The Onion writing for the LA Times?

[steuard]

Here's the headline from an article about China from today's LA Times:

China shows caution on executions
Facing pressure before the Olympics, Beijing's policy is to 'kill fewer, kill carefully.'

The photograph and caption that accompany the article were also apparently written by staffers at The Onion.

Except, of course, that this isn't actually dark humor but real news. Boy, do I hate the death penalty.