FEBRUARY 19, 1998

Full News Archive

• Headline: Angelo's Renaissance Museum Controversy. Impact: Angelo's Renaissance museum dreams lead to a global craze for DIY museums. In 2025, everyone is trying to convert their garages into art galleries, resulting in an art supply shortage that drives prices sky-high.. Fact: Did you know that Angelo's 'Renaissance museum' was just a cover for his secret collection of garden gnomes? True story..
• Headline: Historic Record for NYSE Seat Sale. Impact: The record sale of a stock exchange seat inspires a new trend where people start selling their chairs in hopes of retirement funds. By 2024, the term 'chair market' becomes the new Wall Street jargon.. Fact: Did you know that the chair sold for $1.8 million is now believed to have mystical powers? Or maybe that's just the residual caffeine from the previous owner..
• Headline: Arafat Gaffe Brings Ouster At a Museum. Impact: Dr. Walter Reich's ousting from the Holocaust Museum sparks widespread debate on museum ethics, leading to a pop quiz on historical sensitivity in museum studies by 2022.. Fact: Interestingly, the museum's decision sparked a trend of directors having to pass a 'sensitivity test' before being hired. No pressure!.
• Headline: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: Economic Scene; In Indonesia, Showdown On Risky Bet. Impact: Suharto's currency board proposal leads to a series of economic upheavals in Indonesia, resulting in a global 'How Not to Do Economics' manual published in 2024.. Fact: Did you know that the IMF once tried to convince Suharto to change his mind by sending him a cake shaped like a currency board? Spoiler alert: it didn't work..
• Headline: Study Finds More Views Than Facts. Impact: The study on news reporting ignites a revolution in journalism, leading to the rise of 'fact-checking' as a superpower. By 2023, journalists start wearing capes and masks.. Fact: Fun fact: The term 'fake news' was first coined when someone accidentally reported that a cat had become the new President. The cat later denied all allegations..
• Headline: TOP CLINTON AIDES FIND DOUBT ON IRAQ AT CAMPUS IN OHIO. Impact: The tough questions at Ohio State University lead to a nationwide movement of public forums where politicians are forced to face real voters. By 2024, politicians start wearing bulletproof vests to these events.. Fact: Did you know that during this forum, one attendee asked if the Secretary of Defense had ever fought a bear? Spoiler: He hadn’t..
• Headline: Two Men, One Vision: Films With a View; A Festival Celebrates the Dark Explorations Behind the Decor, Cuisine and Henry James. Impact: The Merchant Ivory festival leads to a resurgence of period films, making it the official genre for every Oscar ceremony from 2023 onward. Everyone starts wearing bowler hats and monocles.. Fact: Fun fact: The Merchant Ivory duo once tried to make a film about making films, but it was too meta even for them..