Western Gazette published articles that encouraged the sexual harassment of teaching assistants, drug use and excessive drinking, causing a wave...

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The critical and satirical

The audience laughs as Jon Stewart mocks the outcry against Obama’s latest push for more gun control, but there’s a sober message behind his tone. Stewart is one of the few political satirists on TV — a well-known personality who use comedy and exaggeration to criticize. And according to University...

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