JANUARY 1, 1990

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• Headline: Boxing: True Fighters Explored. Impact: Spike Lee's definition of a fighter inspired countless motivational speeches, but it also fueled an intense obsession with the ‘fearless’ mindset. Fast forward a few decades and you get a reality show where contestants face their fears by bungee jumping or eating bugs—real 'survival of the fittest' stuff.. Fact: You know, if you squint hard enough, every fighter is just a slightly more athletic version of that guy at the bar who thinks he can take you in a fistfight. Spoiler: he can't..
• Headline: Start Swimming for a Fitter You. Impact: The swimming for fitness craze caused a ripple effect leading to an explosion of swimwear fashion trends, resulting in the awkward emergence of competitive swimwear at summer beach parties. Who knew that the quest for fitness could lead to such sartorial disasters?. Fact: Fun fact: Swimming burns more calories than lying on the couch, but not as many as thinking about going to the gym. It's all about perspective!.
• Headline: BUSINESS PEOPLE: FINANCIAL NEWSMAKERS OF 1989 - SIX WHO MADE THE HEADLINES IN AMERICA AND ABROAD; Savings Executive Becomes the Center Of a Wide Criminal Investigation: CHARLES H. KEATING Jr., Lincoln Savings. Impact: Keating's fall from grace ignited a wave of regulations in the financial sector that ultimately led to the creation of a committee that snoops around banks like your mom checking your room for cleanliness. Thanks to him, no one can just wing it in finance anymore.. Fact: It’s truly a testament to the human spirit that a man can go from promising financial success to becoming the punchline of every financial scandal joke. The American Dream, right?.