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 ...
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 ...
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History of satire newspaper The Onion revealed in new book by UW grad
A new book from a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate is set to hit the shelves next week. “Funny Because It’s True: How ...
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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 ...
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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 ...