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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
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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
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20 years ago, The Onion mocked our elections
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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
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20 years ago, The Onion previewed the 2004 election
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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
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James daSilva
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20 years ago, The Onion said the U.S. lost the Iraq War
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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
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James daSilva
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20 years ago, The Onion discovered Jules Verne's 'camera-phone' short story
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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
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James daSilva
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20 years ago in The Onion, U.S. robots lost their jobs to outsourcing
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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
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James daSilva
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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
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James daSilva
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20 years ago, The Onion mocked Matchbox Twenty
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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
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James daSilva
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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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20 years ago, The Onion showed male nudity
Plus, The Onion discovers the Constitution's secret menu, covers the 2004 RNC, defends Al-Jazeera, criticizes website pop-up quizzes and much more
Sep 1
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20 years ago, The Onion mocked Dolph Lundgren
Plus, the 2004 presidential race, a visit to T.G.I. Friday's, frat problems at online universities and a column by Jackie Harvey.
Aug 25
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20 years ago, The Onion mocked Dolph Lundgren
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