TOM SELLECK IS NOSTRADAMUS (THE GOOD VERSION).

The time, 1993. AT&T sets out to prove it’s not just a phone company with a fancier name than its folksy ancestor Bell Atlantic. They wanted to give us a glimpse of the AT&T telecommunication future. Good reasons why we will be more than willing to shell out more for our phone bills. The idea? An ad campaign appropriately titled “You Will”. The spots were directed by David Fincher (Zodiac and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and narrated by Tom Selleck. The incredible part is these commercials are from 1993. Before Al Gore creates the internet and Steve Jobs designs his i-stuff. It’s crazy freaky how many predictions actually came true. And it's not just the big stuff. They also nailed the little, convenient day-to-day technologies. Unfortunately, even though AT&T gets the blue ribbon for predicting, they kinda fell short in the producing category. As you will see, they were not "the company that will bring it to you" in most cases.

BAT BOY FOREVER!

Last summer, no one could escape the shadow of the bat. Batman: The Dark Knight grossed over 500 billion bucks. It pretty much ruled 2008, and I’m sure is up there on the all time list. Though flashback 16 years before, and the world was captivated by another creature of the night – Bat Boy.

On June 23, the Dark Child made his first tabloid cover appearance on Weekly World News. Reporter/fictionist Dick Kulpa was the first to break the story, about the scientist Dr. Ron Dillon who discovered a half human half bat deep in the Lost World Caverns of West Virginia. Standing at 5 ft tall, the winged creature was brought into custody.

Of course mere chains can't hold the amazing Bat Boy. Soon he escaped and other stories followed. Bat Boy attacks a girl. Bat boy rides the subway (on the roof of course). And my personal favorite, Bat Boy endorses Al Gore. Aside from the articles, Bat Boy became a hit for the paper. He was the subject of cartoons, a book and even a musical (off Broadway). Bat Boy was last scene in California protesting Proposition 8, before he dropped out of site.