The Onion: 20 Years Later
James daSilvaReviewing The Onion from exactly 20 years ago to laugh, see what holds up and revisit cultural references we forgot about.
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[Editor’s note: This post is adapted from the July 26, 2026, newsletter.]
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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 impact. Today, we revisit July 26, 2006.
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Reviewing The Onion's web-only jokes: July 19-25, 2006
Welcome to The Onion’s Website: 20 Years Later, a weekly review of what The Onion published online that wasn’t in the print issue. This week, we’re looking at July 19 to 25, 2006.
This is The Onion’s 1st official week back from vacation, d...
In July 2006, The Onion redesigned the newspaper!
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 impact. Today, we revisit July 19, 2006.
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