question: The "South Park" episode "Britney's New Look" parodies an American short story by what author?
answer: Shirley Jackson
context: Title: The Lottery
  Passage: "The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, written just months before its first publication, in the June 26, 1948, issue of "The New Yorker".  The story describes a fictional small town which observes — as do many other communities, both large and small, throughout contemporary America — an annual ritual known as "the lottery".  It has been described as "one of the most famous short stories in the history of American literature".
  Title: Jared Has Aides
  Passage: "Jared Has Aides" is the first episode of the sixth season of the adult American animated television series "South Park".  It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on March 6, 2002.  The episode was rated TV-MA in the United States, except on syndicated broadcasts, where it is rated TV-14 instead.  In the episode, weight loss advocate Jared Fogle incurs the wrath of South Park after he announces that he lost weight because he has aides (misinterpreted as AIDS).  This leads the boys to try to use Butters as their own advocate for City Wok.  The episode also parodies the film "Philadelphia".
  Title: Soldier's Home (film)
  Passage: Soldier's Home is a 1977 American short film adaptation of the 1925 short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway which was originally broadcast as part of "The American Short Story" series on PBS on April 25, 1977.  It was directed by Robert Young, adapted by Robert Geller and starred Richard Backus and Nancy Marchand.  The musical score is by Dick Hyman.
  Title: Britney's New Look
  Passage: "Britney's New Look" is the second episode in the twelfth season of the animated television series "South Park", and the 169th episode of the series overall.  It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on March 19, 2008.  In the episode, Kyle Broflovski and Stan Marsh take pity on Britney Spears after a botched attempt at suicide that removes the upper two-thirds of her head, and try to save her from the cruel cycle of cultural martyrdom.  The episode parodies the American short story "The Lottery".  The episode also features cameos of all the one-off adult characters of the entire series throughout the episode, including Radiohead and Gene Hackman.
  Title: Funnybot
  Passage: "Funnybot" is the second episode of the fifteenth season of the American animated television series "South Park", and the 211th episode of the series overall.  "Funnybot" premiered in the United States on Comedy Central on May 4, 2011, the first time a "South Park" episode has aired in May since season 10's "Tsst" in 2006.  "Funnybot" parodies The Comedy Awards, black comedian Tyler Perry, the Daleks from "Doctor Who", and the death of Osama bin Laden.
  Title: Glimmer Train
  Passage: Glimmer Train is an American short story literary journal.  It is published quarterly, accepting works primarily from emerging writers.  Stories published in "Glimmer Train" have been listed in "The Best American Short Stories", as well as appearing in recent editions of the "Pushcart Prize", "The PEN/O.  Henry Prize Stories", and anthologies for "New Stories from the Midwest", "New Stories from the South", and "Best American Short Stories".  The journal holds 12 short story fiction contests a year, paying out over $50,000 on an annual basis.
citations: The Lottery Britney's New Look