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The Onion: 20 Years Later

James daSilva

Reviewing The Onion from exactly 20 years ago to laugh, see what holds up and revisit cultural references we forgot about.

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The Onion gave Barry Bonds an asterisk 20 years ago

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 May 24 to May 30, 2006.

20 years ago, Barry Bonds was perhaps the most controver...

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20 years ago, The Onion imagined Flight 93, but with Martin Lawrence

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 May 24, 2006.

This week, The Onion accidentally predicts the futur...

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20 years ago, The Onion declared the Knicks a "quagmire"

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 May 17 to 23, 2006.

Last weekend, I mentioned my Onion newsletter to a friend, w...

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20 years ago, The Onion celebrated oil execs, organ harvesting

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 May 17, 2006.

This issue was full of dark humor — a dead man’s mea...

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Reviewing The Onion's website: May 10-16, 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 May 10 to 16, 2006.

Unlike last week, I found all the old jokes via Internet Arc...

18 days ago
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    Do The Onion’s jokes from 20 years ago still hold up? I answer this question every week. Join me to laugh, revisit the past and ponder the future.

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