OCTOBER 22, 2011

Full News Archive

• Headline: New York City's Racial Diversity Debate. Impact: As New York City grappled with its identity crisis, a butterfly flapped its wings, inadvertently leading to endless debates on social media about the actual meaning of diversity. Spoiler alert: it got complicated.. Fact: Did you know that NYC once had over 70 different languages spoken in just one borough? So, when they say 'diverse', they might just mean 'confusing'..
• Headline: Plastic Waste and New York City's Challenges. Impact: As New Yorkers tossed their lunch containers into landfills, an alternate timeline emerged where composting became the new black, leading to a bizarre underground movement of hipsters advocating for edible packaging. Bon appétit!. Fact: Fun fact: If you lined up all the plastic containers thrown away in NYC in one year, they would circle the Earth... at least twice, because why not add to the drama?.
• Headline: Making the iBio for Apple’s Genius. Impact: Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs sold so well that it spawned an entire genre of 'tech genius' literature, leading to a future where aspiring entrepreneurs think they can become billionaires just by wearing black turtlenecks.. Fact: Did you know that Jobs was famously difficult to work with? If only his employees had known he was just trying to channel his inner artist while being a complete pain..
• Headline: How Mr. Volcker Would Fix It. Impact: Volcker's suggestions to fix the economy created a ripple effect where every amateur economist on the internet suddenly felt like they were qualified to offer financial advice, leading to a surplus of unsolicited opinions.. Fact: You might think fixing the economy is rocket science, but turns out it just takes a bunch of people in ties arguing about interest rates over lunch. Who knew?.