OCTOBER 20, 2000

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• Headline: Exploring Tensions in The Dinner Party. Impact: If only the guests at that dinner party had known their conversation would spark a century-long debate on whether it’s more important to pass the salt or the sarcasm, we might have avoided all those awkward family dinners since then.. Fact: Neil Simon's works have been the soundtrack to many a dinner party—just don’t expect anyone to actually pass the vitriol; they’ll just pass the wine instead..
• Headline: F.D.A. BAN SOUGHT ON CHEMICAL USED FOR COLD REMEDIES. Impact: Had the FDA banned phenylpropanolamine earlier, perhaps fewer people would have attempted to self-medicate their way through a bad breakup, leading to a more emotionally stable society. Or at least fewer awkward Tinder dates.. Fact: The only thing more surprising than the FDA's decisions is the fact that this chemical was ever allowed in cold remedies. Talk about a cold shoulder!.
• Headline: WHITBREAD SELLING PUBS. Impact: The sale of Whitbread's pubs led to a revolution in the pub scene, giving rise to a slew of hipster establishments that serve craft beer brewed with the tears of gentrification. Who knew selling 3,000 pubs would unleash a tidal wave of artisan toast?. Fact: When they say 'selling pubs', they really mean creating a space where people can pay too much for a tiny beer while pretending to enjoy each other's company..