JULY 3, 1985

Full News Archive

• Headline: Exploring the Undead in Film: Day of the Dead. Impact: If only the scientists in the bunker had thought to offer the zombies a nice cup of coffee instead of blasting them. Who knows? A caffeine-fueled zombie uprising might have led to a new era of undead baristas serving brains on toast!. Fact: Did you know that despite its title, 'Day of the Dead' had nothing to do with actual dead people or their day? It was more about the living making questionable life choices in a bunker. Sounds familiar, right?.
• Headline: Time Travel Adventure in the 1950s. Impact: Marty McFly's time-traveling antics paved the way for every teenage boy thinking he could change his past mistakes. Spoiler alert: he couldn’t, and we all know he still couldn’t get a date to the prom.. Fact: Fun fact: Marty’s skateboard skills could probably have earned him an Olympic gold medal—if only time travel were an actual sport. But hey, at least he didn’t have to deal with the 80's hairstyle fiasco in the future!.
• Headline: Office Development Growth in Great Neck. Impact: This moment marked the start of suburban sprawl, leading to a world where the office became the new home and home became the new office. And yet, no one ever really wanted to work at the office, did they?. Fact: You know what they say about real estate: location, location, location! But in this case, it should be 'rejection, rejection, rejection.' Maybe the banks were just jealous of Great Neck's charm?.
• Headline: THE SCREEN: 'RED SONJA'. Impact: By creating a female version of Conan, Hollywood inadvertently opened the floodgates for a slew of strong female leads. Who knew a sword-wielding woman in a bikini could lead to an era of empowered heroines? Thanks, Red Sonja!. Fact: If you thought Red Sonja was groundbreaking, wait until you hear about the 'strong female character' trope that came after her. Spoiler: she’s often still fighting in impractical armor. Progress!.