Robert Siegel (1) (1971–)

Quite fun and funny collection from the Onion’s archive. The problem is the humour does not seem to mantain as much energy as time goes by because of its relationship to news of the time.

Simply indispensable for understanding our zeitgeist.

One word: Genius.

If you've read "The Onion", you know what you are getting with "Our Dumb Century"; lots of laughs, as well as some satire that cuts so close to the bone it stops being funny.

Set out as headline stories from throughout the Twentieth Century, with satirical jabs at the eras they were covering, so we get a story from the early 1900s of rich people enjoying the spectacle of poor people dying, then the Titanic makes an appearance, as do wars and the pill. Highly recommended.