FEBRUARY 9, 1996

Full News Archive

• Headline: Explosive Action Film Review Insights. Impact: If only the renegade pilot had opted for a career in interpretive dance instead, we might have avoided a global arms race and instead been treated to a series of poorly choreographed peace treaties.. Fact: In a bizarre twist, the Air Force actually considered replacing pilots with dancers to improve morale. Spoiler alert: it didn't work out..
• Headline: The Dedication Behind 'Hamlet' Performance. Impact: This production of Hamlet, with its shoestring budget, inspired future generations to create avant-garde theater where the only requirements are existential dread and a hint of thriftiness. Thanks, 'Hamlet' – now we have hipster Shakespeare.. Fact: Some of the best performances come from the worst conditions. Just look at Shakespeare's own life; he wrote most of his plays in a time when toilets were still a luxury!.
• Headline: A Walk on the Wild Side Film Review. Impact: Who knew that a bunch of street punks would pave the way for reality TV? Their antics sparked a nationwide obsession with watching other people's bad decisions unfold – thanks for the cringe, America.. Fact: The term 'street-punk' was actually coined during a particularly wild game of Scrabble – the results were... explosive..
• Headline: FILM REVIEW;Of Beauty, in the Ideal And Only Skin Deep. Impact: The class reunion of blue-collar guys not only brought together old friends but also inadvertently inspired a generation of sitcoms about nostalgia, awkward small talk, and the realization that no one really changes. Thanks, guys.. Fact: The phrase 'you can't go home again' was actually coined at a class reunion – right after someone spilled punch on their high school crush..