A Paper Where the News Really Is Fake, and That’s the Point
In “Funny Because It’s True,” Christine Wenc offers an idiosyncratic history of The Onion, the publication that made the ...
The history of The Onion, as told by someone there at the start
Christine Wenc, the author of "Funny Because It's True", will speak Tuesday about how she chronicled the satirical ...
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How The Onion Created Modern American Satire
Christine Wenc's book, Funny Because It’s True, explores the history and cultural impact of The Onion, the satirical publication that began as a college project in 1988 ...
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March's Book of the Month: A layered read
“Funny Because It’s True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire” by Christine Wenc comes out March 18. The 336-page retrospective details the early history of the free weekly ...
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Book Review
In “Funny Because It’s True,” Christine Wenc offers an idiosyncratic history of The Onion, the publication that made the media its chief satirical target. By Alexandra Jacobs “Sunrise on ...