JUNE 19, 2015

Full News Archive

• Headline: Pope Francis' Climate Change Encyclical. Impact: Pope Francis's push for action on climate change might just inspire a new wave of eco-friendly popes. Next thing you know, we'll have a Vatican solar panel factory and a papal decree on composting!. Fact: Fun fact: The last time a pope got serious about anything, it led to the Reformation. So, fingers crossed this doesn't end with a schism!.
• Headline: Exploration of Love and Loneliness. Impact: As this young man pines away in the play, he might accidentally inspire a generation of rom-coms that feature sad friends who never get the girl. Just think—'The Last Single Guy' could become a blockbuster!. Fact: Did you know that playwrights have a secret society where they gather to discuss how to make audiences feel awkward? It's called 'The Fellowship of the Lonely Hearts.'.
• Headline: Taking the Work Out of Short-Term Rentals. Impact: In a world where short-term rentals are handled by companies, we might evolve into a society where no one knows how to clean their own house anymore. Imagine a future where the concept of 'home' is just an Airbnb listing!. Fact: Did you know that 'short-term' now refers to the time it takes for your neighbors to become strangers? Welcome to the age of transience!.
• Headline: In Charleston, Raw Emotion at Hearing for Suspect in Church Shooting. Impact: This courtroom moment of forgiveness could ripple through time, sparking a movement for restorative justice. We might see future trials where victims and perpetrators start exchanging friendship bracelets instead of sentences.. Fact: Fun fact: Forgiveness is so powerful that it could even work on your WiFi password. Just say 'I forgive you' to that dead zone, and it might just spring back to life!.