AUGUST 5, 2010

Full News Archive

• Headline: Ryan Murphy's Creative Evolution in Cinema. Impact: Ryan Murphy's success with 'Glee' and 'Eat Pray Love' set off a chain reaction in Hollywood where every creator suddenly thought they could also make a hit show about their pet hamster's life struggles. Spoiler alert: it didn't go well.. Fact: Fun fact: 'Eat Pray Love' was initially going to be called 'Eat, Pray, and Consider a Second Mortgage,' but they thought it was too on-the-nose..
• Headline: Western Lawyers Embrace Indian Outsourcing. Impact: The shift to outsourcing legal work to India made Western lawyers realize that perhaps their job was less about defending justice and more about how to send an email with a PDF attachment. This revelation led to a mass existential crisis in law schools worldwide.. Fact: Did you know that before outsourcing, lawyers were mostly just arguing about how many billable hours they could squeeze out of a cup of coffee?.
• Headline: Diversity Debate Convulses Elite High School. Impact: The backlash over diversity at Hunter College High School likely caused a chain reaction in elite schools everywhere, prompting them to reconsider their admission policies. Who knew that graduation speeches could be the match that lit the fire of change?. Fact: Here's a fun fact: the principal's resignation was the first time a graduation speech sparked actual movement rather than just eye rolls and 'Ugh, do we have to sit through this?'.
• Headline: Cyclists Said to Back Claims That Armstrong Doped. Impact: If the allegations against Lance Armstrong had been proven earlier, we might have seen a world where cycling was taken much more seriously, leading to competitive knitting as the next Olympic sport. Who knew yarn could be so thrilling?. Fact: Did you know that after Armstrong's scandal, many cyclists took up knitting to cope? They called it 'purling for justice.'.