November 2011
6 posts
“The Friday after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, known as “Black...”
– Spirited “Black Friday” has dark roots
“Video-gaming has become hugely popular in recent years, particularly among...”
– Keen video-gamers’ brains may reward them more
“The maker of the red Solo cup, a plastic tumbler that for years has been a...”
– Red Solo cup maker explores sale
“The ‘Occupy’ protesters, active in a number of cities in recent...”
– S.C. protesters disrupt Michele Bachmann speech
“College football is popular in the United States, drawing massive television...”
– Abuse victim’s mother says Paterno had to be fired
“Unlike most mobile-game crazes, Angry Birds — in which players use a...”
– Angry Birds tops 500 million downloads
October 2011
3 posts
“I think Rupert Murdoch is nearing his Rosebud moment,” he said in a...”
– News Corp investors berate Murdoch at meeting
“Instantly recognizable from the sickly sweet, burned-leaf smell that wafts out...”
– Dutch fear threat to liberalism in “soft drugs” curbs
September 2011
9 posts
“The film, about a trio of university parapsychologists who begin a ghost...”
– “Ghostbusters” returning to theaters for limited run
“Renovating older buildings is pricey, but so is demolition.”
– Big chains and government target food deserts
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Unnecessary Journalism Phrases: 15. For All... →
unnecessaryjournalismphrases:
“And though they’d released their debut album in 1989, for all intents and purposes, Nirvana’s story really began with Nevermind, which, though it may seem incomprehensible to anyone who lived during the halcyon days of 1991, turns 20 on Saturday.”
MTV: Nirvana’s Rise To Fame, In Their…
Kindred spirits, us.
“The Postal Service relies on revenue from stamps, packages and other services”
– Obama’s Postal Service plan would cut Saturday mail
“Whether you’re in the boardroom or standing around the water cooler, how...”
– Dress down Friday gets a makeover
“Twitter, whose microblogging service allows users to broadcast short,...”
– Twitter’s board loses two early investors
“McCartney’s partnership with John Lennon in The Beatles in 1960s Britain...”
– Paul McCartney posts wedding banns in London
“Gumby, a green humanoid figure who looks like an elastic stick of gum with...”
– Gumby attempted robbery suspect surrenders to San Diego police
“A Fudgesicle is a frozen, ice cream-like snack.”
– Nicolas Cage awoken by naked man with Fudgesicle