DECEMBER 5, 1990

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• Headline: Miracle or Hoax? The Winged Old Man. Impact: If the winged old man was indeed a miracle, then somewhere down the line, people would start believing that all elderly men with strange quirks must possess magical abilities. Thus, we’d end up with a world where grandpas are treated like wizards and given their own reality shows. 'The Sorcerer of Senior Discounts' anyone?. Fact: Fun fact: The real miracle here is that a film about a winged man could even make it past the pitch phase without someone suggesting it’s just a new superhero movie. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t..
• Headline: Unholy Trinity: A Melodramatic Swindle. Impact: This unholy trinity of swindlers could have inadvertently inspired a long line of con artists who thought they could pull off heists just as cleverly. Who knew that decades later, we’d still be watching movies about thieves who have cooler outfits than their victims?. Fact: Fun fact: The real crime isn’t even the swindling; it’s how many sequels Hollywood will inevitably churn out, capitalizing on the same tired formula. If only they could swindle some creativity!.
• Headline: Renewal of East Harlem's La Marqueta. Impact: The renewal in East Harlem set off a chain reaction that saw gentrification turn neighborhoods into overpriced coffee shop paradises. Who knew that a simple market renewal would lead to hipster havens and avocado toast on every corner?. Fact: Did you know that LA MARQUETA used to be thriving? Now, it’s like a time capsule of what happens when progress and nostalgia collide, leaving us with overpriced artisanal pickles instead of good old street tacos..