The Possibilities of Satire with Sarah Pappalardo and Tony Tulathimutte
March 12 12:00 pm
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About the Event
Join writers Sarah Pappalardo (founder of Reductress) and Tony Tulathimutte (Rejection) for a conversation about satire – what is it, and how can it be used as a tool of resistance? Moderated by writer and UNLV MFA student Destiny Pinder-Buckley.
Sarah Pappalardo is a writer, producer, and digital strategist who co-founded the satirical women’s magazine, Reductress. They also co-authored the books, How to Win at Feminism and How to Stay Productive When the World is Ending. Sarah was named one of TIME Magazine’s “23 People Who Are Changing What’s Funny Right Now,” Rolling Stone’s “50 Funniest People Right Now,” and listed on Adweek’s “Creative 100: Innovators Reshaping the Media Landscape.”
Tony Tulathimutte is the author of Private Citizens and Rejection. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, n +1, The Nation, The New Republic, and The New York Times. The recipient of an O. Henry Award and a Whiting Award, he runs the writing class CRIT in Brooklyn.
Destiny Pinder-Buckley is a South Dakotan currently living in Las Vegas. Her work has appeared in The Sun, Desert Companion, Popular Culture Review, Drunk Monkeys, and elsewhere. She writes about pop culture and anything strange. Sometimes she writes about The Sims on her Substack, The Simstack. Pinder-Buckley has participated in the Yale Writers’ Workshop and the Los Angeles Review of Books Publishing Fellowship.