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.
Dictators Are Not Entertainment For Comfortable Democracies
A fact-led roast on democracies treating dictators as theatre while North Koreans, Ukrainians and Gazans live with the price of power, bombs and silence.
AI Subscriptions And Their Great Feature Shrinking Trick
AI firms sell bigger brains, then trim limits, features and patience. Users pay monthly while the model becomes a rented miracle with a small…
The Christophers: Gandalf, Art and the Inheritance Trap
Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers turns art into inheritance bait, while Ian McKellen makes the whole thing feel like theatre with invoices attached.
Jurassic Park Still Roars While Standard Screens Squint
Jurassic Park still proves what cinema scale can do, while tired standard screens, scarce IMAX rooms and stronger home TVs make exhibitors look prehistoric.
Eurovision 2026: When Songs Won and Excuses Lost Loudly
Eurovision 2026 gave Bulgaria the crown, the UK one point, and everyone else a microphone for excuses, politics, glitter logic, complaints and pride. on…
The Sacred Steak And The Modern Lent Of Logic On A Plate
From sacred cows to pork bans and plant-based diets, a dry roast of meat, mercy, health logic, animal suffering and our selective compassion at…
Corporate Pollution And The Little Consumer Blame Circus
Corporate pollution keeps the profit, public guilt gets the bill, and nature gets the invoice while everyone argues about bags, bins and paper straws.
Mortal Kombat II: IMAX Blood, Arcade Brain, Fine Enough
Mortal Kombat II gets the IMAX roar, Johnny Cage jokes and game nostalgia right, while proving a button-mash plot can still earn applause.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 And The Luxury Cinema Bottleneck
A sharp roast of The Devil Wears Prada 2, sequel culture, luxury theatre scarcity, AI slop, fashion branding and cinema’s expensive nostalgia machine.
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