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Paula Kiger
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Revisit The Onion's TV listings from 20 years ago
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Revisit The Onion's TV listings from 20 years ago
The Onion jokes about Michael Bay, Bush eulogizing Rosa Parks, weather-related gambling, Samuel Alito's nomination and much more
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November 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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20 years ago in The Onion, a nude sheriff showed up
Plus, bird flu, TV weathermen, a nude sheriff in town, "Scooter" Libby, Howie Mandel, and a night on the town
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November 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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20 years ago in The Onion, Jim Anchower got a girlfriend
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20 years ago in The Onion, Jim Anchower got a girlfriend
Plus, Bush seeks a Secretary of the Nation, afterlife drug sentencing, marriage counseling, friends with cancer and much more.
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October 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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20 years ago, The Onion resurrected Bob Marley
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20 years ago, The Onion resurrected Bob Marley
Plus, The Onion jokes about Hollywood, obesity, Cosmopolitan, Jimmy Kimmel, Halliburton and the CEO with the best handshake.
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October 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Check it out!

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20 years ago, The Onion quoted Anthony Weiner before he was famous
Plus, jokes about Nicole Kidman, Botswana, the WikiConstitution, Ukraine's governments and the guy in philosophy class who won't shut up.
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September 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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The Onion's 9/11 issue, 20 years later
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The Onion's 9/11 issue, 20 years later
The Onion was just trying to figure out how to acknowledge a tragedy. The result was a historical document that's also quite funny.
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September 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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20 years ago in The Onion, Oprah had her biggest giveaway yet
Plus, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, more reactions to Katrina, Cindy Sheehan and John Roberts, and Hitler's astrological sign.
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September 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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20 years ago, Gorzo The Mighty returned to The Onion
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20 years ago, Gorzo The Mighty returned to The Onion
Plus, The Onion jokes about the search for one's self, the Supreme Court, the Keebler elves, Phyllis Diller and much more.
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September 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Reviewing The Onion's coverage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005
Plus, Dick Cheney loses his health insurance, Barbie becomes CEO, Justice Rehnquist dies — and a smokestack writes a column called "I'm A Cloud Factory!"
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September 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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The Onion's new website launched 20 years ago this week
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The Onion's new website launched 20 years ago this week
Revisit The Onion's entry into web-only content, including a new website, more American Voices, and a fake Bush radio address and much more!
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September 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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20 years ago, The Onion predicted Google's heel turn
Plus, The Onion magazine debuts, jokes about Cindy Sheehan and "Sanford and Son," and much more. Also, a goat writes a column.
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August 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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20 years ago, The Onion mocked Dave Matthews
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20 years ago, The Onion mocked Dave Matthews
Plus, Shakespeare the rapper, the terrorists winning again, Gaza, jet lag, "Luftwaffles" and much more.
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August 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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20 years ago, The Onion mocked Donald Rumsfeld — and his wife
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20 years ago, The Onion mocked Donald Rumsfeld — and his wife
Plus, The Onion goes after Michael Bay 3 years after he threatened to sue them. Let's revisit summer 2005!
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August 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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20 years ago, The Onion brought back Amber Richardson
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20 years ago, The Onion brought back Amber Richardson
Plus, Bush's energy plan, podcasts, cell phones, dog cloning, the Geico gecko and much more.
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August 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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August 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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20 years ago in The Onion, a male novelist tried to write women
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20 years ago in The Onion, a male novelist tried to write women
Plus, The Onion discusses terrorism and high school dropouts, PepsiCo tries to connect with youth culture, and a column about lesser-known "Get Smart" agents
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August 4, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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20 years ago, The Onion featured a cat general and Tom Cruise
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20 years ago, The Onion featured a cat general and Tom Cruise
Plus, The Onion comments on Burger King, Sandra Day O'Conner, the London bombings, Joe Scarborough and Jean Teasdale getting drunk
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July 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Come along with me to get a layperson's "101" of a carbon forest.

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Trees Work: A Look Inside a Carbon Forest | Big Green Pen
The idea of a carbon credit may sound complex, but it all starts with trees.
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July 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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20 years ago, Congress got a puppy
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20 years ago in The Onion, Congress got a puppy
On July 20, 2005, The Onion returned from vacation with jokes about outsourcing, drunk confidence, the Marines, robot fighting, dating and much more.
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July 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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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.
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June 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: in Tallahassee, FL” - sign up now to join me! #aftvotes www.mobilize.us/aft/event/80...
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**Good Trouble Lives On** is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power...
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June 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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I’m so happy to share this review of @TheOnion.com 2056 issue with you.

I’ve never spent more hours on a review, including the half-broken Flash animations.

The Onion doesn’t get enough (or any) credit for this ambitious effort, but I’m hoping to change that.

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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.
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June 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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20 years ago, The Onion listed everything that can go wrong
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20 years ago, The Onion reacted to the Michael Jackson verdict
Plus, jokes about everything that can go wrong, John Updike, cassettes, Habitat for Humanity, President Bush, Portugal, medical marijuana and much more.
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June 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Big news from #Instagram. 🤳 Coming soon! You'll be able to re-arrange your grid. I remember this functionality was on everyone's social media wishlist back in 2012. 👏
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Instagram May Soon Let You Rearrange Your Grid. What to Know
The company isn't sharing a lot of details yet, but promises more flexibility.
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June 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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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.
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June 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM