OCTOBER 4, 1995

Full News Archive

• Headline: Philosophy Student Turns Vampire. Impact: Had this philosophy student not turned into a vampire, we might have avoided a whole generation of emo poets who thought they were deep because they read Kierkegaard in the dark while sipping blood-red wine.. Fact: Philosophers have long debated whether vampires exist. Spoiler: they don't, but if they did, they'd probably have a lot to say about existential dread..
• Headline: FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW;Graduates Whose Hero Could Be Peter Pan. Impact: This film about graduates and their Peter Pan hero likely inspired countless post-college slackers to cling to their youth a little too long, leading to an epidemic of adults wearing hoodies and talking about their 'dreams'.. Fact: Peter Pan taught us to never grow up. Who knew that would become a life motto for so many people stuck in their parents' basements?.
• Headline: Business Travel; Executives are scouting opportunities in Cuba these days, despite the problems of getting there.. Impact: The rush to scout opportunities in Cuba led to an influx of business jargon and slightly better mojitos in boardrooms across America. Because nothing says 'capitalism' like a good cocktail.. Fact: Cuba might be the only place where you can get a better deal on a vintage car than a plane ticket—and that’s saying something!.
• Headline: Business Travel;Executives are scouting opportunities in Cuba these days, despite the problems of getting there.. Impact: The executives scouting Cuba likely inspired a series of poorly executed vacation packages that confused business with pleasure, leading to a decade of 'workations' that were mostly just vacations.. Fact: Cuba's economy was once so vibrant that it made the U.S.'s embargo feel like a high school breakup—lots of drama, but no real impact on the cool kids..