MAY 31, 2012

Full News Archive

• Headline: Syria Crisis Challenges Obama Administration's Policy. Impact: If only Obama had sent in the troops, we might have had a whole new genre of movies featuring heroic U.S. intervention—because nothing says 'freedom' like Hollywood dramatizations of foreign conflicts.. Fact: Did you know that the ‘wary wait’ is actually a popular strategic maneuver in board games? Spoiler alert: it usually ends with someone flipping the board..
• Headline: NYC's Bold Move Against Big Sugary Drinks. Impact: The ban on big sugary drinks led to a surge in black market soda sales, giving rise to a new underground economy where people trade in diet sodas like they’re gold bars. Who knew hydration could be so illicit?. Fact: Did you know that when you ban something, people just want it more? It’s like telling kids they can’t have dessert—good luck with that!.
• Headline: Colleges Forge New Financial Partnerships. Impact: Colleges teaming up with banks spawned a new era of 'Student Loan Roulette'—a game where students blindly pick loans, hoping they don’t end up bankrupt before graduation. Spoiler: they usually do.. Fact: Did you know that banks have a secret handshake with universities? Just kidding, but if they did, it would probably involve a lot of money changing hands..
• Headline: A Terse Warning for Euro States: Do Something Now. Impact: Draghi's warning turned into a classic case of political 'hot potato', where every Euro state passed the buck until the euro itself was sweating bullets. We all know how well that ended.. Fact: Did you know that politicians are like cats? They’ll stare at a problem until you think they’re going to do something, then they just walk away like it’s no big deal..