Archive for the 'Headline of the Day' Category

Tuesday 13 November 2007

Headline of the Day #45

By Gonzo | Community & Culture ~ Headline of the Day

excerpt:

You know, the Darwin Awards were funny the first few times I read through them years ago, but then they quickly lost their appeal.
Nonetheless, every once in a while I come across a news item that is a shoe-in nominee.
Gun backfires as car-repair tool
By The Associated Press
SOUTHWORTH, Kitsap County — A man trying to loosen […]

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Monday 06 August 2007

Headline of the Day #44

By Gonzo | Headline of the Day ~ War & Peace

excerpt:

or, Which way did they go, George?!
Oops, looks like that old problem again. Can’t find the WMD.
190,000 US weapons feared missing in Iraq
Mark Tran
Monday August 6, 2007
Guardian Unlimited
More than 190,000 AK-47 assault rifles and pistols distributed to Iraqi forces by the US are missing, feared fallen into the hands of insurgents, a congressional watchdog […]

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Tuesday 12 June 2007

a waste of perfectly good caviar

By spaceneedl | Headline of the Day

excerpt:

Beluga flown across U.S. to Tacoma zoo
it says here caspian sea beluga caviar costs $245 an ounce. who’s gonna pay that at a friggin’ zoo?
hang on…
Qannik, Inuit for snowflake, traveled tucked inside an enormous, foam-padded plastic glass tank in the DC-8 plane for a cross-country flight that cost $84,000, according to officials at the Tacoma […]

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Saturday 09 June 2007

Headline of the Day #43

By Gonzo | Headline of the Day ~ Food & Drink ~ Obits & Memorials

excerpt:

Edwin Traisman, 91; helped develop Cheez Whiz
Ok, so, not a startling headline, I admit, but considering how Mr. Traisman, who also developed the process for McDonald’s to freeze French fries, died, it seems that the headline writers across the board were rather merciful.
Edwin Traisman, a food researcher who helped create Cheez Whiz and, as an […]

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Wednesday 03 January 2007

Headline of the Day #33

By Gonzo | News and Talk ~ Headline of the Day ~ War & Peace

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On Saturday, reader Phillip Wright left the following comment on my post about the videotaping of Saddam Hussein’s execution:
He absolutely deserved what he got and I hope the Iraqi people will pick up and move forward. They have many very capable leaders who can take his place and do so properly.
My fellow Flosser, spaceneedl, replied:
and […]

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Wednesday 08 November 2006

Headline of the Day #32

By Gonzo | Law & Politics ~ News and Talk ~ Headline of the Day

excerpt:

From my MyYahoo! page this morning:

I’m a little disappointed.
The BBC can regularly be blunt in their coverage of the U.S., but as it turns out the third headline from the top is NOT about Republicans voting for Democrats in this midterm election.

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Thursday 19 October 2006

Headline of the Day #31

By Gonzo | Headline of the Day ~ War & Peace

excerpt:

From The Guardian:
Britain now No 1 al-Qaida target - anti-terror chiefs
Thursday October 19, 2006
Britain has become the main target for a resurgent al-Qaida, which has successfully regrouped and now presents a greater threat than ever before, according to counter-terrorist officials. They have revised their views about the strength of the network abroad, and the […]

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And where we are met with cynicism and doubt and fear and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of the American people in three simple words - yes, we can.

Barack Obama

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
What can I say? I'm a diehard Wilco fan. One of my earliest posts here at Transcendental Floss was in response to their previous record, and their latest, Sky Blue Sky, has captivated me just like everything they've ever done. Of course, it's been out for awhile and everyone's digested it and reviewed it to death, but still I can't keep my mouth shut about it. At this point, with their six albums sandwiching two Mermaid Avenue volumes of collaboration with Billy Bragg, I'd go so far as to compare their run of recordings to pretty much any of the great bands in history. Seriously, it's been one revelation, one evolution, one highly listenable album after another spanning twelve years! This latest offering continues to be drenched in references to their musical influences, and here the 1970s reign supreme. With nods ranging from Steely Dan to Led Zeppelin, this is a record that has that classic vinyl sound all over it.
— Gonzo

Loudon Wainwright III - A Live One
Here's a likely obscure one for many of you. Loudon, father of Rufus, was one of many post-Dylan singer-songwriters whom, if they didn't intentionally try to follow in Dylan's footsteps, ended up labeled as having done so during a surge of public interest in people who could simply sing songs and play an acoustic guitar. Loudon is a quirky writer and performer, and his songs range from very funny to shockingly raw and personal. I'm particularly fond of Clockwork Chartreuse, which plays around with a little of the old ultra-violence. If you watched as much M*A*S*H as I did when it was on, you might remember Loudon, who appeared as Captain Spalding, the singing surgeon, in three episodes in its third season.
— gonzo

Once
This low budget "musical" (I'll explain the quotes in a second) knocked me out and inspired me to quit my job, take off for Europe with my guitar, and spend the rest of my days busking, but then I remembered that I'm married and have a 10-year old son, both of whom I like an awful lot. Sigh. Anyway, Once has been labeled a musical only because songs are performed in the film from start to finish. But, the songs aren't obviously contextual, the actors don't just break into song to backing music coming from nowhere, and there are no dance numbers through the Dublin streets where it was filmed. The chemistry between the two leads is wonderfully sweet and funny, the music is at times lovely and tender, other times deliciously melodramatic and passionate.
— gonzo

Ode Magazine
Here's a twist, our first ever magazine recommendation in the Brain Candy department. With the tagline "To People - To Passion - To Possibilities", Ode is a breath of fresh air, good news for a change and lots of it. Articles are easily digestible without being dumbed down, and they regularly highlight ideas and people I later hear about via other media sources. Co-produced in The Netherlands and the U.S., there's a decidedly European feeling to the zine that I enjoy immensely. From science to spirituality, sustainability to the arts, I love getting my hit of optimism every issue. If you aren't a magazine reader, the Ode website offers a lot of the content from the magazine, as well as reader blogs and social networking interactivity.
— gonzo

Lick your chops and chip through the nuggets of past Floss Aid recommendations.
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Tuesday 13 November 2007

Headline of the Day #45

Monday 06 August 2007

Headline of the Day #44

Tuesday 12 June 2007

a waste of perfectly good caviar

Saturday 09 June 2007

Headline of the Day #43

Wednesday 03 January 2007

Headline of the Day #33

Wednesday 08 November 2006

Headline of the Day #32

Thursday 19 October 2006

Headline of the Day #31

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