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A cartoon drawn by Iranian American satirist Saman Arbabi about the nuclear aspirations of Iranian leaders.

The nuclear deal finally gives an Iranian American some good news to mock

An Iranian-American satirist's take on the nuclear deal with Tehran: "It's like an Islamic marriage: The US now has three wives and none of them get along. One of them is Israel, one is Saudi Arabia, and the other is now Iran, the new wife."

The nuclear deal finally gives an Iranian American some good news to mock

Paul Beatty Doesn’t Care If You’re Offended

Paul Beatty Doesn’t Care If You’re Offended
What's Up Africa creator and host Ikenna Azuike playing three of his video personas. From left to right: the African strongman dictator, the ugly American in Africa, the Nigerian pastor preaching prosperity.

Ikenna Azuike skewers Africa's corrupt rulers and seemingly unfunny problems

Ikenna Azuike skewers Africa's corrupt rulers and seemingly unfunny problems
Cartoon posted to NyanHline's Brainwave Facebook page which is devoted to expressions of protest over the violence directed at Burmese students carrying out a 400-mile march from Mandalay to Yangon. The peacock is an image that goes back to the 1988 prote

Students in Myanmar document government thugs through cartoons

Students in Myanmar document government thugs through cartoons
"No Freedom without Freedom of the Press," by Tomi Ungerer, 1992

The man whose anti-war art was too radical for anti-war activists

The man whose anti-war art was too radical for anti-war activists
Nigeria, not quite as trendy.

Why no 'Je suis Charlie' moment for Boko Haram's victims?

See how political cartoonists across Africa are drawing their frustration with the lack of worldwide outrage and support and marches for the victims of Boko Haram.

Why no 'Je suis Charlie' moment for Boko Haram's victims?
A man holds the new issue of satirical French weekly Charlie Hebdo, entitled "Tout est pardonné" ("All is forgiven"), at a kiosk in Nice on January 14, 2015.

Charlie Hebdo returns to huge demand — and plenty of offense

People woke up early in Paris to get a copy of the latest Charlie Hebdo, which had a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad on the cover. Many French loved the defiant gesture, and copies quickly sold out, but many French Muslims feel alienated by the caricature.

Charlie Hebdo returns to huge demand — and plenty of offense

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Political cartoonists, Haruki Murakami, Nicolas Cage, and emojis win the internet this week. 

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week
In Brussels, a woman holds a copy of Charlie Hebdo to pay tribute to the victims of a shooting at the offices of the weekly satirical magazine in Paris on January 7, 2015.

France reels after the Charlie Hebdo attack kills 12

Neither the occurrence of a terrorist attack nor the deaths of people who were widely loved was easy for France to bear on Wednesday. But as people gather in French cities to mourn, there are hopes that the attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper will help spark a conversation about radicalism in France.

France reels after the Charlie Hebdo attack kills 12
French cartoonist Charb, publishing director of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, poses for photographs at their offices in Paris, September 19, 2012. Charlie Hebdo published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad on Wednesday, a decision criticised by the

'Oh, you know, nobody wants to kill caricaturists like us'

French publisher Arash Derambarsh was just a boy when he first watched cartoonist Jean "Cabu" Cabut on a popular French kids show. As an adult, he went on to publish Cabu's work and that of many of the cartoonists from Charlie Hebdo, including editor-in-chief Stéphane "Charb" Charbonnier.

'Oh, you know, nobody wants to kill caricaturists like us'
Marco Werman reads an issue of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo he bought during a trip to France in 2011.

Marco Werman on why Charlie Hebdo matters

National Lampoon once came close, but there's still nothing like Charlie Hebdo in the US. And they knew exactly what they were doing, as well as the risks involved.

Marco Werman on why Charlie Hebdo matters

10 Things You Had To See Online This Year

There were good things happening on the internet in 2014, from ClickHole to Kermit to a great new podcast called Serial. 

10 Things You Had To See Online This Year
"The Samaritans"

In Kenya's twist on 'The Office,' a fictional aid organization gets skewered

Non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, are the non-profits that help provide everything from food to education to business support around the world. And many aid workers joke that NGOs make up an industry in itself. Now, a new comedy series produced in Kenya takes that joke a step further, about the inner workings of an aid group that just aids itself.

In Kenya's twist on 'The Office,' a fictional aid organization gets skewered
Eric Jarosinski, the University of Pennsylvania professor behind Nein Quarterly

Germans on Twitter say 'ja!' to Nein Quarterly

A University of Pennsylvania professor tweeting as “Nein Quarterly" has attracted more than 40,000 followers with his wry observations on everything from US politics to the sexiness of the German umlaut.

Germans on Twitter say 'ja!' to Nein Quarterly

Svet and the City

Svet and the City