Mar 25
The Onion’s TED talk parodies
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Dec 19
In 1881, longtime Harper’s cartoonist Thomas Nast created this satirical sketch of what New York wou
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In 1881, longtime Harper’s cartoonist Thomas Nast created this satirical sketch of what New York would look like by the turn of the century—lampooning new building technologies like the elevator and elevator break. By lambasting the race to build ever-higher, Nastforesaw the future of Lower Manhattan. [PTAK Science Books; Paleofuture
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Oct 09
The best Instagram that everyone should go follow right now, Satiregram, doesn’t have any pictures at all. Or well, that’s not completely true. It obviously has pictures but all of its Instagram pictures is just text captions describing terribly cliche pictures you always see on Instagram. It’s riot-inducing hilarious because it’s absolutely true.
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Mar 21
The Hilariously Scientific MinusIQ Pill That Makes Smart People Dumber Would Be Fun to Take
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Do you ever feel like the rest of the world is so dumb? And it’s not that you’re especially smart, it’s just that people are just so dumb. Do they enjoy being dumb? Have they ever thought about being smart? Of course not! Because being dumb is fun. Being dumb means you don’t have to be self aware anymore. Being dumb means you’re never not confident. Being dumb means you get to do dumb things! More »
Nov 21
The Onion’s TED parody series rolls on, with what may be the best—and most scathing—round yet. The target this time? Social media, a joyous place where ideas are a waste of time, and talent is irrelevant. More »
Nov 14
The Onion Tackles Its Most Important Topic Ever: The History of the Internet
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From the first microbial ooze to your most recent Facebook poke, the internet’s history is as vast and varied as any major civilization’s. Since a subject of this importance deserves only the most stringent satirical savaging, The Onion has—thankfully, blessedly—turned its gaze towards the bits and bytes that have been our ruin and salvation. More »
Nov 04
We haven’t checked in on The Onion’s brutal TED Talk parody series, but now’s as good a time as any to get caught up. Above is the most recent, a breakdown of farm animal noises with rapidly escalating pretension. And below? Maybe the purest distillation of TED yet. More »
Aug 17
Louis CK’s Not-Best Buy Experience Reminds You of Every Time You’ve Ever Been to Best Buy [Video]
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Clearly the big box consumer electronics store featured in last night’s episode of Louie isn’t Best Buy. The people here are wearing red shirts, not blue ones! And everything else is… well, okay, everything else is exactly the same. More »
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