NOVEMBER 2, 1990

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• Headline: Coming of Age in 'C'est la Vie'. Impact: If these two sisters hadn't gone on vacation in 1958, the entire French film industry might have been thrown into chaos, leading to a dystopian future where all movies are just endless remakes of 'The Fast and the Furious.'. Fact: C'est la Vie is just a fancy way of saying 'you'll never escape your family drama, but at least you can look good while doing it.'.
• Headline: Exploring Corman's Frankenstein Unbound. Impact: Corman's take on Frankenstein opened the floodgates for every indie filmmaker to think they could reinterpret classic literature. We're still living in a world where that leads to 'Shakespeare in Space.'. Fact: Roger Corman once made a movie titled 'Attack of the Crab Monsters.' So, yeah, he's not exactly the Shakespeare of our time..
• Headline: Musical Journey with a Finnish Twist. Impact: This Finnish polka band’s tour sparked a musical revolution, inadvertently causing people everywhere to question their taste in music, leading to the rise of ironic hipster vinyl shops.. Fact: Bad Finnish polka? It's the musical equivalent of a mid-life crisis, but with more accordion..
• Headline: An Artist's Creativity and Impotence. Impact: Van Gogh's struggles with creativity and his brother's impotence might have inadvertently inspired a whole generation of tortured artists, ultimately leading to the phrase 'starving artist' becoming a trendy lifestyle choice.. Fact: Vincent van Gogh famously said, 'I put my heart and soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.' So, basically, he was the original overworked millennial..
• Headline: NEW JERSEY CONVERSIONS; Condo Is Helping Buyers to Meet the Down Payment. Impact: This condo initiative could have sparked a housing revolution, leading to a future where people trade entire cities for the mere promise of a down payment. Welcome to the dystopia of real estate Monopoly.. Fact: In New Jersey, even the condos are in therapy. They struggle with commitment just as much as their buyers do..
• Headline: Review/Film; Magic, the Missile Crisis And a Very Minor Miracle. Impact: The seemingly minor miracle during the Cuban missile crisis led to a generation of people believing that if they just wished hard enough, they could solve geopolitical conflicts with a sprinkle of pixie dust.. Fact: The term 'minor miracle' is just code for 'we're all on the edge of nuclear war, but hey, at least we got some good TV out of it.'.