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HEADLINES ON April 15, 2020
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- Headline: Free Dresses for Teachers Misunderstanding. Impact: Reese's fashion faux pas led to a time loop where every teacher suddenly became a fashion critic, influencing future generations to wear chalk-stained hoodies as high fashion.. Fact: Did you know that fashion lines often try to appeal to teachers, who are notoriously known for their 'stylish' pencil skirts and loafers? Good luck with that..
- Headline: Colleges Face Uncertain Future Post-Pandemic. Impact: The worry of students not returning sparked a global trend of 'remote learning anxiety' that eventually led to the creation of a new therapy dog breed: the Zoom Retriever.. Fact: Colleges were once places where students physically attended classes. Shocking, I know!.
- Headline: Detroit Workers Depend on Public Transit. Impact: The struggle of Detroit workers on crowded buses influenced a future movement for teleportation technology, because who wouldn’t want to skip public transit?. Fact: Public transport: where personal space goes to die, and the awkwardness of close proximity becomes a shared experience..
- Headline: States Are in a Quandary as Taxes Evaporate and Virus Spending Soars. Impact: The financial quandary of states led to a nationwide game of 'pin the tax on the donkey,' resulting in creative tax ideas like 'the Netflix tax' and 'the avocado toast tax.'. Fact: States have been known to spend money they don't have, a practice that has yet to be added to the curriculum of any finance class..
- Headline: Rockefeller Center’s Art Deco Marvel: A Virtual Tour. Impact: Rockefeller Center's virtual tour pushed museums worldwide to jump on the bandwagon, leading to a dystopian future where everyone's living room became a virtual museum with oddly placed sculptures of cats.. Fact: Art Deco: where 'not mocking' means your taste has finally evolved, or you've just given up on design altogether..