MAY 26, 2023

Full News Archive

• Headline: Writers' Strike Disrupts Studio Productions. Impact: The impromptu picket lines sparked a nationwide trend of ‘picket line chic’, where strikers inadvertently became fashion icons. By 2025, 'protest wear' became the new haute couture, making high fashion a very different kind of protest.. Fact: Did you know that the last time writers were this upset, they invented the term 'writer's block'? Well, this time they're just blocking studios instead!.
• Headline: Pandemic Credit Fraud: A Growing Concern. Impact: The rise of fraudulent claims for the Employee Retention Credit birthed an entire subculture of 'fraud consultants'. This led to the establishment of the annual 'Fraud Olympics' in 2026, where the most creative scams were celebrated with gold medals (and jail time).. Fact: Did you know that the Employee Retention Credit was supposed to help businesses keep their employees? Apparently, it also made the phrase ‘fake it till you make it’ a government-approved strategy..
• Headline: Colleges Will Be Able to Hide a Student’s Race on Admissions Applications. Impact: Hiding racial information on admissions applications inadvertently led to a new trend in 'mystery applicants'. By 2030, colleges had to hire detectives to uncover the hidden identities of their incoming classes, resulting in the most bizarre admissions process imaginable.. Fact: Did you know that the Common App was initially designed to streamline college admissions? Now, it’s just a game of hide-and-seek with racial data. What a time to be alive!.
• Headline: Want to Be an Artist? You’re in Luck. This One Is Selling His Practice.. Impact: Darren Bader’s decision to sell his name sparked a bizarre trend where artists began auctioning off their identities, culminating in 2027 when an artist sold their entire life story for a record sum. The buyer promptly penned a bestseller that was ghostwritten by the artist themselves.. Fact: Did you know that selling your name is a thing? Next, people will be selling their morning coffee choices. 'I’ll take a venti soy latte, and oh, can you throw in my identity for a discount?'.