{"product_id":"funny-because-its-true-how-the-onion-created-modern-american-news-satire-hardcover","title":"Funny Because It's True: How the Onion Created Modern American News Satire - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristine Wenc\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the real truth behind the original fake news with this in-depth history of beloved humor publication, \u003ci\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1988, a band of University of Wisconsin-Madison undergrads and dropouts began publishing a free weekly newspaper with no editorial stance other than \"You Are Dumb.\" Just wanting to make a few bucks, they wound up becoming the bedrock of modern satire over the course of twenty years, changing the way we consume both our comedy and our news. \u003ci\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/i\u003e served as a hilarious and brutally perceptive satire of the absurdity and horrors of late twentieth-century American life and grew into a global phenomenon. Now, for the first time, the full history of the publication is told by one of its original staffers, author and historian Christine Wenc. Through dozens of interviews, Wenc charts \u003ci\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/i\u003e's rise, its position as one of the first online humor sites, and the way it influenced television programs like \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Colbert Report\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eFunny Because It's True\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how a group of young misfits from flyover country unintentionally created a cultural phenomenon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristine Wenc \u003c\/b\u003ewas a member of \u003ci\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/i\u003e's original staff from 1988 to 1990 as a UW-Madison undergrad. She has played central roles in highly regarded public history projects for Harvard University Libraries, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the National Library of Medicine, and has received writing grants from the Awesome Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. She is also trained in midwestern prairie ecosystem restoration and likes to spend time helping to revitalize one of the rarest, most diverse, most beautiful, and most ecologically beneficial landscapes on the planet. She grew up in rural Spring Green, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987479494957,"sku":"9780762484430","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/LPd51FYD1b9780762484430.webp?v=1776178954","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/funny-because-its-true-how-the-onion-created-modern-american-news-satire-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}