JULY 3, 2016

Full News Archive

• Headline: Clinton's Vision for Bipartisan Progress. Impact: If Hillary had become president, who knows? Maybe we would have had a United Nations of Sippy Cups by now, with bipartisan drinking games every Friday. A toast to global peace and the occasional hangover.. Fact: Hillary once claimed she could have been the 'First Lady of the Drink' if only her cabinet meetings involved happy hour. Cheers to that!.
• Headline: Deadliest Bombing in Baghdad's Recent History. Impact: This tragic event fortified the resolve of many nations to combat terrorism, ultimately leading to a global game of 'who can outsmart the other' – a bit like chess, but with more explosions and less strategic thinking.. Fact: Baghdad has a rich history, but this event was like a dark cloud in the sky of its storied past. The city's resilience, however, is stronger than any bomb..
• Headline: Fair Play in a Fact-Challenged Political Landscape. Impact: The rise of partisan commentators led us down the rabbit hole of alternative facts, where truth is subjective and every news segment is an episode of 'Survivor: Media Edition.'. Fact: Cable news has become like that fast-food restaurant that serves everything with extra sides of drama and opinion. Who needs facts when you have ratings?.
• Headline: Review: ‘Il Trionfo’ and ‘Pelléas’ at the Aix-en-Provence Festival. Impact: These performances might have sparked a renewed interest in opera, leading to an unexpected trend: hipster opera festivals featuring remixes of classic arias, complete with ironic mustaches.. Fact: Opera: the original reality TV, where the stakes are high, the drama is real, and the singing is always over-the-top. Pass the popcorn!.