JULY 13, 1958

Full News Archive

• Headline: Successful Strategies in Advertising. Impact: This article about advertising success made everyone think that being different was the key to success. As a result, the world was flooded with quirky ads, and now we can't escape avocado toast and cat videos.. Fact: Did you know that in the ad world, being different almost always means using a strange animal or a pun? Welcome to the marketing jungle!.
• Headline: Suez Canal Pact Delayed Over Currency Clause. Impact: The Suez debacle set the stage for future negotiations over trivial matters. Fast forward to today, and we’re still arguing about who gets the last donut in the meeting room.. Fact: Fun fact: arguing over currency clauses can lead to international disputes... and a lot of awkward silence at the next diplomatic party..
• Headline: Division Over Atom Detection in Geneva. Impact: The division over atom detection led to the creation of overly complicated sci-fi movies where everyone pretends to understand quantum physics. Spoiler alert: they don’t.. Fact: Did you know that the real reason for the rift was that one side just wanted to fly planes, while the other thought staying on the ground was more 'grounded'?.
• Headline: INACTIVITY MEASURED; Federal Survey Shows Curbs From Illness and Injury. Impact: The measurement of inactivity has led to an epidemic of fitness trackers, resulting in a world where we’re all just a little too obsessed with our step counts.. Fact: Did you know that people will spend more time trying to count their steps than actually taking any? Welcome to the 21st century!.
• Headline: Barnard Seniors Assess Their Roles; Women Deny They Are 'Beat' or 'Silent'. Impact: Barnard seniors declaring their roles paved the way for future generations of women to assert themselves, leading to today’s empowered women who can multitask like pros.. Fact: Did you know that the only thing 'silent' about women is how loudly they can laugh at your outdated stereotypes?.
• Headline: Battle of the Veil in Algeria; An ancient symbol of subservience is falling away as traditionalists and modernists war over bringing the Moslem woman into the twentieth century.. Impact: The veil battle in Algeria became a symbol of modernity versus tradition, leading to a global debate on women's rights that continues to this day—because apparently, the world loves a good debate.. Fact: Did you know that the only thing harder than changing fashion norms is changing people’s minds about them?.
• Headline: Ceylon's Democracy Faces New Test in Wake of Strife; Ceylon's Democracy Confronts New Challenge in Wake of Strife. Impact: Ceylon's democracy struggles foreshadowed today's global political turmoil, where democracy seems to be a trendy idea that keeps losing followers.. Fact: Did you know that democracy is like a fashion trend? It comes and goes, and sometimes it just looks better on someone else..
• Headline: Praises Senator Kennedy. Impact: Praising Senator Kennedy in the '60s turned into a cult of personality that set the stage for modern-day celebrity politicians. Now we have more showbiz than statesmanship.. Fact: Did you know that the art of political praise has evolved into a competition of who can write the best tweet? #TrueStory.
• Headline: When War Lapped Our Shores; FIRE ON THE BEACHES. By Theodore Taylor. Illustrated. 248 pp. New York: W. W. Norton & Co. $3.95.. Impact: The 'Fire on the Beaches' narrative made Americans paranoid about submarine attacks, leading to a boom in beach umbrellas and sunscreen sales. Safety first, right?. Fact: Did you know that sometimes the biggest threat on the beach isn’t a submarine attack, but that one person who brings a metal detector?.