SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Full News Archive

• Headline: Hurricane Irma's Devastation Across the Caribbean. Impact: The devastation of Hurricane Irma led to advances in hurricane tracking technology, which eventually resulted in a world where we could predict the weather with eerie accuracy. Unfortunately, it also made people more complacent, believing they could outsmart nature's fury. Spoiler alert: they can't.. Fact: Hurricane Irma was so powerful, it was like Mother Nature's way of saying, 'Hold my beer!'.
• Headline: Review: HBO’s ‘The Deuce’ Works a Vibrant Hustle in the Naked City. Impact: The success of 'The Deuce' helped to reshape the narrative around adult entertainment, making it more palatable for primetime. Who knew that a show about sex work could lead to more discussions about capitalism than actual sex?. Fact: HBO's 'The Deuce' was probably the first time viewers were excited to watch something that was literally just people trying to hustle in the streets. Who knew capitalism could be so... thrilling?.
• Headline: Trump Jr. Says He Wanted Russian Dirt to Determine Clinton’s ‘Fitness’ for Office. Impact: Trump Jr.'s comments about seeking Russian dirt paved the way for a new era of political scandals, where gossip and intrigue became more relevant than actual policies. Now, it’s like politics turned into a reality TV show, and everyone’s glued to the screen.. Fact: Wanting Russian dirt on a political opponent is the modern-day equivalent of bringing a knife to a gunfight – only in this case, the knife is made of Twitter and the gunfight is a 24-hour news cycle..