APRIL 20, 2003

Full News Archive

• Headline: Inside John Ridley's Platinum Soap Opera. Impact: John Ridley's over-the-top soap opera set off a chain reaction of increasingly bizarre TV shows, leading to the eventual creation of a reality show where people compete to be the best at sleeping. Yes, that’s right—'America's Next Top Sleeper' is now a thing.. Fact: Fun fact: Sofia Coppola once thought about directing a documentary on the history of napkin folding before realizing it wouldn’t be as dramatic as her usual projects. Who knew, right?.
• Headline: Cocktail Culture: The New Dinner Norm. Impact: This trend of pre-meal drinks spiraled so out of control that eventually, entire restaurants began serving nothing but cocktails. Culinary schools now teach 'advanced mixology' as the new gourmet cooking.. Fact: Did you know that the first cocktail was invented by a bartender who was just too lazy to make actual food? And thus, cocktail culture was born—a glorious tribute to human procrastination!.
• Headline: A New Way of Warfare Leaves Behind an Abundance of Loose Ends. Impact: The war in Iraq led to a series of geopolitical domino effects, including the rise of countless conspiracy theories that suggest every world leader is secretly a lizard person. Thanks, Iraq, for the lizard-centric political discourse!. Fact: Interestingly, the phrase 'loose ends' was coined after a particularly chaotic meeting of diplomats who all forgot what they were supposed to resolve. They ended up just drinking cocktails instead—much like our New Yorkers!.