AUGUST 26, 2018

Full News Archive

• Headline: Vatican Abuse Scandal: Calls for Resignation. Impact: This scandal led to a worldwide campaign for transparency in religious institutions. Ironically, it also sparked the development of a popular new app called 'Confession Tracker,' which allows users to log their sins and check if they need to confess—perfect for the busy sinner!. Fact: Did you know that the Vatican has been known to have more cover-ups than a bad reality TV show? Who needs ratings when you have secrets?.
• Headline: Neil Simon, Broadway Master of Comedy, Is Dead at 91. Impact: Neil Simon's passing created a ripple effect that led to a resurgence of sitcoms based on his works. Ironically, they were all terrible remakes, proving that while you can take a master out of the game, you can't take the game out of the mediocre.. Fact: Fun fact: Neil Simon once said, 'A playwright is not a novelist. A playwright is a novelist who has to work for a living.' So, in a twist of fate, he might just be the reason your Netflix queue is full of awful adaptations..
• Headline: In Liberal Wine Country, Turning Newspaper Readers Into Shareholders. Impact: This initiative to turn readers into shareholders prompted other newspapers to sell shares in bizarre ways—like through bake sales and crowdfunding campaigns. Soon, every paper was a circus, and journalism became a reality show—'Survivor: Local News Edition.'. Fact: Did you know that this idea of reader-shareholder newspapers was so successful in some places that they started selling shares in the coffee they served too? Because nothing says 'support your local news' like a latte with a side of capitalism..