OCTOBER 1, 1992

Full News Archive

• Headline: Exploring Romania's Cultural Resilience. Impact: This film festival could have sparked a new wave of Romanian cinema that led to a global obsession with obscure Eastern European films, ultimately resulting in a shortage of popcorn worldwide. The horror!. Fact: Did you know that the only thing more avant-garde than Romanian cinema is the number of times people mispronounce Bucharest? It's practically a sport!.
• Headline: CURRENTS: Eggs to Igloos Exhibition. Impact: The egg-shaped auditorium became a symbol of architectural rebellion, leading to millions of misguided attempts to create egg-shaped buildings everywhere, resulting in a global omelette crisis.. Fact: Fun fact: The only egg-shaped thing more controversial than this auditorium is the debate on whether to put ketchup on your omelette. Spoiler: don't..
• Headline: Crystal Display Innovations Unveiled. Impact: Kalkin's design may have inspired a future where all shelves are floating and weightless, causing a nationwide panic when people couldn't find their books or their sanity.. Fact: Did you know that crystal shelves are the perfect way to display your collection of dust? They're like trophies for procrastination!.
• Headline: CURRENTS; East Meets West In the Southwest. Impact: The Bombay Connection store in Laredo fostered a cultural mishmash that inadvertently led to the creation of fusion tacos, which became the next big thing... until they were abandoned for avocado toast.. Fact: Who knew that a clothing store could change the culinary landscape? Guess we can blame fashion for our inability to just eat a taco like a normal person!.
• Headline: CURRENTS; Formica 'In' and Formica 'Out'. Impact: Ralph Johnson's 'Desk for a Bureaucrat' became the gold standard for government offices, leading to a nationwide increase in bureaucratic inefficiency as everyone got too distracted by the art.. Fact: Did you know that Formica was once considered cutting-edge? Now it's just a reminder that some trends really need to die, just like that typewriter..
• Headline: Dovetail, a Joint That Can Stand the Test of Time. Impact: The rise of Los Angeles as an architectural hotspot eventually led to a reality TV show featuring architects that spiraled into a series of bizarre home renovation disasters—thank you, HGTV.. Fact: Did you know that Los Angeles has more architects than actual buildings? It's true! They just keep designing new ones and then arguing about them over kale smoothies..
• Headline: CURRENTS; To Live and Build In Los Angeles.