Roast of the Day
The roasts take a current claim, film, product, institution or public performance and ask the impolite but useful question: does any of this make sense? Each article separates the judgement from the evidence, checks the important factual claims and leaves the sources in view. Expect dry British satire, modern incentives and the occasional three-panel sketch. Start with the newest receipt or use the topic links to narrow the archive.
Street Fighter (2026): IMAX Wins, Common Sense Taps Out
Street Fighter (2026) is loud, childish and oddly entertaining in IMAX. Take away the giant screen and this video-game adaptation has little left to…
Free Speech, Tyrants and the Strange Desire to Be Silenced
A roast of free speech hypocrisy, admiration for tyrants, political extremism and the future of education, spirituality and humanity in the age of AI.
Ukraine Won’t Surrender, So Trump Blames the Victim Again
Trump blames Zelenskyy while cutting a diesel deal with Putin. A roast of Ukraine’s resistance, Starshield dependence, broken promises and Europe’s security.
Other Mommy: A Small Screen for a Whole Family of Horrors
Other Mommy makes the cinema screen feel smaller, even as its ghosts, doubles and familiar horrors pile up. At least the sound finally behaves…
The Social Reckoning: New Name, Same Old Profit Machine
A roast of The Social Reckoning, where Facebook’s whistleblower exposes the old profit machine while Meta counts billions and prepares to repeat it with…
The Uprising (2026): The Crown Eats While Peasants Starve
A roast of The Uprising (2026), where hungry peasants rebel, a teenage king retreats from his promises, and Andrew Garfield brings medieval England to…
AI Personhood: Human Rights Still Waiting in the Queue
AI personhood raises awkward questions about consciousness, discrimination, corporate ownership and who gets to write the rights of tomorrow’s machines.
AI Doomers Fear the Machine, but Humanity Has the Record
AI doomers fear superintelligence while Hollywood sells killer robots. But humanity’s record of destruction deserves a much closer look before the panic.
Trump’s Firing Squad Livestream: When Cruelty Goes Public
Trump’s administration wants to livestream a firing squad execution. When justice becomes public spectacle, what happens to America’s democratic values?
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