MAY 24, 2009

Full News Archive

• Headline: Mets Triumph with Historic Replay Home Run. Impact: If Omir Santos hadn’t hit that home run, we might have never seen the rise of instant replay. Imagine a world where umpires actually had to make decisions based on their own judgment—chaos would ensue, and the fabric of reality would unravel as we know it.. Fact: This was the first use of a replay in Fenway Park. So, technically, the Red Sox are responsible for the entire concept of second chances in baseball. Thanks, guys!.
• Headline: Refurbished Stained Glass Returns to St. Thomas. Impact: The restoration of stained glass windows at St. Thomas Church means that future generations will be blessed with the beauty of color—because, obviously, the world was just too drab before this.. Fact: Stained glass windows were once considered the original Instagram filters. You’d snap a pic and suddenly everyone looks heavenly—literally!.
• Headline: Scratching the Surface of Africa, Finding a Wide Range of Rhythm. Impact: The DanceAfrica festival brought African dance into the limelight, which led to an explosion of dance classes and TikTok challenges, proving that every moment of cultural appreciation eventually devolves into cringey viral content.. Fact: DanceAfrica is like a cultural buffet—everyone leaves full, yet still hungry for more. Don't worry, there’s always room for another dance trend!.
• Headline: Morphing From Lap Dog to Wolf, but Always a Potent Writer. Impact: This biography of Jean Rhys might not have been well-researched, but it set a precedent for future authors to 'wing it' when writing about historical figures. After all, who needs facts when you have empathy?. Fact: The writer's term 'potent' is often code for 'kind of a mess but we love them anyway.' Kind of like that friend who writes poetry after 3 glasses of wine..