August 16, 2024, 1:57pm
Beloved comedy publication The Onion has began again up with a paper-and-ink print version for the primary time in over ten years. As introduced on the comedy establishment’s web site and in a narrative in The New York Instances, The Onion has determined to return to their roots as a newsprint, fish-wrappable, fire-starting paper. For $5 a month, The Onion plans to mail out a brand new version each month. When you can’t wait although, you can too seize a duplicate of the primary printing subsequent week on the Democratic Nationwide Conference in Chicago.
The Onion received its begin as a bodily paper within the ‘80s on faculty campuses and later in newspaper packing containers in a number of cities. On-line, the publication discovered a ravenous fanbase for its sharp satire and jokes, later branching out into movies and extra. Extra not too long ago, The Onion has endured a collection of abusive acquisitions by massive corporations and personal equiteers, earlier than being purchased by a gaggle of traders who appear, lastly, to have an curiosity within the publication’s success.
Along with a newspaper you possibly can maintain and fold, The Onion can also be planning dwell occasions, an archive of outdated print editions, in addition to different new tasks. It’s an thrilling flip of occasions for comedy followers like me, however this return to print is to not be missed for anybody who likes comedy, satire, or is solely a fan of the continued existence of print publications.
