Archive - The Onion: 20 Years Later

20 years ago, The Onion reviewed Weird Al's Wikipedia page

Also, The Onion reacts to the 2004 election results, self-help books, the Iraq War, Halloween candy data and much more.

Nov 10 •

20 years ago, The Onion mocked our elections

Rediscover The Onion's online-only election commentary, plus Spain's war on bulls, the middle class, workout routines, the Boston Red Sox, and Jean…

Nov 3 •

October 2024

20 years ago, The Onion previewed the 2004 election

Plus, jokes about P. Diddy, vaccines, bosses, secret lives, the metric system and much, much more.

Oct 27 •

The Onion's October 2024 issue features Jean Teasdale!

Who would have thought receiving a newspaper in the mail would be a joy?

Oct 24 •

20 years ago, The Onion said the U.S. lost the Iraq War

We also revisit Bill O'Reilly, Jacques Derrida, the furor over stem-cell research and our old friend Herbert Kornfeld.

Oct 20 •

20 years ago, The Onion discovered Jules Verne's 'camera-phone' short story

Plus, Dick Cheney, John Edwards, Coca-Cola, the George Foreman grill, Pope John Paul II, Darfur and much more from this busy time in 2004.

Oct 13 •

20 years ago in The Onion, U.S. robots lost their jobs to outsourcing

The Onion correctly predicts that musicians won't swing the 2004 election, plus the "Friends' spinoff "Joey," cushion forts, proverbs, the Patriot Act…

Oct 6 •

September 2024

20 years ago, The Onion questioned Bush's service record

Plus, we have a bedding thread recount, Alvin of the Chipmunks is shamed, tan lines go awry, Florida deals with hurricanes and Dept. Head Rawlings…

Sep 29 •

20 years ago, The Onion mocked Matchbox Twenty

I listened to Matchbox Twenty to prepare for this newsletter. Plus, The Onion skewers terrorism fears, interventions, office lunches, Russell Crowe, The…

Sep 22 •

The Onion mailed me the DNC print newspaper!

Let's review The Onion's return to print, including how it measures up -- literally -- to the old version of the newspaper.

Sep 19 •

20 years ago, The Onion had opinions on female athletes

The Onion reinvents Dick Cheney as Jason Voorhees, calls shotgun, talks about college sex columnists, dogs in purses, Cinemax and much more.

Sep 15 •

20 years ago, The Onion honored a school portrait legend

Welcome back to The Onion: 20 Years Later, where we review the print issue from 20 years ago, find out what’s still funny and examine the cultural…

Sep 8 •

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