JANUARY 24, 2001

Full News Archive

• Headline: Bush's Bold Education Reform Initiative. Impact: Bush's education plan sparked a nationwide obsession with standardized testing that led to a generation of students mastering the art of test-taking rather than actual learning. Who knew that multiple-choice questions could shape the fate of future presidents?. Fact: Did you know that if you stack all the standardized tests taken in the last 20 years, they would reach the moon? Or at least that's how it feels for students..
• Headline: Ray Lewis and Super Bowl Media Day Insights. Impact: Ray Lewis's Super Bowl media day became a cultural touchstone, influencing countless football players to adopt the strategy of 'deflect attention from my past by performing exceptionally well on the field.' This has since been dubbed the 'Lewis Maneuver' in sports strategy.. Fact: Fun fact: Ray Lewis once brought a knife to a gunfight—metaphorically speaking, of course. He was just trying to cut through the tension!.
• Headline: Understanding Recession Impact on Jobs. Impact: This headline triggered an influx of tree-hugging economists who, for some reason, thought that hugging trees would save the economy. Spoiler alert: it didn’t, but they sure felt good about it.. Fact: Did you know that economists are excellent at predicting recessions? They just never seem to have the foresight to avoid them. It's like watching a car crash in slow motion!.
• Headline: Retrenchment, Not Retreat. Impact: IBM's shift towards strategic alliances paved the way for tech companies to start 'collaborating' instead of 'competing,' leading to the rise of group projects in corporate America—where the most work is done by one person while everyone else takes credit.. Fact: Did you know that IBM once tried to collaborate with a toaster? The deal fell through when the toaster insisted on only toasting its own bread..