DECEMBER 14, 1931

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• Headline: Ex-Convict Brought Back for 1923 Murder. Impact: If Scalise and Ardolino hadn't been involved in that murder, perhaps Boston would have never developed its own brand of crime reality shows. Who knew true crime could be so... productive?. Fact: Murder in 1923? How quaint. Today's headlines are filled with so much drama, I wouldn't be surprised if they start casting reality shows based on political feuds..
• Headline: Rising Interest in Music in 1931. Impact: The rise in interest in music, thanks to the radio, likely led to the creation of countless awkward family sing-alongs, forever solidifying the stereotype of families trapped in a 'never-ending karaoke night'.. Fact: Radio: the original influencer. Before TikTok, there was the airwaves, where your grandma could get her groove on to the latest hits from, you know, 1930..
• Headline: GETS WASHINGTON PICTURE.; Montevideo School Receives Gift of Bicentennial Commission.. Impact: This picture of George Washington could have inspired generations of schoolchildren to believe that their future presidents could also be immortalized in art, and yet here we are with selfies and TikTok videos instead.. Fact: Washington's legacy is all about that cherry tree and crossing the Delaware. But did you know he was also really into portraits? He just wanted to be the original Instagram influencer..
• Headline: METROPOLITAN PLANS BELLINI CENTENARY; "Norma," With Rosa Ponselle, to Be Given on Dec. 26, 100 Years After Premiere.. Impact: Celebrating Bellini's centenary means that future generations will forever have a reason to dress up and pretend to appreciate opera, while secretly just enjoying the free snacks at intermission.. Fact: Opera: the only art form where you can dramatically cry and sing about your feelings while wearing a costume that costs more than your rent..
• Headline: Lowest Westchester Tax Rise In Decade Linked to Depression. Impact: The tax rise linked to the Depression may have shaped the way modern economies function, making us all experts in the fine art of financial avoidance. Thanks, Depression!. Fact: Lowest tax rise in a decade? Sounds like a 'glass half full' way of saying, 'We're all just too broke to pay more taxes.'.
• Headline: ATTACKS ON CHURCH RENEWED IN MEXICO; Political Leaders Assail Quadrecentennial Fiesta as Exploitation.REVIVAL OF CURBS URGED Dirertor of Offirial Party JournalCalls Priests Enemies of Revolutionary Regime. Army Band Is Dismissed. Benediction Pronounced in Rome.. Impact: The renewed attacks on the church could be seen as a precursor to modern political debates where religion and governance clash, proving that humanity never really moves on from its melodramatic tendencies.. Fact: In Mexico, the church has been a target of political strife since forever. Who needs reality TV when you have actual revolutions?.
• Headline: HOLDS IDLENESS A PERIL.; Bruere, in Boston Speech, Sees Threat to Stability or Incomes.. Impact: Bruere's warning about idleness could have incited a national obsession with productivity, leading to countless self-help books and the rise of 'hustle culture'. Thanks a lot, Bruere.. Fact: Idleness being perilous? Great, now I have to feel guilty about my Netflix binges. Can someone just invent a new term for 'productive lounging'?.