DECEMBER 5, 2009

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• Headline: Adapting Suburbs for an Aging Population. Impact: As the older population in suburbs grows, demand for senior-friendly activities leads to unexpected innovations in lawn bowling and bingo technology. Who would have thought that the next great tech boom would revolve around geriatric gaming?. Fact: Did you know that the average age for a resident in the suburbs is now higher than the average age of a Supreme Court justice? Talk about a retirement community!.
• Headline: Innovative Sounds: The iPhone Orchestra. Impact: The Stanford Mobile Phone Orchestra inadvertently sparks the rise of 'iPhone Symphony' competitions, leading to an era where smartphones are regarded as essential for a 'well-rounded' education. Who needs a music degree when you have an app?. Fact: Did you know that the first mobile phones were just glorified bricks? Now, they compose symphonies. Progress!.
• Headline: Dragon Age: Origins Pioneers LGBTQ+ Representation. Impact: The inclusion of same-sex romance in Dragon Age: Origins opens the floodgates for LGBTQ+ representation in gaming, leading to a future where every character in every game must answer the question, 'But who do you love?'. Fact: Did you know that before this, video game romances were primarily about rescuing princesses and fighting dragons? Seems like a slight upgrade in narrative depth!.
• Headline: Miami Fair: Big Pieces, Smaller Prices and Relief. Impact: The shift to smaller crowds at Art Basel Miami Beach encourages artists to create more intimate, personal pieces, leading to a world where the next Picasso is just a guy painting on his kitchen table. Art is officially the new 'home project.'. Fact: Did you know that in art, size really does matter? The smaller the crowd, the bigger the egos of the artists!.
• Headline: Influence of Belichick Extends to SEC Sidelines. Impact: Belichick's influence on SEC sidelines leads to a bizarre crossover where football plays start resembling chess games, and coaches start wearing hoodies as part of their official uniforms. Fashion meets football, folks!. Fact: Did you know that Bill Belichick's hoodie has its own fan club? Yeah, because who doesn’t want to support a fashion choice that says 'I give up'?.