Wow! This clickbait parody is still the funniest thing on the internet Ten years after its launch, the Onion spinoff ClickHole has outlived much of its source material – with a voice entirely its own The Guardian - US · Jun 14, 2024
Sure, Google’s AI overviews could be useful – if you like eating rocks The company that shaped the development of search engines is banking on chatbot-style summaries. But so far, its suggestions are pretty wild The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024
Google to refine AI-generated search summaries in response to bizarre results After new feature tells people to eat rocks or add glue to pizza sauce, company to restrict which searches return summaries The Guardian - US · May 31, 2024
Proton Mail doesn't guarantee anonymity—unless you do this A Proton Mail recovery email leading to the arrest of a Spanish activist flared up discussions recently. Here's how to use the private email more anonymously. TechRadar · May 21, 2024
The Antisemitism Awareness Act Will Make It Illegal To Criticize Israel on Campus The protesters deserve criticism—but Congress is the real threat. Reason · May 2, 2024
All hail the “Cinnamon Roll Man” Shy, thoughtful and easy on the eyes. This new crop of heartthrobs is challenging classic male stereotypes Salon · Nov 18, 2023
Always modified my Twitter use in accordance with eLife board’s feedback, says sacked editor Michael Eisen Michael Eisen fired as eLife Editor-in-Chief for quote tweeting The Onion's satirical article criticizing Palestinians. Eisen clarified himself, but eLife cited his approach to leadership, communication & social media as reason for firing. Eisen disagreed & cited eLife's reaction to social media as danger. The Hindu · Nov 4, 2023
As Gaza crumbles, those speaking up for innocent Palestinians are being silenced and sacked Simply opposing violence against civilians is to risk career and reputation. Where are the defenders of ‘free speech’ now, asks Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2023
‘McCarthyite backlash’: response to criticism of Israel alarms rights groups Civil rights groups say critics of the Israeli assault on Gaza have lost jobs and students who support Palestine have been blacklisted The Guardian - US · Oct 30, 2023
Prominent US figures face backlash and firings for pro-Palestinian statements From magazine editors to Hollywood agents, supporters of Palestinians experiencing widespread rebuke The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2023
Scientific Journal Dismisses Editor-in-Chief for Endorsing Onion Item on Gaza and Israel https://twitter.com/mbeisen/status/1712947590294306976 Science reports: Michael Eisen, editor-in-chief of the prominent open-access journal eLife and longtime critic of traditional journals, says he is losing that job for publicly endorsing a satirical article that criticized people dying in Gaza for not condemning the recent attacks on Israel by the Palestinian group Hamas. "I… Reason · Oct 26, 2023
Scientific journal editor fired for sharing Onion article about Israel-Hamas war ‘They’re going to alienate and have alienated a huge part of the community: people who don’t think it’s bad to express political opinions that not everybody agrees with,’ Michael Eisen said after sacking The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023
White House trolls ‘worst person you know’ Matt Gaetz Florida representative has blamed looming government shutdown on Speaker McCarthy The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023
"Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a helicopter, and you can land next to some": The wit and wisdom of David Lee Roth The very best quotes from Diamond Dave, original Van Halen mouthpiece, Hollywood bon vivant and unbeatable wit Louder · Aug 9, 2023
The Guardian - US · Jun 15, 2023 ‘The whole thing was insane’: Bill de Blasio on dropping groundhog that later died Former New York mayor spoke candidly about day in 2014 he dropped Charlotte the groundhog
The Conversation · Feb 28, 2023 Mocking the police got an Ohio man arrested – and the Supreme Court ignored The Onion's plea to define the limits of parody Can Americans be jailed for making fun of the government? Most would respond with a resounding “No, of course not! The First Amendment protects us from that.”
Bangkok Post · Feb 11, 2023 It's important to know your onions There was a news photograph recently in which a Filipina bride in Iloilo on the island of Panay carried a bouquet of onions down the aisle rather than flowers. She explained that while flowers would soon be thrown away the onions would last and ensure the newlyweds have something to…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 17, 2022 Review: ‘The Menu,’ with Anya Taylor-Joy, Serves up Satire “What are we eating? A Rolex?” So quips Margot (Anya Taylor-Joy) in Mark Mylod's “The Menu” as she waits with her date, Tyler (Nicholas Hoult), a devoted foodie who has landed them a reservation at the exclusive restaurant Hawthorne. Like the opening of Rian Johnson's upcoming “Glass Onion: A Knives…
Salon · Nov 5, 2022 The Onion and the defense of satire The Onion believes the right to use satire is under threat
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 4, 2022 Beware of fake ‘newspapers’ packaged as the old-school real deal The right-wing “newspapers” that have been infiltrating Chicago-area voters’ mailboxes look like classic print products.
Reason · Nov 1, 2022 The Babylon Bee Joins The Onion in Decrying an Ohio Law That Makes Parody a Felony The two fake news organizations want the Supreme Court to review the case of a man who was arrested for making fun of the police.
The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2022 Behind the scenes at the Onion: ‘Trump is the emperor who admits he’s naked’ As the celebrated satirical news site turns 35, it tackles a world that seems to parody itself
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022 A deepfake video of Joe Biden singing the children’s song Baby Shark isn’t funny – it is deeply worrying The clip started out as a joke, but that doesn’t stop something gaining its own nefarious life online
The Conversation · Oct 19, 2022 4.3 trillion readers can’t be wrong – why The Onion’s defence of satire should be heard by the US Supreme Court If you’ve read, watched and enjoyed the work of America’s best-known satirical publication The Onion, you might be surprised by how serious it suddenly became earlier this month. So serious, in fact, that it might end up before the US Supreme Court.
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022 The Onion takes on the Supreme Court to protect the right to parody The Onion has filed a brief with the Supreme Court in support of a man arrested for mocking his local police force’s Facebook page. But will the judges get the joke? Richard Hall reports