JANUARY 19, 1995

Full News Archive

• Headline: Rare 1962 Pasolini Film Unveiled. Impact: After this steamy Pasolini film hit the screens, film students everywhere were inspired to bottle their emotions and accidentally create the hipster film movement. By the late 2000s, every coffee shop had a screenplaying wannabe writing their 'deep' reflections on life while sipping overpriced lattes.. Fact: Pasolini once said that cinema is the ultimate form of expression, right before he created a film that left audiences wondering if they needed a shower or a therapist..
• Headline: Batterymarch Building Renovation Plans Announced. Impact: The renovation of the Batterymarch Building not only revitalized that part of Boston but also inadvertently sparked a city-wide competition for the most extravagant coffee shop decor, leading to a rise in artisanal avocado toast and hipster beards.. Fact: For $13 million, you could have bought a small island or a lifetime supply of avocado toast. Guess they chose the building instead—classic Boston..
• Headline: Joy Hakim's Inspiring Impact on Education. Impact: Joy Hakim's books inspired a generation of students to actually engage with history, which led to a series of highly questionable TikTok challenges reenacting historical events. The 'Napoleon Bonaparte Dance' was particularly notorious.. Fact: That fifth grader's endorsement was so powerful, it made Joy Hakim the unofficial spokesperson for ditching video games in favor of reading—an event that shocked parents worldwide!.
• Headline: THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Milwaukee Papers to Merge And Publish in the Morning. Impact: The merger of the Milwaukee papers marked the beginning of the end for afternoon newspapers, leading to the rise of online news and the unintended consequence of people getting their 'news' from memes on social media.. Fact: This merger was so significant that historians are now debating if it should be classified as a major event in the timeline of journalism or just another sad chapter in the book of 'What Happened to Print Media?'.