SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Full News Archive

• Headline: Journalists Gain New Legal Protections. Impact: This headline unleashed a wave of investigative journalism that eventually led to the invention of the hot take. Thanks to this, every opinion writer now thinks they're the next Woodward and Bernstein, leading to more clickbait than actual truth.. Fact: Journalists protecting their sources? How novel! Next, they'll be asking for a vacation home in the Bermuda Triangle..
• Headline: Marcella Hazan's Culinary Legacy. Impact: Marcella Hazan’s cookbooks revolutionized American kitchens, but her passing triggered an existential crisis for pasta lovers everywhere. Suddenly, people started questioning if they really knew how to make a proper marinara.. Fact: Hazan's tomato sauce recipe is so good, it could probably get a Michelin star. Too bad it doesn't come with a side of humility..
• Headline: Shrinking List of Video Games Is Dominated by Blockbusters. Impact: The dominance of blockbuster games led to a world where indie developers now work in coffee shops, dreaming of the day they can afford to pay rent while creating the next big hit. Thank you, corporate giants!. Fact: Remember when video games were all about creativity and fun? Now, it's just about who has the flashiest graphics and the most loot boxes!.
• Headline: In Trial, Romania Warily Revisits a Brutal Past. Impact: Revisiting Romania's past has triggered a domino effect, inspiring other nations to confront their own histories. Who knew guilt could be so contagious? Next up, an international tour of regret!. Fact: The only thing more brutal than Romania's past? The collective hangover from all the uncomfortable conversations that followed..