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Fri, 9 Oct 2026

15:30Entertainment & CultureSatire"The Social Reckoning": Sorkin Explains Facebook to Us, Part TwoSixteen years after "The Social Network", Aaron Sorkin returns to Facebook, this time through whistleblower Frances Haugen. Naturally, it is being promoted on Instagram.

Thu, 8 Oct 2026

15:30Entertainment & CultureSatire"Carrie" Is Back: These Days a Group Chat Does the HorrorMike Flanagan moves Stephen King's "Carrie" into 2026 as a series, complete with metal detectors, lockdown drills and phone cameras. The supernatural part almost feels reassuring.

Wed, 7 Oct 2026

15:30Entertainment & CultureSatireJaguar Type 01: The Future Is Electric and Starts at $130,000Two years after its much-mocked rebrand, Jaguar unveils its first car of the new era in New York: an electric grand tourer with over 1,000 hp. For everyone who did not laugh at the rebrand.

Tue, 6 Oct 2026

15:30Entertainment & CultureSatireSkydance Swallows Warner Bros.: Hollywood Is Now Shooting the Empire Film About ItselfParamount Skydance has closed its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. CNN, HBO, Harry Potter and CBS now belong to one company. Staff are hearing one word above all: synergies.

Mon, 5 Oct 2026

15:30Entertainment & CultureSatireTom Cruise Flops with "Digger": Impossible Missions, Yes. Audiences, NoAn $8 million US opening on a budget of around $160 million: "Digger" is Cruise's weakest start in almost two decades. And Warner's last release before the takeover.

Sun, 4 Oct 2026

15:30Entertainment & CultureSatire"Verity" Beats Tom Cruise: Audiences Did Not Read the Star HierarchyThe thriller starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson opens at number one with $32.6 million. It cost a quarter of "Digger".

Fri, 2 Oct 2026

17:40Entertainment & CultureSatireThe New James Bond: A Global Star Nobody Knows YetDirector: confirmed. Script: confirmed. Hype: confirmed. Only Bond is missing. A film unlikely to arrive before 2028 is already a success: as a rumour.15:30Entertainment & CultureSatireMeasuring IrrelevanceA new masterpiece has seen the light of day, and the critics are falling over themselves with enthusiasm for their own eloquence.