OCTOBER 13, 2005

Full News Archive

• Headline: The Monoliths Next Door. Impact: If only the zoning board had approved Stonehenge, future architects might have been inspired to build even more ridiculous monuments, perhaps even a life-sized replica of the Death Star in a local suburb. Just imagine the HOA meetings!. Fact: The joke about zoning boards is that they have the power to crush dreams faster than a toddler can wreck a Lego castle..
• Headline: Parcells' Legacy Weighs on Giants and Cowboys. Impact: Bill Parcells’ shadow looms so large over the Giants that it’s rumored to have its own fan club. If only it could coach the team, maybe they’d finally get their act together.. Fact: Parcells' shadow has been nominated for a coaching position, but it declined, citing the need to ‘stay in the background’ and ‘not overshadow the players’..
• Headline: Reviving the Gulf Coast Vision. Impact: The architects' meeting in Biloxi not only aimed to revive the Gulf Coast but also inadvertently inspired a new trend: 'disaster chic' urban planning, where cities compete to see who can recover the most dramatically.. Fact: After Hurricane Katrina, people realized that rebuilding was easier than getting a decent cup of coffee in Biloxi. Priorities, right?.
• Headline: Recalling 28 Flavors, Safe as Milk. Impact: The closing of the Howard Johnson's signifies the end of an era where mediocre food and nostalgia mingled freely. This event led to an oversaturation of hipster diners that now serve artisanal toast and craft ketchup.. Fact: Howard Johnson's once had 28 flavors of ice cream, which is one more than most people have flavors of regret after dining there..
• Headline: An Antarctica Sighting in Central Park. Impact: The installation of a musical performance work in Central Park will forever alter the perception of penguins, leading to a bizarre trend where people start dressing up as penguins at summer music festivals.. Fact: Pierre Huyghe searched for the elusive albino penguin, proving once and for all that even artists can have questionable priorities when it comes to wildlife..