FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Full News Archive

• Headline: Pandora vs. Ascap: The Royalty Showdown. Impact: If Pandora wins, the music industry might embark on an alternate timeline where musicians finally get fair pay, leading to a world where everyone can afford to attend concerts without selling a kidney. Or, you know, just more lawsuits.. Fact: Did you know that before digital music, people actually had to buy entire albums just for one good song? Imagine that level of commitment!.
• Headline: London Banks Navigate Bonus Regulations. Impact: This maneuver could inspire a global trend where banks become expert magicians, making bonuses disappear and reappear under different names. Next up: ‘Totally Not a Bonus’ bonuses.. Fact: Isn't it delightful how banks have an entire department dedicated to finding loopholes? They should really teach a masterclass in ‘Creative Accounting’!.
• Headline: Challenges in Latino Health Care Enrollment. Impact: This struggle could lead to future generations of lawmakers who actually understand the importance of inclusivity, or it could result in a society that still thinks ‘if you build it, they will come’ applies to health care.. Fact: It's fascinating that in a nation where health should be a right, we still have to convince people that everyone deserves coverage. What a time to be alive!.
• Headline: A Huge Solar Plant Opens, Facing Doubts About Its Future. Impact: If this solar plant fails, it might send humanity back to fossil fuels faster than you can say ‘climate crisis,’ but if it succeeds, we might just see a solar revolution. Spoiler: It’s probably the former.. Fact: At this point, the only thing more renewable than solar energy might be the skepticism surrounding its effectiveness. Just saying!.