JANUARY 22, 2019

Full News Archive

• Headline: N.F.L. Championship Game Controversy. Impact: If only the refs had been able to review their mistakes, we might have avoided a timeline where fans start wearing referee costumes to games, demanding to be taken seriously as part of the officiating team.. Fact: Did you know that referees have a secret society where they practice the ancient art of 'pretending not to see'?.
• Headline: The Sound of the Seas: Rising Ocean Noise. Impact: As oceans grow louder, fish might just start wearing tiny headphones to drown out the noise, leading to an aquatic culture of music festivals and the first underwater DJ competition.. Fact: Did you know that dolphins are actually the original hipsters? They’ve been chatting about deep topics like ocean noise pollution long before it was cool..
• Headline: Chilling Davos: A Bleak Warning on Global Division and Debt. Impact: This bleak warning might just inspire a new genre of dystopian novels, where the only currency is social media likes and people barter for debt relief with witty tweets.. Fact: Did you know that the most popular form of currency in Davos is actually just a stack of ironic tweets?.
• Headline: El Chapo Trial Suggests Trump’s Wall Would Do Little to Stop Drug Smuggling. Impact: The El Chapo trial could inspire a new reality show, 'Drug Lords and Their Walls,' where contestants build the most ineffective barriers while trying to smuggle... well, anything.. Fact: Did you know that 'Trump’s Wall' has become the most expensive art installation that nobody wants to visit?.