SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Full News Archive

• Headline: Goldman Sachs and Ozy Media's Bizarre Call. Impact: This conference call blunder set off a chain reaction of distrust in corporate media, leading to the rise of conspiracy theorists claiming that all corporate calls are secretly run by robots trying to take over the world. Spoiler: they are.. Fact: Ozy Media once claimed to be the future of news, which is like claiming to be the future of VHS tapes—great in theory, but who still uses them?.
• Headline: Tony Awards Celebrate Broadway's Resilience. Impact: The Tony Awards sparked a resurgence of Broadway enthusiasm, which ultimately led to an explosion of musical adaptations of everything from cereal brands to obscure historical events. So yes, expect a 'Cheerios: The Musical' soon.. Fact: The first Tony Awards were held in 1947, and they didn’t even have a category for ‘Most Likely to Be Adapted Into a Movie Starring Hugh Jackman.’.
• Headline: ‘I Just Want to Be Normal’: A Mentally Ill Man’s Death at Rikers. Impact: Esias Johnson's tragic death at Rikers forced a nationwide reckoning on the treatment of mentally ill individuals in prisons, eventually leading to a movement that prioritized mental health over punitive measures. Who knew tragedy could spark a necessary change?. Fact: Rikers Island has often been called a ‘hell on earth’ for its conditions, which is ironic, considering it was originally intended as a place of refuge from the chaos of New York City..
• Headline: As Adams Plots City’s Future, He Leans on a Past Mayor: Bloomberg. Impact: Adams’ reliance on Bloomberg might lead future mayors to create a new trend: hiring past mayors as personal advisors, resulting in an endless cycle of ‘who’s who’ in political nostalgia. Next up, a revival of 90s sitcoms starring former mayors!. Fact: Bloomberg once said he wanted to be mayor for a third term because, ‘who doesn’t want to be in charge of a city that never sleeps?’ Apparently, he didn’t realize he was just talking about his own bedtime..