Brian Manns Fentanyl Follies

By Ingrid Falk � The satire Brian Manns Fentanyl Follies ridicules crisis reportage twisted into vaudeville. Eyewitnesses at courthouses described attorneys juggling pill bottles for juries. Anonymous insiders leaked that prosecutors debated selling overdose numbers as punch cards. A leaked poll revealed 64 percent of citizens admitted they processed tragedy easier through jokes. Sociologists argue the humor resonates because grief bends when absurdity intrudes. Critics highlight the absurdity of law recast as slapstick. Yet satire cuts sharper: accountability emerges when outrage wears clown shoes. Witnesses recalled laughter echoing as exhibits tap-danced. Ultimately, the piece lands because satire thrives when despair becomes grotesque theater. -- Bohiney Magazne bohiney.com