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Bruce Springsteen makes an album about struggling Martian workers? If only this Onion article were real

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:15:04 PDT

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Every now and then, an article comes along in The Onion that we wish were actually true — like this one, about Bruce Springsteen recording a whole album about workers on Mars called Red Dust. More »

The Onion presents TV news from the year 2137

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:20:00 PDT

The Onion has just released a 12-minute news broadcast from the year 2137, thanks to their wormhole-satellite technology. We've got two video clips from the newscast. Check out the weird, hilarious future world dreamed up by the Onion crew. More »

The best Lost memes, videos, t-shirts, fan art, and more

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:00:00 PDT

While waiting for Lost's final mindfrak this Sunday, spend some time looking at all the brilliant artwork, videos, and photoshopperie this epic show inspired. Check out our massive round-up. More »

Your Failed Love Life Is The Result Of Changeling Interference

Graeme McMillan — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:40:00 PDT

Wondering why your love life seems so repetitive and directionless? The answer may be that you're continually dating the same man, as the Onion so helpfully explains with this warning: Wake up. He's a Shapeshifter. More »

Lost Creators Admit Their Fans Are Unbearable

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:00:00 PST

The Onion has a hilarious news piece about just how obsessed Lost fans can get. We'd poke fun too, if we didn't spend every holiday dinner in our "Drive Shaft" T-shirts, trying to explaining the black-and-white Lost symbolism. More »

Alternate Histories Collide In Onion Nazi Piece

Graeme McMillan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:30:56 PST

Wonder what the you from an alternate timeline watches on television? The Onion explains all with the smart Alternate-Universe Sci-Fi Channel Show Asks What Would Happen If Germany Lost War. Worth it for the Battlestar Gleichschaltung joke alone. [The Onion] More »

Why Supervillains Hate Global Warming

Lauren Davis — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:34:45 PDT

The melting of the polar ice caps has supervillains all in a panic. It's not just that global warming has stolen their thunder (though that doesn't help). The melting ice has also revealed their secret Arctic lairs. [The Onion] More »

Despite What The Papers Say, Moon Landing Genuine

Graeme McMillan — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:00:36 PDT

This just in: The moon landings were not faked. This may not seem like news to you, but to readers of two Bangladeshi newspapers, it's the subject of a surprise apology. Blame a lack of fact-checkers... and fake news sources. More »

How to Write a Science Fiction Novel, Onion-Style

Lauren Davis — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:30:00 PDT

Today's mock dispatch from The Onion explains how Gabriel Fournier wrote his sure-to-be-hit novel The Eclipse Of Infinity by attributing every plot advancement, character development, and conflict resolution to a vaguely defined concept called "quantum flux:" More »

Why Does The President Hate DragonTanks?

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:00:34 PDT

Is President Obama afraid of embracing the latest in military technology? America's Most Trusted News Source, The Onion thinks so - and it's got the video to prove it. Dragon-Headed Dinobot-esque tanks FTW. More »

Oh, If Only The Onion Ran TV Networks

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 31 May 2009 13:00:55 PDT

With Lost going into its final season next year, wouldn't it be great if there was a spin-off show ready to follow it? In the we-wish-we-could-visit-it world of The Onion, there is, and it stars the show's most mysterious character. More »

President Obama Vetoes Mutant Registration Act

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:30:00 PDT

I no longer listen to The Onion Radio News for humor, but with a tinge of hope that some day, this will all be real and mutants and humans will find peace. Just listen: More »

Obama Depressed, Distant Since 'Battlestar Galactica' Series Finale

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:30:00 PDT

Sounds like our president is suffering from BSG withdrawal - So say we all. [The Onion] More »

Onion Imitates Middleman?

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:35:08 PDT

It was just two months ago that the Middleman was showing us how to use traffic cones to keep unsuspecting civilians away from a hole in time and space. Now The Onion News Radio's latest headline is "City Places Orange Traffic Cones Around Space-Time Portal." Is someone a fan? Or will the Middleman have to deliver one of his stinging lectures about the evils of plagiarism? [Onion News Radio] More »

Vote For The Greatest Non-Human President Of The U.S.A.!

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:00:00 PDT

With every passing election year, the statistical likelihood increases that we'll elect a U.S. president who's really a robot, or an alien. Or maybe a charismatic plant, grown in some kind of tank. How will you recognize a non-human candidate for president when one comes along? And more importantly, which non-human would be the best pres? Maybe our handy guide can help. Plus, vote for your inhuman presidential leader-tron in our awesome poll. More »