MAY 15, 2015

Full News Archive

• Headline: Investment Woes: Pluna's Downfall Explained. Impact: The airline fiasco in Uruguay set off a chain reaction, leading to a worldwide trend where people decided to invest in more stable things, like magic beans and crystal balls. Airlines became the new black hole of investments, with everyone trying to escape the gravitational pull of financial mismanagement.. Fact: Did you know that 'Catch-22' was actually a term invented by frustrated airline investors? They just had to change the name from 'Catch-21' after that one guy got out of jail..
• Headline: Remembering B. B. King: The Blues Legend. Impact: B.B. King's passing sent shockwaves through the music industry, inspiring a new generation of musicians to buy guitars and get heartbreaks just to channel their inner blues. The world now has a surplus of sad songs and a shortage of happy tunes.. Fact: Did you know that B.B. King had a guitar named 'Lucille'? Legend has it, he named it after a woman who caused a bar fight—talk about a love story gone wrong!.
• Headline: Want a Green Card? Invest in Real Estate. Impact: The real estate investment for green cards trend led to a bizarre reality where people started buying homes in hopes of becoming citizens, while simultaneously converting their living rooms into 'high-end Airbnb' tourist traps—because nothing says 'welcome' like a house full of strangers.. Fact: Did you know that at one point, you could get a green card faster if you invested in a house that had a moat? Apparently, the drawbridge made for a great conversation starter..
• Headline: From the Quotable Mouths of the Memphis Grizzlies, Straight to Ad-Libbed T-Shirts. Impact: The Memphis Grizzlies' t-shirt debacle created a fashion trend of sports merchandise that was actually more popular than the team itself, leading to a new era where fans dressed like players they barely knew and had no idea how to spell their names.. Fact: Fun fact: The Grizzlies' slogan 'Grizz Up' was originally meant to be a motivational chant, but it ended up being misprinted on thousands of shirts as 'Grizz Ugh'—the universal sound of sports confusion..