JUNE 5, 2020

Full News Archive

• Headline: Students Fall Behind Due to Pandemic Learning Shift. Impact: As students fell behind, the educational system scrambled to adapt. This led to a future where tech companies flourished, creating a generation of adults who could code but still didn't know basic math. Who knew a pandemic could birth a new breed of tech-savvy baristas?. Fact: A study once suggested that the average student loses about a month of learning for every month they're out of school. So, during a pandemic? Let's just say, 'Catch-up' became the new favorite game..
• Headline: Commercial Real Estate Struggles Amid Pandemic. Impact: The stress on commercial real estate led to a rise in bizarre pop-up businesses. As landlords struggled, quirky stores selling artisanal pickles popped up, forever altering the landscape of retail. Thanks, pandemic—everyone loves overpriced jars of cucumbers!. Fact: Did you know that the phrase 'location, location, location' is now replaced with 'survival, survival, survival' in the real estate world? Welcome to the new normal!.
• Headline: Is NYC Still Worth Living In?. Impact: As people pondered leaving New York, it sparked a mass exodus that turned cities like Austin into hipster utopias. This left NYC with fewer rats and more hipster coffee shops, where the lattes are as overpriced as the rent used to be.. Fact: New York City has been declared 'the greatest city in the world' more times than it can count. But now, it might also be known as 'the city people left for a quieter life with a backyard.'.
• Headline: Quarantined in a Museum. Impact: The caretakers quarantined in museums led to a bizarre series of TikTok dances among priceless artifacts. The future generation might remember history as the time when the Mona Lisa got down to 'Savage Love'.. Fact: Imagine being stuck in a museum with all that art and not being able to touch it. It's like the world's most frustrating 'Don't Touch That' game, only with way more centuries-old paintings..