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20 years ago, The Onion turned Us Weekly into Harper's magazine
The Onion mocks the Catholic Church, John Bolton, iPods and NASCAR. Plus, Jackie Harvey and Don Turnbee show up.
Jun 29
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20 years ago, The Onion turned Us Weekly into Harper's magazine
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The Onion in 2056: A dystopian world of Flash animation
In 2005, The Onion imagined the world 51 years later. Get ready for endless sci-fi tropes and Flash animations.
Jun 22
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James daSilva
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The Onion in 2056: A dystopian world of Flash animation
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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
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James daSilva
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20 years ago, The Onion listed everything that can go wrong
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The Onion: 20 Years Later in the media
Where this newsletter on The Onion's past has been mentioned
Jun 11
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James daSilva
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The Onion: 20 Years Later in the media
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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
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James daSilva
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20 years ago, Bush unbanned vigilantism in The Onion
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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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James daSilva
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Judge Joe Brown overruled Judge Hatchett in The Onion 20 years ago
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May 2025
20 years ago, The Onion blamed stupidity in Area Death
Let's make fun of advertising, metalhead-goth love, having just one beer, President Bush, Memorial Day, filibusters and more.
May 25
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James daSilva
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20 years ago, The Onion blamed stupidity in Area Death
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Bush tried to save rom-coms 20 years ago in The Onion
Let's revisit CEO kidnappings, school principals, Gil Scott-Heron, commencement speakers and religious agreement on chicken!
May 18
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James daSilva
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Bush tried to save rom-coms 20 years ago in The Onion
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20 years ago, The Onion mocked Scientology
Let's revisit Tom Cruise's summer of love and faith, "Fear Factor," Iraq, Usher, Cupid's shooting spree and much more.
May 11
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James daSilva
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20 years ago, The Onion mocked Scientology
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The Onion featured Barack Obama for the 1st time 20 years ago
Plus, President Bush's identity is stolen! The Onion also covers Amtrak, the unspeakable happening, "The Simple Life" and more.
May 4
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The Onion featured Barack Obama for the 1st time 20 years ago
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April 2025
The Onion's historical coverage of tariffs, 1996–2016
Did The Onion care about tariffs before Donald Trump became president? Not really! Here is The Onion's coverage of tariffs from 1996 to 2016.
Apr 30
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James daSilva
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The Onion's historical coverage of tariffs, 1996–2016
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20 years ago in The Onion, Herbert Kornfeld gave a "Motivation Seminizar"
Also, let's revisit Katie Couric, Rep. Tom DeLay, Chris Kattan, "Family Feud," the food pyramid, beavers and much more.
Apr 27
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20 years ago in The Onion, Herbert Kornfeld gave a "Motivation Seminizar"
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