MARCH 8, 1992

Full News Archive

• Headline: Biotechnology's Role in Northeast Recovery. Impact: If only Massachusetts had known that this biotechnology plant would eventually lead to a generation of super-intelligent squirrels demanding equal rights, they might have hesitated. But who could resist a little progress?. Fact: Massachusetts has a long history of being the birthplace of revolutionary ideas, but who knew it would lead to a rodent uprising?.
• Headline: Wagner's Rienzi Concert Version Premiere. Impact: The decision to focus on the music rather than the visuals for Wagner's opera might have inadvertently opened a portal to a parallel universe where cats perform operas in German. Someone should check on that.. Fact: Wagner’s operas are so intense that they’ve been known to cause spontaneous existential crises among audience members..
• Headline: JERSEYANA. Impact: The historical treatment of the mentally ill in New Jersey may have inspired a series of horror films that depict state governments as the real monsters. Thanks a lot, history!. Fact: New Jersey's past treatment of the insane could be the reason why it’s home to so many ghost stories. They just never left!.
• Headline: ART REVIEW; Filling In Between the Artist's Lines. Impact: Li-Lan's art could have sparked an underground movement where people began to communicate solely through postage stamps, believing it to be the next evolution of language. How avant-garde!. Fact: Pop Art was so revolutionary that it convinced people that everyday objects could be art, which paved the way for things like banana duct tape. Thanks, Andy Warhol!.
• Headline: NEW JERSEY GUIDE. Impact: The quirky opera features could have inspired a new genre of performance art where limbo dancing meets Shakespearean tragedy, leading to a cultural renaissance—or complete chaos.. Fact: The phrase 'Let's Do the Opera Limbo' has yet to be challenged for the title of 'Most Ridiculous Event Name in History.'.
• Headline: After 30 Years, Koppelman Is Navigating Another Storm. Impact: Koppelman’s navigations may have unwittingly set off a chain of events that led to a reality where planners are seen as the new rock stars of the urban landscape. Watch out, architects!. Fact: Being a city planner for 30 years means you’ve seen enough zoning laws to write a bestseller called 'The Chronicles of Urban Chaos.'.