AUGUST 15, 2009

Full News Archive

• Headline: The Rise of Solo Storytelling. Impact: The Moth's storytelling nights lead to a chain reaction where aspiring writers become famous, eventually prompting a global storytelling competition judged by AI-powered devices, resulting in the extinction of traditional books. Who knew a night of stories could end in literary apocalypse?. Fact: The Moth's storytelling nights have created more aspiring authors than coffee shops create baristas. It's a miracle there aren't more novels about lattes!.
• Headline: Casting Director Tweets at Tryouts, to Negative Reviews. Impact: The casting director's ill-fated tweet leads to a surge in social media influencers attempting to audition for roles, resulting in a dystopian world where followers matter more than talent. Welcome to 'Influencer: The Movie'.. Fact: Once upon a time, casting decisions were made in secret. Now, they're announced on Twitter like a high school breakup—public and messy!.
• Headline: Idle Iraqi Date Farms Show Decline of Economy. Impact: The decline of Iraq's date farms triggers a global date shortage, leading to an underground black market for dates. People start trading dates for oil, resulting in a bizarre new currency. Who knew dates would become the next Bitcoin?. Fact: Iraq was once the Date Capital of the World. Now, it’s more like the Date Apocalypse. Talk about a fruit going from hero to zero!.