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Jeff Lawson buys The Onion

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Re: Jeff Lawson buys The Onion

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Post by kevinmchugh »

lubujackson wrote: post #57

I'm old enough to remember when it was a physical paper you'd get for free in Harvard Square... wish I kept some of them. I particularly enjoyed the old "Point/Counterpoints" such as: https://www.theonion.com/u-s-out-of-my-uterus-vs-we-must-dep... https://www.theonion.com/americas-homeless-want-a-hand-up-no... https://www.theonion.com/my-computer-totally-hates-me-vs-god... Also, shout out to the "Oh! Mumford" comic s…

The point/counterpoint that I have thought about at least once a month for at least fifteen years: https://www.theonion.com/this-war-will-destabilize-the-entir...

Re: Jeff Lawson buys The Onion

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Post by Daz1 »

defrost wrote: post #72
beastman82 wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My favorite was "Klemke wins!" the day after Obama was elected. https://www.theonion.com/klemke-wins-1819570336

It would have been a vastly different story if only Cosgrove kept her mouth shut about access to the new all-weather Sedgwick County Park municipal pool. Pool politics have torn America apart. Here in Australia we have to make do with The Shovel https://theshovel.com.au/2024/04/24/rest-of-world-offers-tru...

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Re: Jeff Lawson buys The Onion

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Post by kevinmchugh »

swyx wrote: post #44
dontupvoteme wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They were great when they weren't shackled 'Little Boy Heroically Shoots, Mutilates Burglar' 'Black Man given Nation's worst job' (After Obama won) I've never laughed so hard at headlines

did you misremember the second one? https://www.theonion.com/black-guy-asks-nation-for-change-18...

They did not. The one you linked is from March 2008.

https://www.theonion.com/black-man-given-nations-worst-job-1...

Re: Jeff Lawson buys The Onion

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Post by TheCleric »

roughly wrote: post #41

This is great news. Jim Spanfeller and G/O media are pretty well known as a chop shop for media properties - there's not a single part of the former Gawker empire that's done even half-decently under their control. > In an email to G/O Media staff that was obtained by The New York Times, Jim Spanfeller, the chief executive, said the company was “undergoing an extensive review of our portfolio with the intention of co…

I can confirm, Jim Spanfeller is indeed an herb.

Re: Jeff Lawson buys The Onion

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Post by [deleted] »

Daz1 wrote: post #132
defrost wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It would have been a vastly different story if only Cosgrove kept her mouth shut about access to the new all-weather Sedgwick County Park municipal pool. Pool politics have torn America apart. Here in Australia we have to make do with The Shovel https://theshovel.com.au/2024/04/24/rest-of-world-offers-tru...

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Re: Jeff Lawson buys The Onion

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Post by trimbo »

lapcat wrote: post #38

I think this is good news, because G/O Media websites are the worst. I was at UW-Madison when The Onion started. We had a wealth of student newspapers at the time, along with The Daily Cardinal and The Badger Herald. Scott Dikkers and Todd Hanson, writers for The Onion, also wrote great comic strips for the Cardinal (Jim's Journal and Badgers and Other Animals, respectively). Some favorite Onion headlines that I reme…

"Secondhand smoke linked to secondhand coolness"

"Schaumburg Man Dimly Aware Of Shadowy, Non-Schaumburg World Out There"

"Clinton Injected With Highly Unstable Experimental Growth Serum"

"Beer! It kicks ass!"

Lastly, the 9/11 issue is one of their greatest achievements. They struck the perfect balance/tone, avoiding "too soon": https://www.theonion.com/issue-37-34-the-september-11th-issu...

Re: Jeff Lawson buys The Onion

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Post by simonh »

Daz1 wrote: post #132
defrost wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It would have been a vastly different story if only Cosgrove kept her mouth shut about access to the new all-weather Sedgwick County Park municipal pool. Pool politics have torn America apart. Here in Australia we have to make do with The Shovel https://theshovel.com.au/2024/04/24/rest-of-world-offers-tru...

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British conservative, I think it’s hilarious if sweary, but that’s just Australians. Outside the US conservatism and Trump support are, shall we say, loosely coupled. More British conservatives would prefer a Biden victory to a Trump one (40% to 31%).

Re: Jeff Lawson buys The Onion

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Post by KingOfCoders »

lapcat wrote: post #38

I think this is good news, because G/O Media websites are the worst. I was at UW-Madison when The Onion started. We had a wealth of student newspapers at the time, along with The Daily Cardinal and The Badger Herald. Scott Dikkers and Todd Hanson, writers for The Onion, also wrote great comic strips for the Cardinal (Jim's Journal and Badgers and Other Animals, respectively). Some favorite Onion headlines that I reme…

My favorite

"More American Workers Outsourcing Own Jobs Overseas"

https://www.theonion.com/more-american-workers-outsourcing-o...

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