Tag: satire

The suburbs of Auckland could not be more different from the noisy, crowded Chinese apartment block where Wei grew up with her father, units stacked upon one another,

It’s business as usual whatever the weather at the exclusive golf course on Peacock Island just across the guarded bridge from Montreal, the frustrating unpredictability of nature and

It is a long-established event of august diplomacy and discussion, the annual meeting of the heads of the G7 states to discuss their shared values, the pressing matters

Dear diary, life in Sherwood, Ohio has become an ongoing parade of cruelty, a socio-economic microcosm of origins humble and privileged and the inevitable destinies out of which

It’s never quite enough for Jimmy Brewster, but why should it be, as capable as those around him but always lacking advantage to leverage his modest position upwards,

From Monty Python to Douglas Adams and beyond, there is a long-running and particularly British strand of comedy concerning the inherent exasperation of dealing with bureaucracy and its

He sits in the big leather chair, he’s top of the sales board and he gets the best leads from his team leader Liz – just as well

It’s safe to say that neither Patty nor Simon won any popularity contests at their high schools, two outsiders caught in a system which expects compliance. While Patty

It’s Libby McLean’s first day on the job at Canadian Cotton Clothiers, about to launch their new collection and ready for the overnight turnaround before doors open at

They apparently have nothing in common, the people who wake up in the field by the forest, gagged but unbound, in their midst a wooden crate which contains