From left, Greta Gerwig as Babette, Raffey Cassidy as Denise, May Nivola as Steffie, Sam Nivola as Heinrich and Adam Driver as Jack in White Noise. Netflix hide caption
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The Onion head writer Mike Gillis submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court this week. He says he hopes it will convince the court to take up an Ohio man's First Amendment case while educating the broader public. Mike Gillis hide caption
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
On Wednesday, The Onion's website was plastered with variations of the satirical piece it's republished after more than 20 mass shootings. Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Dave Chappelle: This Time This Place chronicles Chappelle's efforts to entertain audiences during the pandemic with a series of outdoor shows. He's pictured above in North Charleston, S.C., on Jan. 30, 2020. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
How Much Have Facebook And Twitter Changed Since 2016?
Pakistani author Mohammed Hanif says copies of the Urdu translation of his irreverent novel, A Case of Exploding Mangoes, were seized from his publisher's office this week. The book was published in English in 2008 to wide international acclaim and was translated into Urdu in September. Diaa Hadid/NPR hide caption
A screenshot of the online version of a satirical edition of The Washington Post distributed around Washington, D.C., by political activists Wednesday. Screenshot of my-washingtonpost.com hide caption
A protestor wearing a sticker reading "Relax, look deep into my eyes and vote us" takes part in a march by the Hungarian satirical Two-Tailed Dog Party in Budapest on March 15. Ferenc Isza/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Two Spy covers feature Donald Trump, who was frequently criticized in the magazine by co-creators Kurt Andersen and Graydon Carter. Via Google Books hide caption
Decades Later, 'Spy' Magazine Founders Continue To Torment Trump
Straight Out Of Brooklyn: 'Encyclofoodia' Pokes Fun At Foodies
A man holds a pencil in the air during a minute of silence in Paris on Thursday for the cartoonists and other victims of gunmen on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Matthieu Alexandre/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
'Charlie Hebdo' Laughed In The Face Of Violence; Will Future Satirists?
Editor Al Feldstein works on page layouts in his office at Mad magazine's New York headquarters in 1972. A poster with the iconic character Alfred E. Neuman hangs on the wall behind him. Jerry Mosey/AP hide caption
At what point do you stop and think, "Hey, that can't be true...can it?" kmaassrock/iStockphoto hide caption