Category: Books, Newspapers & Misc
The Road Ahead. Glossy News on the Up: Let’s All be Part of the Journey (2/2)
So, here’s a selection of what we can offer readers and writers in 2017: Substantially greater output… While still maintaining good quality! That’s not as hard as it sounds, although it does require substantial diligence and dedication….
The Road Ahead. Glossy News on the Up: Let’s All be Part of the Journey (1/2)
Glossy News was founded by online satire pioneer Brian K. White. Aside from writing many, many articles, and running various sites, Brian also has his own Glossy News 4K Podcast, On Youtube. But we have had so many great writers….
Swan Morrison Novel Excerpt (Deep Black): Russian Double Agent Conspiracy?
Written by Swan Morrison – the award winning author of Judgement Day – Deep Black is yet another affectionate comic tribute to many classic storylines. Deep Black is a true story. To preserve confidentiality, however, all the characters, facts and…
Dan Geddes Interviews
Tomorrow and the day after, I will present two articles on the stand-up videos of one our resident satire legends, Dan Geddes! But he is also a public joke-a-lectual too, it seems! Here’s Dan speaking humorously, albeit with all due…
Glossy News Contributor Book Showcase 2: Rfreed’s ‘9/12/01’
Rfreed’s 9/12/01 is an alternate history novel with a single, intriguing premise. The blurb expresses the underlying concept quite nicely:
Rfreed’s Novel: 9/12/2001
This is a book review of Rfreed’s novel ‘9/12/2001.’ Full disclosure: Rfreed and I have both published prolifically here at Glossy News. The novel has been serialized, whether as a whole or in part, at Glossy News AND Neocon Surveillance. Eventually,…
“Crypto-Leftie Tabloids” Conspiracy Theory: John Gray & Richard Dawkins Respond
A year ago, Glossy News recently gave you The Absolute Truth on how tabloid journalism in the UK works. That’s right: my recent article on how “right-wing moral panic journalism” is actually a Trojan horse for “far-left-radical-deep-cover-subversion.” Still, I thought I should…
Are You Boehmermann? Join The Spectator’s ‘Offensive Erdogan Poetry Competition’
The Spectator are holding an ‘Offensive Erdogan Poetry Competition!’ Douglas Murray aptly notes: The very possibility of putting someone on trial for being rude about Erdogan is as illiberal or rather anti-liberal as these things come. It will be hardly more…
Careful About Brand Tarnishing: (Sci-fi Parodies Included)
When it comes to using a brand name in a negative light, authors walk a very fine line. Brand “tarnishment” is vaguely analogous to defamation, and disparaging use of a brand name is often easier to find as publishing moves to…
UK News Headlines: Utopia, Dystopia, Heterotopia
Not long ago I read, or else maybe just made up off entirely off the top of my head, some rather plausible UK headlines: MP Sex Scandal: Cybersex Non-Mandela Selfie Embarrassment!!! Daily Mail Moral Panic Rabble Rousers Censor Phobostratus Pig…