OCTOBER 9, 1955

Full News Archive

• Headline: Edison Fund Promotes Wholesome Media for Youth. Impact: This noble effort to improve children's media led, ironically, to the rise of reality TV, where wholesome values are replaced by people eating bugs for cash. Thanks, Edison!. Fact: The Edison Fund might've been the first to realize that 'wholesome' could also mean 'boring.'.
• Headline: Proust's Exploration of Time and Memory. Impact: Proust's work inspired countless existential crises, leading to a rise in coffee consumption and people staring blankly at walls in cafes worldwide. Thanks a lot, Marcel.. Fact: Reading Proust is like eating a five-course meal where you only get to the appetizer after three hours..
• Headline: PERSONALITIES ON TV THIS WEEK. Impact: This week’s personalities led to the rise of social media influencers. Yes, the world is now run by people who get paid to post selfies. Thanks for that.. Fact: This headline represents the point in history where TV personalities could still claim to be 'real' instead of 'scripted.'.
• Headline: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING MAGNIFICENT; ARCHITECTURE, AMBITION AND AMERICANS. By Wayne Andrews. Illustrated. 315 pp. New York: Harper & Bros. $7.50.. Impact: Andrews' book inspired a generation of architects to build skyscrapers that could house a small army of hipsters. Behold, the age of ambition—where everyone thinks they need a rooftop garden.. Fact: The term 'magnificent' may have been a stretch, especially when most of these ambitious buildings look like they were designed by a toddler with a crayon..
• Headline: The Old Icebox May Be Old Hat, But Ice Sells Better Than Ever; ICEMAN KEEPETH BUSIER THAN EVER. Impact: The resurgence of the iceman would go on to inspire a generation of hipsters who would swear by artisanal ice cubes made from glacial water. Because why not?. Fact: The ice man was essentially the original 'cool' job, before we all decided that being a 'content creator' was a thing..
• Headline: Singapore Needs a Miracle; The combined efforts of British and Asians are required if this colony, once regarded as a stable Empire institution, is not to succumb to anti-colonialism and communism.. Impact: This plea for unity eventually led to Singapore's independence, which then became a shining example of what happens when you stop listening to colonial powers. The British probably didn’t see that coming.. Fact: Ironically, Singapore’s eventual success was built on the very anti-colonial sentiment they were trying to avoid. Talk about a plot twist!.
• Headline: SHORTAGES FOUND IN MENTAL AIDES; Survey of 11 States in West Also Shows 'Many Areas' Lacking in Facilities. Impact: This survey marked the start of a slow realization that mental health care was, and still is, severely underfunded, leading to an ongoing struggle that has only recently gained any semblance of attention. Yay for progress?. Fact: Despite this alarming shortage, the number of self-help books published skyrocketed. Because reading about your problems is much cheaper than actually fixing them!.