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Most Comedically Postmodern Article of 2020

The Most Comedic Postmodern Article of 2020

  I love postmodernism in all shapes and sizes. I've read Jorge Luis Borges, Orkhan Pamuk, Mark Danielewski, Vladimir Nabokov. But my favorite subgenre here is comedic postmodernism. My favorite author of all time is Terry Pratchett, a master of postmodern parody and comedy. I've read the Discworld series around 5 times, all 40 books, in two different languages.   This is the reason why I offer you to link or write an article in this genre. The recipe isn't complex: take something universally familiar and explicitly stupid, twist it into your world and leave a ton of references throughtout.  

Example

  In my other setting there is a Hell modeled after the one from Dante's Inferno, but in my case Hell is a country, with its own government, officials, institutions and corruption. One of the circles is a city called Dis, just like Dante's, but in this case it's an abbreviation. D.I.S. - Diabolical Informational Service. It's the same in Russian, by the way. And this whole circle was a commentary on things I hate about Russian political journalism, the professional sphere I was a part of for ten long years. The players participated in a political talk-show hosted by a demon called Kisleff, shot an ad for import substitution, participated in a quiz show a-la The Weakest Link and became poster boys for a huge internal propaganda campaign.  
Post your submission in the comments section and may the funniest article win!
Category prize

I, Teyvill, pledge to award the winner of this category a hardcover copy of Terry Pratchett's Small Gods ordered by Amazon.

Alternatively, if the winner already has this book or doesn't want it, it'll be a $25 Amazon Gift Card



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Dec 18, 2020 13:07

Here we go; in a dystopian cyberpunk future, politicians are outlawed and there's a standing bounty on each and everyone of the bastards. So maybe it's not all bad.  

WANTED, DEAD OR ALIVE: Politicians
Profession | Jan 1, 2022

'Politicians' were an ruling-class when democracy was still a thing. Don't worry, the Corporations got rid of that!


Creator of Araea, Megacorpolis, and many others.
Jan 16, 2021 12:57 by Andrew Belenkiy aka Teyvill Dost

Hi! Just wanted to say that the winners will be announced by Janet during the World Ember Celebration stream on twitch.tv/worldanvil, which is expected January 30 (probably) ;)

Jan 29, 2021 17:21 by Andrew Belenkiy aka Teyvill Dost

Hi again! Sorry for short notice, this was known since last Saturday, but haven't got time to comment before that. The WE Celebration was postponed until February the 6th, and that's when the ACA winners will be announced.

Dec 18, 2020 18:41

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/valley-of-man-hughpierre/a/transmigrancy-law-1 A mixed take on isekai, opportunities for time travel and exploring alternate histories.  

Transmigrancy
Physical / Metaphysical Law | Dec 18, 2020

Jan 16, 2021 12:58 by Andrew Belenkiy aka Teyvill Dost

Hi! Just wanted to say that the winners will be announced by Janet during the World Ember Celebration stream on twitch.tv/worldanvil, which is expected January 30 (probably) ;)

Jan 29, 2021 17:21 by Andrew Belenkiy aka Teyvill Dost

Hi again! Sorry for short notice, this was known since last Saturday, but haven't got time to comment before that. The WE Celebration was postponed until February the 6th, and that's when the ACA winners will be announced.

Dec 29, 2020 05:10 by Grace Gittel Lewis

What's more postmodern than eldritch McDonald's whose funding keeps them from being stopped?

Agnew Sr.'s
Organization | Dec 9, 2020

What's in the meat?

Jan 16, 2021 12:58 by Andrew Belenkiy aka Teyvill Dost

Hi! Just wanted to say that the winners will be announced by Janet during the World Ember Celebration stream on twitch.tv/worldanvil, which is expected January 30 (probably) ;)

Jan 16, 2021 18:37 by Grace Gittel Lewis

Thank you for the update!

Jan 29, 2021 17:21 by Andrew Belenkiy aka Teyvill Dost

Hi again! Sorry for short notice, this was known since last Saturday, but haven't got time to comment before that. The WE Celebration was postponed until February the 6th, and that's when the ACA winners will be announced.

Jan 29, 2021 18:50 by Grace Gittel Lewis

So I've heard, thanks!

Jan 6, 2021 03:21

I am not entirely sure if you want to classify this as "postmodern comedy", but I feel that a creation myth for a plane of the universe based on a Shakira song could count.  

A Request to the Skies
Myth | Dec 22, 2020

In the Shakirian plane of Love Stories, the sun rises as The Eyes Like Those are briefly seen on the skies.

Jan 16, 2021 12:58 by Andrew Belenkiy aka Teyvill Dost

Hi! Just wanted to say that the winners will be announced by Janet during the World Ember Celebration stream on twitch.tv/worldanvil, which is expected January 30 (probably) ;)

Jan 29, 2021 17:21 by Andrew Belenkiy aka Teyvill Dost

Hi again! Sorry for short notice, this was known since last Saturday, but haven't got time to comment before that. The WE Celebration was postponed until February the 6th, and that's when the ACA winners will be announced.