JANUARY 26, 2011

Full News Archive

• Headline: End of an Era: The Minimalist Column. Impact: The Minimalist's departure led to a sudden surge in people hoarding useless items as they panicked over the potential extinction of minimalism. Now, every garage is a shrine to forgotten trinkets and 'what ifs'.. Fact: Did you know that the average person spends 6 months of their life looking for lost items? Minimalism might be the solution, or just a really trendy excuse to throw out half your stuff!.
• Headline: FDA and Dairy Industry Milk Controversy. Impact: The F.D.A.'s reluctance to test milk turned a nation of lactose lovers into conspiracy theorists. Now, every glass comes with a side of paranoia about what’s really in our dairy.. Fact: Did you know that the first person to drink milk was probably a daring individual who saw a cow and thought, 'Sure, why not?'.
• Headline: Balancing Investment and Reducing Waste in Education. Impact: Obama's dual approach to investment and waste management inadvertently gave rise to a new political party: The Wasteful Investors. They promote spending money on pointless studies about the benefits of spending money.. Fact: Did you know that politicians often use terms like 'investment' to mean 'spending your money on my pet project'? It's almost like magic!.
• Headline: New Details on Troubled F-35 Fighter. Impact: The F-35's supposed 'solvable' problems led to an entire generation of engineers believing they could fix anything with duct tape and wishful thinking. Spoiler alert: they're still working on it.. Fact: Did you know that the F-35 was originally designed for air superiority but seems to have become more of a 'let's see how many issues we can create' project?.