{"version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "\u0447\u0443\u0448\u044c2", "feed_url": "https://theonion.com/", "home_page_url": "74", "description": "The Onion", "icon": null, "favicon": null, "authors": [{"name": "Unknown", "url": null, "avatar": null}], "language": null, "expired": null, "hub": null, "items": [{"id": "https://theonion.com/zeus-lands-cameo-role-as-trojan-soldier-in-the-odyssey/", "url": "https://theonion.com/zeus-lands-cameo-role-as-trojan-soldier-in-the-odyssey/", "external_url": null, "title": "Zeus Lands Cameo Role As Trojan Soldier In \u2018The Odyssey\u2019", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Zeus_Lands-NIB-IHA-PH.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">LOS ANGELES\u2014Sending fans of Greek mythology into a frenzy on social media,<em>\u00a0The Odyssey</em>\u00a0director Christopher Nolan confirmed Friday that god of sky and thunder Zeus had landed a cameo role in the film as a Trojan soldier. \u201cYes, that was indeed the King of Gods that observant viewers spotted on the battlefield in the latest trailer,\u201d said Nolan, adding that the supreme deity had instant chemistry with Matt Damon and Benny Safdie while filming his scene for the highly anticipated action epic. \u201cZeus and I have been friends since the early 2000s, when he reached out to tell me how much he enjoyed\u00a0<em>Memento</em>. Then last year we were hanging out on set in Morocco, and he seemed interested in reliving the Trojan War, so I said, &#8216;What the heck, put a helmet on and get out there with your lightning bolt.&#8217; The crew was a bit intimidated when he threatened to flood the world over a cue mishap, but he didn\u2019t smite a single person.\u201d At press time, sources confirmed Nolan had cut the cameo after deciding that renewed public scrutiny over Zeus\u2019 extramarital affairs with nymphs, goddesses, and mortals would be a distraction from the film.</p> </div>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Zeus_Lands-NIB-IHA-PH.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">LOS ANGELES\u2014Sending fans of Greek mythology into a frenzy on social media,<em>\u00a0The Odyssey</em>\u00a0director Christopher Nolan confirmed Friday that god of sky and thunder Zeus had landed a cameo role in the film as a Trojan soldier. \u201cYes, that was indeed the King of Gods that observant viewers spotted on the battlefield in the latest trailer,\u201d said Nolan, adding that the supreme deity had instant chemistry with Matt Damon and Benny Safdie while filming his scene for the highly anticipated action epic. \u201cZeus and I have been friends since the early 2000s, when he reached out to tell me how much he enjoyed\u00a0<em>Memento</em>. Then last year we were hanging out on set in Morocco, and he seemed interested in reliving the Trojan War, so I said, &#8216;What the heck, put a helmet on and get out there with your lightning bolt.&#8217; The crew was a bit intimidated when he threatened to flood the world over a cue mishap, but he didn\u2019t smite a single person.\u201d At press time, sources confirmed Nolan had cut the cameo after deciding that renewed public scrutiny over Zeus\u2019 extramarital affairs with nymphs, goddesses, and mortals would be a distraction from the film.</p> </div>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-05T06:08:11Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-05T06:08:11Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/biggest-revelations-from-jill-bidens-new-memoir/", "url": "https://theonion.com/biggest-revelations-from-jill-bidens-new-memoir/", "external_url": null, "title": "Biggest Revelations From Jill Biden\u2019s New Memoir", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Biggest_Jill_EXP_G_PH.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jill Biden has released <em>View From The East Wing</em>, a memoir detailing her time as first lady of the United States. Here are the book&#8217;s biggest revelations:\u00a0</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Knew from first time she met Joe that he had what it takes to become president, succumb to hubris, and be publicly humiliated</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Would feed pieces of Secret Service member flesh under table to Major Biden</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raised agnostic, despite seeing her dad hit an angel with his truck</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taught English to help pay the outrageous White House rent</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regrets downplaying her husband&#8217;s health issues after seeing him sneeze out his whole skeleton</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wouldn&#8217;t say no to joint Netflix deal like one Barack and Michelle got</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Couldn&#8217;t help feeling relieved that Hunter&#8217;s substance abuse distracted from her own harrowing meth addiction saga</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voted for Bernie twice</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">Expects to be single and primed for sexual journey within five years</p> </div>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Biggest_Jill_EXP_G_PH.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jill Biden has released <em>View From The East Wing</em>, a memoir detailing her time as first lady of the United States. Here are the book&#8217;s biggest revelations:\u00a0</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Knew from first time she met Joe that he had what it takes to become president, succumb to hubris, and be publicly humiliated</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Would feed pieces of Secret Service member flesh under table to Major Biden</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raised agnostic, despite seeing her dad hit an angel with his truck</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taught English to help pay the outrageous White House rent</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regrets downplaying her husband&#8217;s health issues after seeing him sneeze out his whole skeleton</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wouldn&#8217;t say no to joint Netflix deal like one Barack and Michelle got</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Couldn&#8217;t help feeling relieved that Hunter&#8217;s substance abuse distracted from her own harrowing meth addiction saga</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voted for Bernie twice</p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" />    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">Expects to be single and primed for sexual journey within five years</p> </div>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-05T06:05:02Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-05T06:05:02Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/what-are-we-donating-to-goodwill/", "url": "https://theonion.com/what-are-we-donating-to-goodwill/", "external_url": null, "title": "What Are We Donating To Goodwill?", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/STAT_What_Are_We_v2_IHA_GR_R.jpg\" /></p>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/STAT_What_Are_We_v2_IHA_GR_R.jpg\" /></p>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-05T05:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-05T05:00:00Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/diana-yanko/", "url": "https://theonion.com/diana-yanko/", "external_url": null, "title": "Diana Yanko", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2_Obits_Diana_Yanko_G_PH_R.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">Diana Yanko, 61, died on Tuesday after an AI incorrectly filed her charts, another AI denied her claim, and a third AI turned off her life support.</p> </div>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2_Obits_Diana_Yanko_G_PH_R.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">Diana Yanko, 61, died on Tuesday after an AI incorrectly filed her charts, another AI denied her claim, and a third AI turned off her life support.</p> </div>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-05T05:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-05T05:00:00Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/mom-disappointed-kids-not-coming-home-for-national-donut-day/", "url": "https://theonion.com/mom-disappointed-kids-not-coming-home-for-national-donut-day/", "external_url": null, "title": "Mom Disappointed Kids Not Coming Home For National Donut Day", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mom_Dissapointed_SB_G_PH-socials.jpg\" /></p>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mom_Dissapointed_SB_G_PH-socials.jpg\" /></p>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-05T05:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-05T05:00:00Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/man-plans-to-climb-mount-kilimanjaro-for-90th-birthday/", "url": "https://theonion.com/man-plans-to-climb-mount-kilimanjaro-for-90th-birthday/", "external_url": null, "title": "Man Plans To Climb Mount Kilimanjaro For 90th Birthday", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AmericanVoice_OG_FINAL.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">An 89-year-old Los Angeles resident plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for his 90th birthday this summer, which would make him the oldest person to ever summit Africa\u2019s highest mountain. What do <em>you</em> think?</p>    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 32px;\"> <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-center gridible-row__lg-center gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__4 gridible-col__md-3 gridible-col__lg-3\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1851684415\" height=\"200\" src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Face-Old-Man.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 200em; width: 128px; height: 128px;\" width=\"200\" /></figure> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__8 gridible-col__md-9 gridible-col__lg-9\"> <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"has-tablet-gothic-semi-condensed-font-family has-delta-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGood luck keeping the birthday candles lit, idiot.\u201d</p> <cite><strong>Jake Velasco, Paperwork Processor</strong></cite></blockquote> </div> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-shade-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-shade-2-background-color has-background\" /> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-center gridible-row__lg-center gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__4 gridible-col__md-3 gridible-col__lg-3\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1851684416\" height=\"200\" src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Face-Black.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 200em; width: 128px; height: 128px;\" width=\"200\" /></figure> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__8 gridible-col__md-9 gridible-col__lg-9\"> <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"has-tablet-gothic-semi-condensed-font-family has-delta-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIs there anything the elderly can\u2019t plan?\u201d</p> <cite><strong>Desmond Isles, Chair Folder</strong></cite></blockquote> </div> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-shade-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-shade-2-background-color has-background\" /> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-center gridible-row__lg-center gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__4 gridible-col__md-3 gridible-col__lg-3\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1851684409\" height=\"200\" src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Face-Old-Woman.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 200em; width: 128px; height: 128px;\" width=\"200\" /></figure> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__8 gridible-col__md-9 gridible-col__lg-9\"> <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"has-tablet-gothic-semi-condensed-font-family has-delta-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAw, what&#8217;s wrong? Too old for Everest?\u201d</p> <cite><strong>Tatiana Kowalska, Lip Piercer</strong></cite></blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AmericanVoice_OG_FINAL.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">An 89-year-old Los Angeles resident plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for his 90th birthday this summer, which would make him the oldest person to ever summit Africa\u2019s highest mountain. What do <em>you</em> think?</p>    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 32px;\"> <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-center gridible-row__lg-center gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__4 gridible-col__md-3 gridible-col__lg-3\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1851684415\" height=\"200\" src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Face-Old-Man.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 200em; width: 128px; height: 128px;\" width=\"200\" /></figure> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__8 gridible-col__md-9 gridible-col__lg-9\"> <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"has-tablet-gothic-semi-condensed-font-family has-delta-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGood luck keeping the birthday candles lit, idiot.\u201d</p> <cite><strong>Jake Velasco, Paperwork Processor</strong></cite></blockquote> </div> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-shade-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-shade-2-background-color has-background\" /> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-center gridible-row__lg-center gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__4 gridible-col__md-3 gridible-col__lg-3\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1851684416\" height=\"200\" src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Face-Black.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 200em; width: 128px; height: 128px;\" width=\"200\" /></figure> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__8 gridible-col__md-9 gridible-col__lg-9\"> <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"has-tablet-gothic-semi-condensed-font-family has-delta-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIs there anything the elderly can\u2019t plan?\u201d</p> <cite><strong>Desmond Isles, Chair Folder</strong></cite></blockquote> </div> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-shade-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-shade-2-background-color has-background\" /> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-center gridible-row__lg-center gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__4 gridible-col__md-3 gridible-col__lg-3\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1851684409\" height=\"200\" src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Face-Old-Woman.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 200em; width: 128px; height: 128px;\" width=\"200\" /></figure> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__8 gridible-col__md-9 gridible-col__lg-9\"> <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"has-tablet-gothic-semi-condensed-font-family has-delta-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAw, what&#8217;s wrong? Too old for Everest?\u201d</p> <cite><strong>Tatiana Kowalska, Lip Piercer</strong></cite></blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-05T05:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-05T05:00:00Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/slipknot-orders-trump-to-stop-using-their-masks-during-rallies/", "url": "https://theonion.com/slipknot-orders-trump-to-stop-using-their-masks-during-rallies/", "external_url": null, "title": "Slipknot Orders Trump To Stop Using Their Masks During Rallies", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Slipknot_Orders_NIB_IHA_GR-C.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">DES MOINES, IA\u2014Joining a long line of musicians who have threatened legal action against the commander-in-chief, nu-metal band Slipknot issued a public statement Tuesday demanding President Donald Trump stop using their masks during his rallies.\u00a0\u201cDonald Trump\u2019s vile, evil agenda is not at all aligned with what our terrifying masks represent,\u201d frontman Corey Taylor wrote on X in response to a video the White House posted of Trump waving to the crowd at a rally as he walked out on stage in an expressionless gray mask covered in oozing wounds, black sutures, and dreadlocks made of rope. \u201cWe are sickened to see what is supposed to be a celebration of each band member\u2019s inner demon being used to promote such dark and hateful rhetoric. We\u2019ve already been in contact with our lawyers and will not hesitate to pursue all legal remedies should he use our disfigured clown masks or long-nosed gimp suits to advance his disturbing viewpoints in the future.\u201d\u00a0Taylor went on to state that the band told former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush the same thing in 2016 when he wanted to use their mutant pig boy persona to announce his presidential campaign.\u00a0</p> </div>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Slipknot_Orders_NIB_IHA_GR-C.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">DES MOINES, IA\u2014Joining a long line of musicians who have threatened legal action against the commander-in-chief, nu-metal band Slipknot issued a public statement Tuesday demanding President Donald Trump stop using their masks during his rallies.\u00a0\u201cDonald Trump\u2019s vile, evil agenda is not at all aligned with what our terrifying masks represent,\u201d frontman Corey Taylor wrote on X in response to a video the White House posted of Trump waving to the crowd at a rally as he walked out on stage in an expressionless gray mask covered in oozing wounds, black sutures, and dreadlocks made of rope. \u201cWe are sickened to see what is supposed to be a celebration of each band member\u2019s inner demon being used to promote such dark and hateful rhetoric. We\u2019ve already been in contact with our lawyers and will not hesitate to pursue all legal remedies should he use our disfigured clown masks or long-nosed gimp suits to advance his disturbing viewpoints in the future.\u201d\u00a0Taylor went on to state that the band told former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush the same thing in 2016 when he wanted to use their mutant pig boy persona to announce his presidential campaign.\u00a0</p> </div>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-05T02:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-05T02:00:00Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/phoebe-bridgers-concertgoer-dips-into-bathroom-to-snort-line-of-zoloft/", "url": "https://theonion.com/phoebe-bridgers-concertgoer-dips-into-bathroom-to-snort-line-of-zoloft/", "external_url": null, "title": "Phoebe Bridgers Concertgoer Dips Into Bathroom To Snort Line Of Zoloft", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Phoebe_Bridges_SB_IHA_GR-SOCIAL.jpg\" /></p>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Phoebe_Bridges_SB_IHA_GR-SOCIAL.jpg\" /></p>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-04T16:30:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-04T16:30:00Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/trump-orders-advanced-federal-review-of-frontier-ai-models/", "url": "https://theonion.com/trump-orders-advanced-federal-review-of-frontier-ai-models/", "external_url": null, "title": "Trump Orders Advanced Federal Review Of Frontier AI Models", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AmericanVoice_OG_FINAL_2.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">President Donald Trump signed an executive order for AI companies to provide the federal government early access to their newest models, an effort to weigh national and cybersecurity risks before they reach market. What do <em>you</em> think?</p>    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 32px;\"> <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-center gridible-row__lg-center gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__4 gridible-col__md-3 gridible-col__lg-3\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1851684414\" height=\"200\" src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Face-Young-Woman.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 200em; width: 128px; height: 128px;\" width=\"200\" /></figure> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__8 gridible-col__md-9 gridible-col__lg-9\"> <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"has-tablet-gothic-semi-condensed-font-family has-delta-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe should also require Frito-Lay to give him early access to new Doritos flavors.\u201d</p> <cite><strong>Bertha Monk, Avocado Pitter</strong></cite></blockquote> </div> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-shade-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-shade-2-background-color has-background\" /> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-center gridible-row__lg-center gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__4 gridible-col__md-3 gridible-col__lg-3\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1851684407\" height=\"200\" src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Face-Young-Man.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 200em; width: 128px; height: 128px;\" width=\"200\" /></figure> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__8 gridible-col__md-9 gridible-col__lg-9\"> <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"has-tablet-gothic-semi-condensed-font-family has-delta-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere\u2019s no one I\u2019d trust more with something I understand less.\u201d</p> <cite><strong>Rudy Porihis, Canister Filler</strong></cite></blockquote> </div> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-shade-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-shade-2-background-color has-background\" /> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-center gridible-row__lg-center gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__4 gridible-col__md-3 gridible-col__lg-3\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1851684408\" height=\"200\" src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Face-Asian.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 200em; width: 128px; height: 128px;\" width=\"200\" /></figure> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__8 gridible-col__md-9 gridible-col__lg-9\"> <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"has-tablet-gothic-semi-condensed-font-family has-delta-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYeah, I heard he\u2019s got the new Xbox, too.\u201d</p> <cite><strong>Antoine Duffield, Boat Christener</strong></cite></blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AmericanVoice_OG_FINAL_2.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">President Donald Trump signed an executive order for AI companies to provide the federal government early access to their newest models, an effort to weigh national and cybersecurity risks before they reach market. What do <em>you</em> think?</p>    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 32px;\"> <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-center gridible-row__lg-center gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__4 gridible-col__md-3 gridible-col__lg-3\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1851684414\" height=\"200\" src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Face-Young-Woman.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 200em; width: 128px; height: 128px;\" width=\"200\" /></figure> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__8 gridible-col__md-9 gridible-col__lg-9\"> <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"has-tablet-gothic-semi-condensed-font-family has-delta-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe should also require Frito-Lay to give him early access to new Doritos flavors.\u201d</p> <cite><strong>Bertha Monk, Avocado Pitter</strong></cite></blockquote> </div> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-shade-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-shade-2-background-color has-background\" /> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-center gridible-row__lg-center gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__4 gridible-col__md-3 gridible-col__lg-3\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1851684407\" height=\"200\" src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Face-Young-Man.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 200em; width: 128px; height: 128px;\" width=\"200\" /></figure> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__8 gridible-col__md-9 gridible-col__lg-9\"> <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"has-tablet-gothic-semi-condensed-font-family has-delta-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere\u2019s no one I\u2019d trust more with something I understand less.\u201d</p> <cite><strong>Rudy Porihis, Canister Filler</strong></cite></blockquote> </div> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-shade-2-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-shade-2-background-color has-background\" /> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\"></div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-center gridible-row__lg-center gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard\"> <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__4 gridible-col__md-3 gridible-col__lg-3\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1851684408\" height=\"200\" src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Face-Asian.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 200em; width: 128px; height: 128px;\" width=\"200\" /></figure> </div>    <div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__8 gridible-col__md-9 gridible-col__lg-9\"> <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"has-tablet-gothic-semi-condensed-font-family has-delta-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYeah, I heard he\u2019s got the new Xbox, too.\u201d</p> <cite><strong>Antoine Duffield, Boat Christener</strong></cite></blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-04T13:28:27Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-04T13:28:27Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/department-of-labor-cracks-down-on-people-getting-paid-for-work/", "url": "https://theonion.com/department-of-labor-cracks-down-on-people-getting-paid-for-work/", "external_url": null, "title": "Department Of Labor Cracks Down On People Getting Paid For Work", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Dept_Labor_Cracks_NIB_PH_G.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">WASHINGTON\u2014Adopting a tougher stance against the increasingly widespread form of workplace corruption, U.S. Department of Labor officials announced plans Thursday to crack down on people getting paid for their work. \u201cFor far too long,  the practice of receiving money for services has gone unchecked, and today we&#8217;re turning over evidence to the attorney general so that individuals complicit in such activities can be prosecuted,&#8221; said acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, noting that Americans found guilty of accepting paychecks, healthcare benefits, retirement fund contributions, or other financial compensation from their employers could face up to 40 years in federal prison. \u201cThese are hardened criminals, and we do not treat their malfeasance lightly. Some of those under investigation have been conducting \u2018work-for-pay\u2019 schemes for decades. Rest assured, if you have accepted so much as a nickel for a spreadsheet filled or a yard mowed, we will find you, and we will bring you to justice.\u201d At press time, Department of Labor investigators had reportedly uncovered a massive \u201cminimum wage\u201d racket believed to stretch across the entire country.</p> </div>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Dept_Labor_Cracks_NIB_PH_G.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">WASHINGTON\u2014Adopting a tougher stance against the increasingly widespread form of workplace corruption, U.S. Department of Labor officials announced plans Thursday to crack down on people getting paid for their work. \u201cFor far too long,  the practice of receiving money for services has gone unchecked, and today we&#8217;re turning over evidence to the attorney general so that individuals complicit in such activities can be prosecuted,&#8221; said acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, noting that Americans found guilty of accepting paychecks, healthcare benefits, retirement fund contributions, or other financial compensation from their employers could face up to 40 years in federal prison. \u201cThese are hardened criminals, and we do not treat their malfeasance lightly. Some of those under investigation have been conducting \u2018work-for-pay\u2019 schemes for decades. Rest assured, if you have accepted so much as a nickel for a spreadsheet filled or a yard mowed, we will find you, and we will bring you to justice.\u201d At press time, Department of Labor investigators had reportedly uncovered a massive \u201cminimum wage\u201d racket believed to stretch across the entire country.</p> </div>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-04T11:43:43Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-04T11:43:43Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/trump-diverts-all-science-funding-into-locating-the-smurfs/", "url": "https://theonion.com/trump-diverts-all-science-funding-into-locating-the-smurfs/", "external_url": null, "title": "Trump Diverts All Science Funding Into Locating The Smurfs", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Trump_Diverts-NIB-PH-G.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">WASHINGTON\u2014Instituting a massive overhaul to the federal government&#8217;s scientific grant system in order to find the mythical cartoon characters, President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would be diverting all science funding into locating The Smurfs. \u201cThese are very bad tiny blue people, and we gotta kill these Smurfs immediately\u2014I don&#8217;t care how many vaccine trials I have to cancel,&#8221; said Trump, signaling an end to all ongoing cancer research in order to \u201charness the magic\u201d that the Smurfs control. \u201cWe are working closely with Gargamel, who will be given full access to any weaponry or troops he may need in his quest, and I promise you we won&#8217;t need any studies into reversing Alzheimer&#8217;s once we have the very beautiful lady Smurf in our grasp, which will be very soon. We have all the reports showing that Brainy Smurf is just weeks away from enriching uranium, and that is a threat to our freedom we simply will not tolerate.\u201d At press time, the president blamed &#8220;bad intelligence&#8221; after a missile strike targeting Papa Smurf\u2019s mushroom home accidentally destroyed a nearby school full of Borrowers.</p> </div>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Trump_Diverts-NIB-PH-G.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">WASHINGTON\u2014Instituting a massive overhaul to the federal government&#8217;s scientific grant system in order to find the mythical cartoon characters, President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would be diverting all science funding into locating The Smurfs. \u201cThese are very bad tiny blue people, and we gotta kill these Smurfs immediately\u2014I don&#8217;t care how many vaccine trials I have to cancel,&#8221; said Trump, signaling an end to all ongoing cancer research in order to \u201charness the magic\u201d that the Smurfs control. \u201cWe are working closely with Gargamel, who will be given full access to any weaponry or troops he may need in his quest, and I promise you we won&#8217;t need any studies into reversing Alzheimer&#8217;s once we have the very beautiful lady Smurf in our grasp, which will be very soon. We have all the reports showing that Brainy Smurf is just weeks away from enriching uranium, and that is a threat to our freedom we simply will not tolerate.\u201d At press time, the president blamed &#8220;bad intelligence&#8221; after a missile strike targeting Papa Smurf\u2019s mushroom home accidentally destroyed a nearby school full of Borrowers.</p> </div>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-04T10:56:50Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-04T10:56:50Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-backrooms/", "url": "https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-backrooms/", "external_url": null, "title": "What To Know About \u2018Backrooms\u2019", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/EXP_Backrooms_MSDB_PH.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a record-breaking opening weekend for A24, horror movie <em>Backrooms </em>brought in $81 million at the domestic box office. <em>The Onion </em>shares everything you need to know about the Kane Parsons film.</p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: Is this the first major motion picture based on a YouTube video?</strong></p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A: Not quite. <em>Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker</em> was based on a seven-hour video essay titled \u201cFUCK RIAN JOHNSON.\u201d</p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: Who is in it?</strong></p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A: That actor from that other movie, plus the guy from that thing.</p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: Is it true Kane Parsons is the youngest director in history to reach No. 1 at the box office?</strong></p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A: Technically, yes, but mentally, Zack Snyder is still younger.</p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: What\u2019s so scary about a bunch of carpeted yellow rooms?</strong></p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A: Just imagine how long they must take to vacuum.</p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: What is 4chan, the site where the <em>Backrooms</em> lore originated?</strong></p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A: The reason you\u2019ll die in a mass shooting watching <em>Backrooms.</em></p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: Will <em>Backrooms</em> make sense for viewers unfamiliar with its lore?</strong></p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A: Movies aren\u2019t supposed to make sense, they&#8217;re supposed to make money.</p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: Are there any jumpscares?</strong></p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">A: At one point, the Property Brothers pop out to share some tips for improving light in extradimensional rooms without windows.</p> </div>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/EXP_Backrooms_MSDB_PH.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a record-breaking opening weekend for A24, horror movie <em>Backrooms </em>brought in $81 million at the domestic box office. <em>The Onion </em>shares everything you need to know about the Kane Parsons film.</p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: Is this the first major motion picture based on a YouTube video?</strong></p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A: Not quite. <em>Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker</em> was based on a seven-hour video essay titled \u201cFUCK RIAN JOHNSON.\u201d</p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: Who is in it?</strong></p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A: That actor from that other movie, plus the guy from that thing.</p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: Is it true Kane Parsons is the youngest director in history to reach No. 1 at the box office?</strong></p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A: Technically, yes, but mentally, Zack Snyder is still younger.</p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: What\u2019s so scary about a bunch of carpeted yellow rooms?</strong></p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A: Just imagine how long they must take to vacuum.</p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: What is 4chan, the site where the <em>Backrooms</em> lore originated?</strong></p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A: The reason you\u2019ll die in a mass shooting watching <em>Backrooms.</em></p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: Will <em>Backrooms</em> make sense for viewers unfamiliar with its lore?</strong></p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A: Movies aren\u2019t supposed to make sense, they&#8217;re supposed to make money.</p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q: Are there any jumpscares?</strong></p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">A: At one point, the Property Brothers pop out to share some tips for improving light in extradimensional rooms without windows.</p> </div>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-04T09:26:36Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-04T09:26:36Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/tom-holland-wakes-up-from-terrible-nightmare-where-jenners-almost-got-him/", "url": "https://theonion.com/tom-holland-wakes-up-from-terrible-nightmare-where-jenners-almost-got-him/", "external_url": null, "title": "Tom Holland Wakes Up From Terrible Nightmare Where Jenners Almost Got Him", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Tom_Holland_Wakes-NIB-IHA-G.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">LONDON\u2014Bolting upright in bed in a cold sweat, actor Tom Holland reportedly woke up from a terrible nightmare Thursday in which the Jenners almost got him. \u201cOh my God, it was awful\u2014they were bearing down on me, and I screamed and screamed, but no sound came out,\u201d said Holland, who was still trembling as he recalled the \u201cpetrifying\u201d dream about reality stars Kylie, Kendall, and Kris Jenner to his partner Zendaya in vivid, ghastly detail. \u201cI was on a red carpet and you were there, but it wasn\u2019t you. You had their heads. And then I looked down and I was wearing a chartreuse pleather suit, and then you were also wearing a chartreuse pleather suit. And then Jacob Elordi appeared, and he said, \u2018You go ahead. I\u2019ll hold them off.\u2019\u201d At press time, sources reported that Zendaya was attempting to comfort Tom Holland by assuring him there was no such thing as Los Angeles.</p> </div>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Tom_Holland_Wakes-NIB-IHA-G.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">LONDON\u2014Bolting upright in bed in a cold sweat, actor Tom Holland reportedly woke up from a terrible nightmare Thursday in which the Jenners almost got him. \u201cOh my God, it was awful\u2014they were bearing down on me, and I screamed and screamed, but no sound came out,\u201d said Holland, who was still trembling as he recalled the \u201cpetrifying\u201d dream about reality stars Kylie, Kendall, and Kris Jenner to his partner Zendaya in vivid, ghastly detail. \u201cI was on a red carpet and you were there, but it wasn\u2019t you. You had their heads. And then I looked down and I was wearing a chartreuse pleather suit, and then you were also wearing a chartreuse pleather suit. And then Jacob Elordi appeared, and he said, \u2018You go ahead. I\u2019ll hold them off.\u2019\u201d At press time, sources reported that Zendaya was attempting to comfort Tom Holland by assuring him there was no such thing as Los Angeles.</p> </div>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-04T05:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-04T05:00:00Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/kash-patels-eyes-fall-out/", "url": "https://theonion.com/kash-patels-eyes-fall-out/", "external_url": null, "title": "Kash Patel\u2019s Eyes Fall Out", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Kash_Patels_Eyes_SB_IHA_GR-C.jpg\" /></p>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Kash_Patels_Eyes_SB_IHA_GR-C.jpg\" /></p>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-04T05:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-04T05:00:00Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/alisa-schonfeld-and-michael-coopersmith/", "url": "https://theonion.com/alisa-schonfeld-and-michael-coopersmith/", "external_url": null, "title": "Alisa Schonfeld and Michael Coopersmith", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2_Weddings_Alisa_Michael_G_PH_R.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">Wedding vows were exchanged Sunday under the eyes of God, despite the fact that He wasn\u2019t invited.</p> </div>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2_Weddings_Alisa_Michael_G_PH_R.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">Wedding vows were exchanged Sunday under the eyes of God, despite the fact that He wasn\u2019t invited.</p> </div>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-04T05:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-04T05:00:00Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/college-professor-pretty-sure-student-using-ai-to-refuse-advances/", "url": "https://theonion.com/college-professor-pretty-sure-student-using-ai-to-refuse-advances/", "external_url": null, "title": "College Professor \u200aPretty Sure \u200a\u200aStudent Using\u200a\u200a\u200a\u200aAI To Refuse Advances", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/College_Professor_NIB_G_PH-R.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">EAST LANSING, MI\u2014Calling the 21-year-old\u2019s replies to his emails and text messages \u201crote\u201d and \u201coverly formal,\u201d local professor Lowell Sterbenz told reporters Friday he was \u201cpretty sure\u201d student Evelyn Atwater was using AI to refuse his sexual advances.\u00a0\u201cIt really is a shame with these undergrads these days,\u201d said the 63-year-old Sterbenz, an art history professor at Michigan State University, noting that Atwater\u2019s written responses to his invitations were remarkably similar to those of other young women who had rejected him this semester, including two who were in her class. \u201cThe previous generations never would have turned down a cozy dinner or one-on-one weekend getaway to my Traverse City lake house like this. \u2018While I do enjoy drinking wine, I unfortunately have other obligations that night\u2019 is just so plainly robotic. It\u2019s got to be ChatGPT. Who talks like that? A human would say, \u2018That sounds amazing, Lowell. I can\u2019t wait to see that Delvaux you have hanging in the bedroom. You\u2019re the best mentor ever.\u2019 Do these young people really have no shame?\u201d\u00a0Sterbenz added that his suspicions regrettably left him with no choice but to report Atwater to the Office of Academic Integrity.\u00a0</p> </div>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/College_Professor_NIB_G_PH-R.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">EAST LANSING, MI\u2014Calling the 21-year-old\u2019s replies to his emails and text messages \u201crote\u201d and \u201coverly formal,\u201d local professor Lowell Sterbenz told reporters Friday he was \u201cpretty sure\u201d student Evelyn Atwater was using AI to refuse his sexual advances.\u00a0\u201cIt really is a shame with these undergrads these days,\u201d said the 63-year-old Sterbenz, an art history professor at Michigan State University, noting that Atwater\u2019s written responses to his invitations were remarkably similar to those of other young women who had rejected him this semester, including two who were in her class. \u201cThe previous generations never would have turned down a cozy dinner or one-on-one weekend getaway to my Traverse City lake house like this. \u2018While I do enjoy drinking wine, I unfortunately have other obligations that night\u2019 is just so plainly robotic. It\u2019s got to be ChatGPT. Who talks like that? A human would say, \u2018That sounds amazing, Lowell. I can\u2019t wait to see that Delvaux you have hanging in the bedroom. You\u2019re the best mentor ever.\u2019 Do these young people really have no shame?\u201d\u00a0Sterbenz added that his suspicions regrettably left him with no choice but to report Atwater to the Office of Academic Integrity.\u00a0</p> </div>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-04T05:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-04T05:00:00Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/fcc-to-investigate-tv-shows-where-the-mom-has-job/", "url": "https://theonion.com/fcc-to-investigate-tv-shows-where-the-mom-has-job/", "external_url": null, "title": "FCC To Investigate TV Shows Where The Mom Has Job", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/FCC-To-Investigate_NIB_G_PH_RGB.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">WASHINGTON\u2014Saying it had been forced to take action against networks that refused to change their conduct, the Federal Communications Commission announced Monday it would investigate broadcasters of TV shows where the mom has a job.\u00a0\u201cIt has come to our attention that the public airwaves have been used to transmit indecent images of female characters who have both children and jobs\u2014and in some cases are even a family\u2019s breadwinner,\u201d said FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, claiming such programs were not in compliance with new guidelines that require fictional mothers to be breastfeeding off-screen for at least two-thirds of an episode\u2019s duration. \u201cIt is a violation of broadcast codes for these women to be shown outside the home at all, unless it is at a grocery store or a church. Moving forward, every mother who appears on camera must be holding a child in every single frame or we will revoke the licenses of the offending stations.\u201d\u00a0Carr added that the FCC would also levy fines against any show portraying young girls attending school.</p> </div>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/FCC-To-Investigate_NIB_G_PH_RGB.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">WASHINGTON\u2014Saying it had been forced to take action against networks that refused to change their conduct, the Federal Communications Commission announced Monday it would investigate broadcasters of TV shows where the mom has a job.\u00a0\u201cIt has come to our attention that the public airwaves have been used to transmit indecent images of female characters who have both children and jobs\u2014and in some cases are even a family\u2019s breadwinner,\u201d said FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, claiming such programs were not in compliance with new guidelines that require fictional mothers to be breastfeeding off-screen for at least two-thirds of an episode\u2019s duration. \u201cIt is a violation of broadcast codes for these women to be shown outside the home at all, unless it is at a grocery store or a church. Moving forward, every mother who appears on camera must be holding a child in every single frame or we will revoke the licenses of the offending stations.\u201d\u00a0Carr added that the FCC would also levy fines against any show portraying young girls attending school.</p> </div>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-04T05:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-04T05:00:00Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/white-house-doctor-claims-trump-a-perfectly-healthy-9-foot-tall-35-year-old/", "url": "https://theonion.com/white-house-doctor-claims-trump-a-perfectly-healthy-9-foot-tall-35-year-old/", "external_url": null, "title": "White House Doctor Claims Trump A Perfectly Healthy 9-Foot-Tall 35-Year Old", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/White_House_Doctor_NIB_G_PH.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">WASHINGTON\u2014Assuring Americans that a routine medical exam had confirmed the president had no pressing health concerns, Capt. Sean Barbabella, the director of the White House Medical Unit, claimed Wednesday that Donald Trump was a perfectly healthy 9-foot-tall 35-year-old. \u201cAfter concluding his physical, I can say with confidence that President Trump exhibits normal vitals for a titanic behemoth born in 1991,\u201d Barbabella told reporters, adding that the commander-in-chief\u2019s cardiovascular health was so exemplary that he had finally cracked the three-minute mile. \u201cI can also say that, contrary to some negative health speculations in the press, the president\u2019s capacity to levitate two feet off the ground is undiminished. And in my professional opinion, his pyrokinetic abilities have surpassed those of any world leader in history.\u201d Barbabella went on to state that Trump\u2019s dunking skills remained at NBA-level.</p> </div>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/White_House_Doctor_NIB_G_PH.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">WASHINGTON\u2014Assuring Americans that a routine medical exam had confirmed the president had no pressing health concerns, Capt. Sean Barbabella, the director of the White House Medical Unit, claimed Wednesday that Donald Trump was a perfectly healthy 9-foot-tall 35-year-old. \u201cAfter concluding his physical, I can say with confidence that President Trump exhibits normal vitals for a titanic behemoth born in 1991,\u201d Barbabella told reporters, adding that the commander-in-chief\u2019s cardiovascular health was so exemplary that he had finally cracked the three-minute mile. \u201cI can also say that, contrary to some negative health speculations in the press, the president\u2019s capacity to levitate two feet off the ground is undiminished. And in my professional opinion, his pyrokinetic abilities have surpassed those of any world leader in history.\u201d Barbabella went on to state that Trump\u2019s dunking skills remained at NBA-level.</p> </div>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-03T08:03:43Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-03T08:03:43Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/victens-wemponyaga-begins-promising-kendrick-perkins-sentence/", "url": "https://theonion.com/victens-wemponyaga-begins-promising-kendrick-perkins-sentence/", "external_url": null, "title": "\u2018Victens Wemponyaga\u2019 Begins Promising Kendrick Perkins Sentence", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Victens_Wemponyaga_SB_G_GR-socials.jpg\" /></p>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Victens_Wemponyaga_SB_G_GR-socials.jpg\" /></p>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-03T07:30:55Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-03T07:30:55Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}, {"id": "https://theonion.com/heavens-gate-members-enjoy-29th-euphoric-year-on-highest-plane-of-existence/", "url": "https://theonion.com/heavens-gate-members-enjoy-29th-euphoric-year-on-highest-plane-of-existence/", "external_url": null, "title": "Heaven\u2019s Gate Members Enjoy 29th Euphoric Year On Highest Plane Of Existence", "content_text": "", "content_html": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Heavens_Gate_NIB_IHA-GR-C.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">THE NEXT LEVEL\u2014Still reaping the benefits of a mass suicide timed to coincide with the arrival of the Hale\u2013Bopp comet, members of the Heaven\u2019s Gate cult told reporters Friday they were looking forward to this month\u2019s anniversary celebration of their 29th euphoric year on the highest plane of existence.\u00a0\u201cShedding my human vehicle and transcending to a higher evolutionary level was the best decision I ever made,\u201d said Heaven\u2019s Gate member Sam Clybourne, adding that while he may have been nervous about participating in a ritual that required him to consume phenobarbital-laced apple sauce, drink vodka, and then asphyxiate himself with a plastic bag, his travels aboard a comet-trailing UFO had made it all worthwhile. \u201cIt\u2019s great up here, what can I say? I\u2019m living in a utopic realm of superhuman perfection, and my new alien body is incorruptible, genderless, and free from all suffering. It\u2019s nothing but pure bliss every day! Plus, I still get to wear my Nike Decades all the time.\u201d\u00a0Heaven\u2019s Gate members confirmed everyone was welcome to join them in eternal ecstasy when the Hale\u2013Bopp comet next passed Earth in 4385.\u00a0</p> </div>", "summary": "<p><img src=\"https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Heavens_Gate_NIB_IHA-GR-C.jpg\" /></p><div class=\"entry-content single-post-content single-post-content--has-watermark wp-block-post-content has-echo-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph theonion-dingbat\">THE NEXT LEVEL\u2014Still reaping the benefits of a mass suicide timed to coincide with the arrival of the Hale\u2013Bopp comet, members of the Heaven\u2019s Gate cult told reporters Friday they were looking forward to this month\u2019s anniversary celebration of their 29th euphoric year on the highest plane of existence.\u00a0\u201cShedding my human vehicle and transcending to a higher evolutionary level was the best decision I ever made,\u201d said Heaven\u2019s Gate member Sam Clybourne, adding that while he may have been nervous about participating in a ritual that required him to consume phenobarbital-laced apple sauce, drink vodka, and then asphyxiate himself with a plastic bag, his travels aboard a comet-trailing UFO had made it all worthwhile. \u201cIt\u2019s great up here, what can I say? I\u2019m living in a utopic realm of superhuman perfection, and my new alien body is incorruptible, genderless, and free from all suffering. It\u2019s nothing but pure bliss every day! Plus, I still get to wear my Nike Decades all the time.\u201d\u00a0Heaven\u2019s Gate members confirmed everyone was welcome to join them in eternal ecstasy when the Hale\u2013Bopp comet next passed Earth in 4385.\u00a0</p> </div>", "image": null, "banner_image": null, "date_published": "2026-06-03T05:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-06-03T05:00:00Z", "authors": ["Unknown"], "tags": [], "language": null, "attachments": ["\n                            {\"url\": string, \n                            'mime_type': string, \n                            'title': strinrg,\n                            'size_in_bytes': int,\n                            'duration_in_seconds': int\n                            "]}]}