Is the Internet Too Absurd for 'The Onion'?

It’s easy to laugh at digital mediaThe Onion would rather laugh with it.

A little more than two months after launch, ClickHole has emerged as a much-needed dose of web levity. But also, it indicates sites like BuzzFeed and Business Insider just might be onto something.

With headlines like "Are We Setting Unrealistic Standards Of Beauty For Our Felons?" and "8 Baby Penguins That Are Pretty Cute But Don’t Stand A Chance Against Hillary Clinton In 2016," ClickHole skewers the digital media tropes that have become ingrained in the Internet.

"We noticed that this particular area, new media in general, we hit critical mass on this and it hadn't really been dissected on such a large scale yet," said Ben Berkley, managing editor of The Onion and ClickHole. Read more...

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