APRIL 8, 2010

Full News Archive

• Headline: Joseph Percoco: Cuomo's Key Aide Unveiled. Impact: Joseph Percoco's rise led to a chain reaction of aides everywhere believing they could also be 'pugnacious,' causing a surge in aggressive coffee orders and more intense office gossip.. Fact: Rumor has it, the term 'pugnacious aide' was created in a secret meeting where they all tried to out-‘tough’ each other..
• Headline: Credit Reports No Longer Free. Impact: The shift to charging for credit reports sparked a national conversation about financial literacy, but mostly it just made people more anxious about their credit scores, leading to the creation of support groups.. Fact: For just a dollar, you can now find out exactly how broke you are, which is almost like therapy, but cheaper and more depressing..
• Headline: China’s Censors Tackle and Trip Over the Internet. Impact: China's censorship blunders led to an underground movement of internet freedom fighters, inadvertently giving birth to memes that would one day rule the internet—because nothing screams freedom like a cat wearing sunglasses.. Fact: The irony of censorship tripping over itself is a popular plot twist in dystopian novels. Too bad it’s real life..
• Headline: Geithner to Visit China, in Sign of Warming Relations. Impact: Geithner's visit to China warmed relations so much that it led to a series of awkward diplomatic dinners where everyone pretended to enjoy each other's cooking. The culinary fallout is still being felt today.. Fact: Diplomatic dinners are basically just fancy food fights, but with less food and more awkward small talk..