SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Full News Archive

• Headline: Transforming Retail: Salter and Simon's Impact. Impact: When Jamie Salter and David Simon decided to buy bankrupt retailers, they unknowingly set off a chain reaction that would lead to a national obsession with thrift shopping. In 20 years, the world will be overrun by vintage clothing shops where people will nostalgically reminisce about the 'good old days' of mall culture while sipping overpriced artisanal lattes.. Fact: Did you know that Brooks Brothers once sold suits to Abraham Lincoln? I guess they’ve really come a long way since then… or maybe not..
• Headline: Struggles for Recognition in Indian Country. Impact: The fight for recognition among Black and Native American descendants will eventually spark a worldwide movement for all marginalized groups, leading to an annual 'Recognition Day' where we all sit around and discuss how to be recognized without actually being recognized. It’s very meta.. Fact: The Trail of Tears was so named because, well, there were a lot of tears. Spoiler alert: it’s not a happy story..
• Headline: Farmer Suicides During COVID-19 Crisis. Impact: Farmers' struggles during the pandemic will lead to a future where people start growing their own food in small urban gardens. This will spiral into a new trend where everyone thinks they’re a farmer, leading to a spike in backyard-themed reality TV shows featuring the most dramatic garden competitions ever.. Fact: In India, there's a saying: 'A farmer’s debt is like a bad haircut; you can’t just cover it up and hope for the best.'.
• Headline: ‘Kill All You See’: In a First, Myanmar Soldiers Tell of Rohingya Slaughter. Impact: The revelations of Myanmar's military actions will lead to a series of international sanctions that will ironically harm the very people those sanctions are meant to protect, creating a bizarre loop where the world tries to help but ends up making everything worse – a classic case of ‘we tried’.. Fact: The Rohingya crisis is often compared to a horror film, but sadly, it’s very real and much scarier than anything Hollywood can conjure..
• Headline: Sue Miller’s ‘Monogamy’ Begins With an Ending. Impact: Sue Miller’s novel about loss will inspire a new genre of literature that focuses exclusively on the unexpected deaths of spouses, leading to a rise in support groups for people who just can’t stop reading about heartbreak. 'Welcome to the club of sad readers,' they’ll say.. Fact: Monogamy has been a hot topic for centuries, yet here we are still trying to figure it out. Maybe they should have just called the book 'Monogamy: The Endless Struggle' instead..