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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20 years ago in The Onion, Bush 41 disowned Bush 43
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 June 14 to 20, 2006.
This week, we have a tremendous presidential radio address...
20 years ago in The Onion, the Pope went to Six Flags
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 June 14, 2006.
A few years ago, I discovered an Onion column by Sa...
20 years ago, The Onion joked about Will Ferrell, Shaq and Al-Zarqawi
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 June 7 to 13, 2006.
If you’re watching the 2026 NBA Finals (and you should be!),...
20 years ago, The Onion made fun of Africa ... again
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 June 7, 2006.
Today’s issue is full of jokes that feel out of date...
A few thoughts on my redesign of The Onion: 20 Years Later
I’ve made the most substantial changes to my Substack design since my launch nearly 6.5 years ago, in January 2020.
If you’re reading this on the app, you won’t notice much of a difference. But if you get my newsletter in your inbox, or yo...
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