The Onion: 20 Years Later | James daSilva | Substack

The Onion's 9/11 issue, 20 years later

The Onion was just trying to figure out how to acknowledge a tragedy. The result was a historical document that's also quite funny.

Sep 26, 2021 •

20 years ago, The Onion listed everything that can go wrong

Plus, jokes about everything that can go wrong, John Updike, cassettes, Habitat for Humanity, President Bush, Portugal, medical marijuana and much more.

Jun 15 •

The Onion: 20 Years Later in the media

Where this newsletter on The Onion's past has been mentioned

Jun 11 •

20 years ago, Bush unbanned vigilantism in The Onion

Plus, The Onion covers the Special Olympics, "The Rockford Files," Björk, the genocide in Sudan, "Deep Throat," the NBA and much more.

Jun 8 •

Judge Joe Brown overruled Judge Hatchett in The Onion 20 years ago

Plus, mid-2000s tropes like Camp Snoopy, "Napoleon Dynamite," stem cells, early "green" products and the "Van Helsing" franchise.

Jun 1 •

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