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The Onion Apologizes For Vulgar Tweet Towards Quvenzhane' Wallis

Ian Delap — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:31:01 +0000

Infamous satirical news site The Onion is up to it's usual tricks. The arrival and passing of the 2013 Oscars gave the jokesters plenty of ammunition to fire at celebrities. One shot in particular gave them more than they bargained for. After calling 9-year-old Best Actress nominee Quvenzhané Wallis the "c-word" in a tweet, The Onion wrote something seldom seen by Onion followers. An apology.

The Onion Reports Taylor Swift Was Dating Christopher Dorner… Inappropriate?

Ian Delap — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:23:38 +0000

The Onion is at it again. Taylor Swift seems to be a favorite target of the satirical newspaper. The Onion, Feb. 13th 2013, reported that Taylor Swift was mourning the death of her boyfriend Christopher Dorner. Is this inappropriate?

'The Onion' Reports Taylor Swift is Now Dating James Holmes… Inappropriate?

Ian Delap — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:45:41 +0000

America's most popular satirical newspaper The Onion just recently released another eyebrow raising story. The Onion reported that recently single singer Taylor Swift in now dating mass murder suspect James Holmes. Is this inappropriate?

A SportsCenter competitor emerges

Jon Green — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:54:30 +0000

ESPN’s SportsCenter has long been the premiere place to get your sporting fix, right? Their commercials are better than a lot of druck on TV. But there’s a new challenger in town, and these guys are serious. Seriously funny. Enter The Onion — those guys who have been cracking up since 1988 in ways often NSFW [...]