It’s correct under typical headline style, and following that guide is part of why The Onion nails so many headlines.
For comparison: “Russell Brand Invited To Florida College To Teach Sexual Assault Workshop” reads sensibly, but is technically a sentence fragment. It should normally be “was invited.” (And it could use some indefinite articles.) Like seeing “War Declared,” we accept this… annunciative case, which is a little bit Kevin Malone.
But they really should avoid those awkward corner cases. “Nation Can’t Believe It On Harvard’s Side” should obviously be “It’s,” as a matter of readability. That’s the goal, here. It’s simplifying things to be as small as sensibly possible - and no further.
“If There Emergency In Space”
“She Already Chosen”
It’s correct under typical headline style, and following that guide is part of why The Onion nails so many headlines.
For comparison: “Russell Brand Invited To Florida College To Teach Sexual Assault Workshop” reads sensibly, but is technically a sentence fragment. It should normally be “was invited.” (And it could use some indefinite articles.) Like seeing “War Declared,” we accept this… annunciative case, which is a little bit Kevin Malone.
But they really should avoid those awkward corner cases. “Nation Can’t Believe It On Harvard’s Side” should obviously be “It’s,” as a matter of readability. That’s the goal, here. It’s simplifying things to be as small as sensibly possible - and no further.