The-Economist

I am so pleased to see that my favorite news weekly (The Economist) has decided to cover the icon of American journalism we all know and love: The Onion! The Ecoonomist and The Onion are probably in distinctly different categories in most people’s minds. The Onion is clearly satire and The Economist is clearly sober, serious news. Right? It is not so easy actually. The Onion covers news with humor and does not limit itself to the facts. Facts have become so much less fashionable in American politics lately, so their choice probably won’t prevent The Onion from continuing to grow like a bean or prevent random publications from reprinting their articles as real news. And then The Economist also covers the news. The Economist does maintain factuality quite earnestly, but it isn’t afraid to poke fun at silly leadership or appreciate the humor readily apparent in our crazy world. ...

First, the Economist covers my new job in the first month. Now, we have Wired covering this as well. That’s my two favorite magazines of all time. I’m not sure how Smithsonian’s Air & Space or Make will get in on this, but either could be the hat trick! Wired article is at https://www.wired.com/story/mcdonalds-drive-thru-mymcdonalds-app/