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Sam Nichols for Future Tense

How satire is changing thanks to the internet, capitalism and the post-truth era

Satire has been around for thousands of years, but experts say modern life is changing the art form. (Getty Images: Andrew Lichtenstein)

In January, the satirical anthology series White Lotus won two Golden Globes, adding to the five Emmys it picked up in September.

In 2022, the film Triangle of Sadness – which also satirised capitalism – nabbed the Palme d'Or at that year's Cannes Film Festival. And Korean film Parasite became the first non-English language film to be named Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020.

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