From spaghetti harvests to fake news: why the glory days of April Fools gags are over
- Written by Phoebe Hart, Associate Professor, Film Screen & Animation, Queensland University of Technology
The harvesting of spaghetti from a 'vine' on the ceiling of Lo Spiedo, an Italian restaurant in central London, September 22, 1961. The ceremony wasin response to a hoax broadcast by BBC's Panorama on April Fools Day 1957. Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesApril Fools’ Day is a funny one. Developed over centuries, it’s a tradition...
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