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Tag: The Onion

a white man in a chef's coat stands at a table, where multiple chefs hunch over intricate dishes under harsh lights
Posted inFilm

How Alinea’s tabletop desserts helped craft The Menu

by Marah Eakin November 15, 2022November 16, 2022

Will Tracy and Seth Reiss[‘s] time in Chicago helped inspire their view of fine dining, and several experiences they had in and around Chicago are actually reflected in The Menu. 

Johnny Sampson
Posted inArts & Culture

The last idiot standing

by Jake Austen March 3, 2021August 16, 2021

Cartoonist Johnny Sampson finally got his dream job at MAD magazine. Now he’s one of the only artists keeping the legendary publication going.

Posted inBlogs

Elon Musk hires six staffers from the Onion for his ‘new intergalactic media empire’ called Thud!

by Ryan Smith March 15, 2018August 18, 2021

The billionaire tech mogul has hired employees of the Chicago-based media company to create a comedy project.

Posted inFilm

Ray Kroc is a fast-food evangelist in The Founder

by J.R. Jones January 25, 2017August 18, 2021

Michael Keaton stars in this biopic of the man who made McDonald’s.

Posted inArts & Culture

Wow! Clickhole live onstage!

by Brianna Wellen August 30, 2016August 18, 2021

The satirical website Clickhole presents a variety show from the minds of its staff.

Posted inBlogs

Proposed law would classify attacks on police as “hate crimes,” and other Chicago news

by Jessica Kim Cohen July 7, 2016August 18, 2021

Plus, drug maker Pfizer agrees to truth in opioid advertising.

Posted inBlogs

Orange Is the New Black’s loaded fourth season gets it wrong

by KT Hawbaker July 5, 2016August 18, 2021

Orange Is the New Black returns with a fourth season that fails its feminist sensibilities.

Posted inArts & Culture

Steppenwolf’s Constellations and Voice Lessons, and 13 more new stage shows

by Chicago Reader June 8, 2016August 18, 2021

An endless meet-cute and an off-key farce are among this week’s notables.

Posted inBlogs

Pearl Jam’s coming back to Wrigley Field, Univision buys a stake in the Onion, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd January 20, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Navy Pier gets a Ferris wheel upgrade, and advice for Rahm Emanuel from another (formerly) beleaguered mayor.

Posted inBlogs

Batkid Begins (and ends), plus the rest of this week’s new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones July 17, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screeenings in this week’s issue

Posted inNews & Politics

You’ll never believe the 11 reasons Clickhole is the Internet’s most brilliant site

by Tal Rosenberg June 18, 2015August 18, 2021

In its first year of existence, the Chicago-based Onion spin-off Clickhole has become the smartest, funniest, and most absurd thing on the Internet—precisely by lampooning the Internet’s absurdity. Share if you agree!

Posted inOther Stuff

Inkwell farewell

by Ben Tausig July 3, 2014August 18, 2021

Inkwell crossword creator Ben Tausig says a fond farewell to loyal solvers.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Band Name That Riffs on a Decade-Old Onion Headline

by Kevin Warwick June 25, 2014August 18, 2021

A running joke takes on new life as a band name.

Posted inBlogs

Parodies lost: why satire must be banned from the Internet

by Steve Bogira December 10, 2012August 19, 2021

A modest proposal for a serious problem

Posted inBlogs

The Reader’s Agenda: Fri 10/26

by Drew Hunt October 26, 2012August 19, 2021

What’s on the Agenda for Friday, October 26, 2012

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