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 Independent Online | Zuma art is political satire and humour, artist insists Independent Online He said the work was “an attempt at humorous satire of political power and patriarchy within the context of other artworks in the exhibition and within the broader context of South African discourse”. In a responding affidavit to Zuma's application to ... In a Flurry Over Murray - Painting of Zuma Has South Africans in a Tizz THE BIG READ: Art has the right to be provocative |
 Sydney Morning Herald | All for the pun of it Sydney Morning Herald 'The political punk tag doesn't bother me,'' Aaron Marquet, frontman of Canberra punk band Yoko Oh No, says. ''It's better than the joke-band shtick we've got going at the moment. We aren't a joke band, we're just a band that tells jokes sometimes. |
Privates and public life Ottawa Citizen Politicians of all parties have shown a sense of humour about the painting that portrays a nude Prime Minister Stephen Harper, reclining, being served a hot beverage from Tim Hortons, a dog at his feet. “On the Sutherland painting: we're not impressed. |
Political movers and shakers mix it up at CJPAC soiree The Suburban Newspaper It was quite the scene last Thursday night at the Arsenal in the now very trendy Griffintown area as CJPAC (the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committtee) held its fourth annual Action Party. More than 800 people from the pro-Israel community jammed ... |
 The Independent (blog) | Politicians need to take a joke in their stride Daily Pioneer Humour has always been a critical tool of political discourse. Some notable politicians have used it to their advantage, as a gentle (or not so gentle) jibe against their opponents. Every court, however cruel, has had a court jester who could say ... Reading politics and the politics of reading India's parliament loses its sense of humour Has India lost its 'cartoon' humour? |
 Deccan Chronicle | Cartoon politics Times of India Besides supporting the text, cartoons add humour , making a subject more interesting. I strongly feel that not merely cartoons, but any visual that makes studying an interesting process must be a part of textbooks and arbitrary moves by political ... No humour please, we are Indians! Cartoon row: Why our MPs don't get the joke Role of cartoons |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Sir David Jason: Political correctness is killing the British sense of humour Telegraph.co.uk The comic actor says many of them would, however, never make it to the screen these days because of a growing “political correctness” that is killing comedy. “We seem to have lost our British sense of humour,” he tells Mandrake. “It's a great shame. Is political correctness destroying comedy? Del Boy actor Sir David Jason says PC madness is killing comedy |
The unbearable whiteness of being Politicsweb Maybe the Leveson inquiry into media phone hacking has made me cynical but all those cameras make it very easy to invade someone's privacy and even fabricate evidence against a political or business enemy with a bit of skilful editing. |
Going to jail just to get a laugh? Radio Netherlands Politics, sex and religion: the key ingredients of satire, jokes and cartoons around the world. But beware; you have to watch what you say. Woe unto anyone who transgresses the unwritten rules. Political leaders in particular, blessed as they often are ... |
 The Guardian | Queen Victoria's private journals published online The Guardian The thoughts, sorrows, dreams, doubts, political opinions, gossip and passions of Queen Victoria, poured on to 43000 pages of her private journals, have been launched online by her great-great-granddaughter Queen Elizabeth. "It seems fitting that the ... |
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