BBC News: 'Anytime you want to go' Dan Walker makes sarcastic swipe at Sally Nugent

Today’s BBC Breakfast was hosted by Dan, 41, and Louise Minchin, 49, who were joined by Sally, 47, who was in the studio to deliver the sports news. As she discussed a clip from the Test Match Special, which was previously played on the show, Dan joked Sally should swap TV for radio. Dan began: “I know we all work […]

‘Archer’ Season 9 Has Lovable A**holes and a Sarcastic Parrot [NYCC 2017]

Two words: Peanut butter. If I remember anything about what went down at the Archer: Danger Island panel at New York Comic Con Saturday evening, it’s that Lucky Yates (Dr. Krieger) was taught how to poop at age 3, when he opened the refrigerator, spied a jar of peanut butter and…success! This story, shared by […]

An algorithm trained on emoji knows when you’re being sarcastic on twitter

Sony Scroll through Twitter and you’ll find plenty of sarcastic comments—not to mention lots of cases where sarcasm apparently went straight over someone’s head. Luckily, an algorithm MIT researchers developed to analyze tweets can now detect sarcasm, and emotional subtext in general, better than most people. Detecting the sentiment of social-media posts is already useful […]

‘I was being sarcastic’: Duterte hits back at Chelsea Clinton over ‘rape joke’ criticism

Published time: 31 May, 2017 22:36 Edited time: 31 May, 2017 22:37 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lashed out at Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former US President Bill Clinton, for her criticism of comments the Filipino leader made about rape. In an expletive-filled attack, Duterte asked if Clinton was critical of her father’s infidelities, adding: […]

A Surreal Animated Tale of a Man, a Raft, a Paddle, and a Sarcastic Ghost

[unable to retrieve full-text content] “A cautionary tale,” reads the description for this surreal nursery rhyme of an animated short, Klementhro. It’s repetitive at first, but stick with it… it takes a dark turn and features maybe the snappiest, most over-it ghost ever to float beside a river bank. Read more… Gizmodo