The Onion Apologizes for Controversial Tweet About 9-Year-Old Actress
Humor website The Onion is under fire after putting out a particularly off-putting tweet during last night’s Oscars, which addressed 9-year-old Beasts of the Southern Wild actress Quvenzhané Wallis as a four-letter word we’re having a hard time typing, so you can just check it out in the tweet below (Warning: Harsh language ahead). Screenshot via Salon The tweet was pulled last night, but not before hundreds of people retweeted and replied to the statement. The Onion’s apology was released today, which was penned by Onion CEO Steve Hannah. The statement apologizes to the actress directly and states “[The Onion... read more
Found in: NewsThe Onion to Take on TED Talks
The TED Talks lecture series is the latest target of satirical news source The Onion. Beginning next Wednesday, The Onion’s YouTube page will host a series of their own lectures parodying the over-earnestness and self-important air characteristic of the wildly successful TED Talks series.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsThe Onion to Launch TV Show on IFC
They paved the way in fake print journalism, so fake TV news seems like a logical next step for The Onion.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsThe Onion Releases News from the Future Video
When they’re not creating a new sports series for Comedy Central, or perpetually cracking us up, turns out the satirical news junkies at The Onion are predicting the future. “The Onion News Network” just released a 12-and-a-half minute video segment titled “Future: News from the Year 2137” that gives us a hilarious, yet somewhat disheartening, glimpse at what the future has in store.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsOnion Sports Network Coming to Comedy Central
Everybody’s favorite satirical news source is joining forces with America’s funniest television network. Comedy Central has picked up a new series from The Onion called the Onion Sports Network, based on the online video series of the same name. The network has ordered 10 episodes of the scripted sports news series, according to The Hollywood Reporter.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsJeff Tweedy Comments on His Internet Commenters
Like any other rock band making music today, Wilco has to deal with some haters on the internet. But not many of those bands get the chance to address the feedback. When Jeff Tweedy and Co. stopped by their hometown of Chicago for a two-night stand, The Onion’s A.V. Club decided to give Tweedy a forum. His tone in the interview, published late last week, is not as defensive as one might expect, either.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsChuck Klosterman Takes on the Beatles Reissues
This is the fairly uncontroversial start of a news item about Chuck Klosterman. A review of the new Beatles reissues anthology penned by him went up today at The Onion's A.V. Club. This follows his protracted absence (which probably has a lot to do with his forthcoming book Eating the Dinosaur) after his 1700-word screed/review of Chinese Democracy.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsSix Insights From an Editor at The Onion
The first-ever headline in The Onion was “Mendota Monster Mauls Madison,” published Aug. 29, 1988 over a picture of a Loch Ness Monster-type creature that was apparently roaming the waterways of Wisconsin. The paper was just a scrappy little weekly at that time, distributed for free around the University of Wisconsin. There was even a coupon on the front page for a Zorba’s gyro. ... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayAlternative Comedy Festival announces line-up
It looks like the Alternative Comedy Festival is back for another round of laughs. Now in its second year, the Somerville, Mass.-based fest will feature a great list of comedians including Janeane Garofalo, Michael Ian Black, Rob Riggle from "The Daily Show," the Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company and a special performance by The Onion, amongst others.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsThe Onion Movie coming to DVD at last
After years of exploring layers upon layers of pop culture, politics and general oddity, "America's Finest News Source" is no longer confined to your computer screen. The Onion's flavor will soon ooze over onto your television, as the online news-skewering organization is finally releasing onto DVD the movie they made three years ago, /Film reports. The movie's IMDb page, now displaying a 2008 release date, has popped back up again, sporting a cast headed by none other than Steven Seagal as a character called "Cockpuncher." Amazing. The film, judging only from the trailer, rakes together a collection of unconnected... read more
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