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- Headline: McAfee's Media Manipulation Tactics. Impact: McAfee's antics with the media set a new standard for celebrity behavior, inspiring future tech moguls to take up interpretative dance and abstract art as forms of self-promotion.. Fact: John McAfee's life reads like a wild novel, complete with intrigue, escape plans, and the occasional cameo by a parrot. No wonder he was always in the headlines!.
- Headline: Bloomberg Weighs Making Bid for The Financial Times. Impact: If Bloomberg successfully acquired The Financial Times, it would have initiated a new era where stock quotes were delivered via interpretive dance and financial advice was distributed via hip hop lyrics.. Fact: Michael Bloomberg's love for newspapers is rivaled only by his love for being in the news himself. It's a delicate balance..
- Headline: Same-Sex Issue Pushes Justices Into Overdrive. Impact: The Supreme Court's deliberation on same-sex marriage led to more debates than a college campus during finals week, eventually resulting in every single person having an opinion on love, whether they wanted one or not.. Fact: The Supreme Court's hearings on gay marriage were so intense that the justices probably needed to schedule a spa day afterward to recover from the emotional rollercoaster..