The Onion

The Onion was the 2^nd stop on a pub crawl while I was in NYC. A friend of mine used to work at this location while he lived there so when he suggested the Friday office party, I said ok. Nice group of people. Very creative. Very funny. I’m a fan of The Onion and you should be too.

Love this paper… you guys hiring?

Really, whoever came up with the idea of circulating a newspaper full of fake news stories deserves some sort of award.
Funniest shit ever.

So yeah, Onion is a paper I used to read alot 5 or 6 years ago. It was cool to see these fake stories and stuff. Also, you got some good free movie opportunities from time to time.

Dear Onion,
I don’t remember when I met you, but I remember falling in love with you the moment we were introduced. This is ironically much like how I met my first boyfriend at my first «Keg Party.» This time there were no beer goggles — this was pure adulterated love. I decided it was time to buy the proverbial wedding ring when I read this article — which to this day is still my favorite.:
Love,
Jenn T.

Confession: I actually started reading The Onion during the halfway mark of its existence-​sometime in the late ‘90s-​and even bought a few of the original collections compiled from previous issues. I loved the biting wit, especially in recurring sections-​like the parody of man on the street reporting-​some of which are still very amusing.
That being said, I can’t say that I’ve really enjoyed reading it on a consistent basis in years. For me, the apex of The Onion was its post-​September 11^th issue, which was absolutely brilliant-​to say nothing of being completely tactless. After that it’s just been a gradual, inexorable decline, IMO.
Some of the associated media that grew out of the paper, e.g. Onion Radio News, are still pretty funny, but that’s the extent of my praise for the current incarnation of The Onion.

Who can’t use a break from real news? A light hearted look at the events going on in the world. No one can take themselves to seriously, and the Onion reminds us of that. Pick up an issue once a week to keep yourself in check.

When I first started reading the Onion online about 10 years ago, I learned to love creative writing and fake news all together. Funny as hell and a complete stress reliever, it serves as a great alternative to reading crap like AM New York on the subway during the morning commute. Its comparable to preferring to watch The Daily Show or Colbert Report over the actual news.
I applaud them for bringing humor to a dark world full of sad stories. Even during ⁹⁄₁₁ they managed to spin the joke into a headline that began the healing for the light hearted folks out there. Life is too short to be serious all the time, hence, read the Onion.