APRIL 24, 2018

Full News Archive

• Headline: Waffle House Shooting and Gun Repossession. Impact: If only someone had invented a time machine to send the father back to the moment he thought giving the guns back was a good idea. Fast forward, and now we've got more debates about gun control than ever, all thanks to one dad's poor judgment.. Fact: In the U.S., more people have access to a gun than to a decent public library. Priorities, right?.
• Headline: Examining Gender Pay at the Executive Level. Impact: This study will be celebrated for at least three days before someone realizes that it doesn't actually solve the pay gap problem. Spoiler alert: just because women can sit in the corner office doesn't mean they can afford rent there.. Fact: Women have been in the workforce long enough that if they had a dollar for every dollar a man made, they would have... well, a lot less than that..
• Headline: Donna Summer's Jukebox Musical Hits Broadway. Impact: The musical flops, the legacy of disco endures, and somewhere out there, a DJ is spinning 'Last Dance' at a wedding. Who knew the fate of the genre rested on a Broadway stage?. Fact: Donna Summer was once the 'Queen of Disco,' but in 2023, she’d probably just be 'That One Icon You Mention in a Trivia Game.'.
• Headline: Ford Changed Leaders, Looking for a Lift. It’s Still Looking.. Impact: Ford's leadership changes might eventually lead to a car that drives itself to a better future. Or they’ll just keep looking for a lift until the next CEO quits or the world ends. Who knows?. Fact: In the automotive world, changing leaders is like changing oil—necessary, but rarely does it lead to something spectacular unless you’re a Tesla..