politics

Alaska Doesn’t Give A F*ck About North Korea’s Nuclear Missiles

On the Fourth of July, North Korea tested a long-range missile that, for the first time, would be powerful enough to reach the U.S.— specifically,…

Barstool Sports and the Identity Politics of Being Apolitical

Much as it did with Trump last November, the news media has been scrambling to make sense of Barstool Sports’ rapid ascent to one of…

The Timelessness of the Middle Finger

Whenever words and deeds fail us, it will be there, comfortable as an autumn sweater

What Can ‘The Onion’ Do for a World That Satirizes Itself?

If you’re a fan of funny fake news, you read The Onion, a venerated and sharply satirical newspaper-turned-digital-media-empire. If you’re a fan of funny news…