NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Full News Archive

• Headline: Trump Bump and Art Market Insights. Impact: If the art market had been bolstered by a Trump Bump, perhaps we would have seen a world where abstract expressionism became the official art style of the White House. Imagine presidential portraits done in splatters of fast-food ketchup.. Fact: Did you know that art prices often fluctuate based on how many times a celebrity has been seen in a gallery? So, really, it’s all about who has the best Instagram feed..
• Headline: Substack's Bold Political Content Strategy. Impact: The rise of political content on Substack could lead to a future where every grocery list is written in a sarcastic tone, critiquing the local produce’s political affiliations. 'These organic carrots are definitely left-leaning.'. Fact: Fun fact: Substack's million-dollar bets could have funded a small nation, but instead, they opted for hot takes on why pineapple on pizza is a political statement..
• Headline: Love and Fear of 19th-Century Automatons. Impact: Should someone have actually fallen in love with a 19th-century singing robot, it might have sparked an underground movement advocating for robot rights. Imagine a world where 'robot romance' became an actual genre in literature.. Fact: Interestingly, the 19th-century obsession with automatons was so intense that some people even tried to marry them—good luck getting that marriage license!.
• Headline: Millennial Pregnancy Gets Its Demi Moore Moment. Impact: By glorifying pregnancy on magazine covers, we might have been one step away from a reality where maternity fashion week outshines the Met Gala. Can you imagine the haute couture baby carriers?. Fact: Demi Moore’s cover was so iconic that it practically invented the 'super pregnant' aesthetic. Clearly, she was ahead of her time, considering the current trend of celebrities announcing pregnancies through cryptic social media posts..
• Headline: Why Oil Companies Are Walking Back From Green Energy. Impact: If oil companies had really gone green, we might be living in a world where 'Green Energy' is the new 'Big Oil'—and we’d all be driving solar-powered Hummers while sipping eco-friendly lattes.. Fact: Despite their backpedaling, oil companies still think 'going green' means adding a few plants in the office. Spoiler: it doesn’t..