AUGUST 23, 2015

Full News Archive

• Headline: New Advisers Transform Art Collecting. Impact: The rise of the art adviser led to a secret society of collectors who communicated exclusively through abstract paintings, eventually causing global art theft rings to emerge, all because someone misinterpreted a Jackson Pollock as a treasure map.. Fact: In a world where million-dollar paintings are bought like candy bars, I bet you didn't know that a smudge of paint can fetch more than your entire college tuition!.
• Headline: Community Policing in Far Rockaway. Impact: The community policing model inadvertently led to a nationwide trend of 'Neighborhood Watch' meetings turning into potlucks, where suspicious behavior is now defined as not bringing a dessert to share.. Fact: They say it takes a village to raise a child, but apparently, it also takes a village to teach officers how not to scare the bejesus out of residents..
• Headline: David E. Kendall: Legal Defender of the Clintons. Impact: Kendall's infamous defense strategies spawned a new genre of legal thrillers, where plot twists involve lawyers hiding incriminating emails in a virtual game of hide and seek.. Fact: Fun fact: In the world of politics, a lawyer's job is often to turn 'oops' into 'what do you mean by that?'.
• Headline: Usain Bolt Holds Off Justin Gatlin to Win World 100-Meter Title. Impact: Bolt's victory sparked a global obsession with sprinting, leading to an underground league where people race to the fridge during commercials, creating a new Olympic event.. Fact: Did you know that sprinting is the only sport where the only thing that gets hurt is your pride? Unless, of course, you trip over your own feet..
• Headline: Much at Stake in Academy’s Hunt for a 2016 Oscars Producer. Impact: The pressure to find a new Oscars producer resulted in an unprecedented spike in reality TV producers attempting to turn the nominations into a survival game, leading to the world's first 'Last Producer Standing' competition.. Fact: The Oscars: where the real suspense is whether the producer can keep the show running longer than your average Netflix binge-watch session..