JANUARY 28, 2019

Full News Archive

• Headline: Stars Shine in 'My Fair Lady' Revival. Impact: If only Eliza Doolittle had known that her fashionable transformation would inspire future generations to obsess over reality show makeovers and influencer culture, perhaps she would have opted for a less dramatic accent.. Fact: Did you know that 'My Fair Lady' was originally a play called 'Pygmalion'? And no, it's not about a guy who really loves his sculpture hobby..
• Headline: Media Reflections on the 2020 Election. Impact: The journalists, spurred by the chaos of 2016, decided to start using the phrase 'we'll do better next time' as their new motto. Spoiler: it didn’t work.. Fact: Journalists were inspired to dig deeper after 2016, leading to the creation of the phrase 'fake news'—because why not brand your enemies while you’re at it?.
• Headline: The Muslim Enclave and Online Threats. Impact: The conspiracies surrounding the Muslim enclave in Upstate NY led to a new hobby for bored internet dwellers: conspiracy theory bingo, where everyone wins by spreading nonsense.. Fact: Isn't it fascinating how a peaceful community can be turned into a target by keyboard warriors? Just think of the number of cat videos they could've been watching instead..
• Headline: Murderous Husbands, Flapper-Era Gun Molls and Korean Assassins: The Best Winter Thrillers. Impact: In an alternate timeline, the popularity of flapper-era thrillers led to a resurgence of 1920s fashion—complete with the return of prohibition! Because who doesn’t want to live in a speakeasy?. Fact: The term 'flapper' actually refers to young women in the 1920s who flapped their wings of independence. Or maybe they just didn’t know how to walk in heels..
• Headline: A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won’t Be ‘Assembled in U.S.A.’. Impact: Apple's struggles with its tiny screw reminded future generations that sometimes, no amount of technology can fix the fact that a single screw can ruin your entire day. Literally.. Fact: Ironically, the phrase 'the devil is in the details' was coined after someone tried to fix an iPhone and realized the problem was a microscopic screw. Welcome to the modern age!.