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PRODUCT REVIEW

 Bladeless Fan 
 'Mind-Bending 
 Sensation' 

But at $300, not a hugely different experience from the $10 you have now

Oct 12, 09 8:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re in the market for a new desk fan, tomorrow brings a new option: Dyson’s bladeless Air Multiplier. It’s “the most opulent, most eye-catching and”—at $300—“most ludicrously overpriced gadget the company has released yet,” Mark Wilson writes. “And I... More »

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fans • household electronics • what recession? • Dyson • bladeless fan

(Newser) - Fans may be enthralled with Jon and Kate Gosselin's marital trouble, but they appear to be rapidly growing bored with their TV series, reports Radar. Audience figures for Jon & Kate Plus 8 plunged by more than half this week from an all-time high of 10 million for the season... More »

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entertainment • television • TV ratings • fans • extramarital affair • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

 Roman Soccer Fans 
 Will Kick, Er, 
 Stab Your Butt 

Anyway you slice it, extreme fans like to attack from behind

May 28, 09 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - People who attend soccer games in Rome have to watch their backsides, warns the BBC. That's because Romans are particularly fond of stabbing rival fans in the butt. Stabbings are "now so frequent they're hardly reported in the press," said a professor who has studied the attacks. "... More »

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Italy • Rome • soccer • stabbing • roman • fans • Roman Empire • knife • Jay-ZTV • soccer violence





 Fans High on 
 Eminem's 1st 
 Sober Show 

Rapper excited to play show he'll remember later

May 20, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 2000 lucky Eminem fans got to see a rarity last night: a mini-concert in which the rapper was sober, MTV reports. “This might actually be one of the best shows I’ve ever done, ‘cause when I get offstage, I’m actually going to remember it,”... More »

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Detroit • Eminem • record • concert • rap music • fans • Jay-ZTV • Relapse

 Oprah Tweets, 103K Follow 


Apr 17, 09 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Still learning the ropes of microblogging, Oprah Winfrey posted her first tweet this morning, the Chicago Tribune reports. In her first tweet—“HI TWITTERS . THANK YOU FOR A WARM WELCOME. FEELING REALLY 21st CENTURY”—she committed the Twitter faux pas of writing in all caps and using the... More »

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social networking • Oprah Winfrey • fans • Twitter • tweet • microblogging

ANALYSIS

 NASCAR Needs to Rev Up 

Sport cuts costs to keep fans at the races

Feb 13, 09 4:18 PM CST
(Newser) - The US auto industry is teetering on the brink of destruction—and NASCAR isn't too far behind it. The Daytona 500, NASCAR’s Super Bowl, takes place Sunday, but business is stalling, leaving the costly sport looking for a lift, Sean Gregory and Steve Goldberg write in Time. “We... More »

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NASCAR • Detroit • recession • Daytona 500 • Sprint • fans

(Newser) - Sympathetic fans helped Jessica Simpson through a strained performance last night during which she flubbed lines, restarted songs, and wept visibly, the Grand Rapids Press reports. The singer has been plagued by media reports that boyfriend Tony Romo is cheating and snide remarks about her reported weight gain. “... More »

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music • Michigan • concert • infidelity • Tony Romo • fans • rumor • weight gain • Jessica Simpson • cheating

 Sox Want to Make Obama Cap 

President's South Side Chicago fave plans hat to celebrate 'first fan'

Jan 28, 09 1:38 PM CST
(Newser) - The Chicago White Sox are planning an Obama-themed hat to celebrate the historic victory of the team’s most famous fan, the Sun-Times reports. If the White House approves, the Sox will release a version of their classic cap with the “O” logo featured in campaign ads. Obama sporting... More »

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Barack Obama • sports • Chicago White Sox • fans • baseball • President Obama

 A Christmas Story at 25:
 Stealth Classic 

Industry born on collectors items, museum, and conference

Dec 14, 08 7:42 PM CST
(Newser) - After 25 years, devotees of A Christmas Story and its wacky realism still tune in to regular holiday showings, including an annual 24-hour marathon on Christmas Day. Just as Star Trek has Trekkies, A Christmas Story has Ralphies, named after Ralphie Parker, a 9-year-old desperate for a BB gun. CNN ... More »

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comedy • holiday • fans • movies • Christmas Day • A Christmas Story

 Abdul Selling 'Suicide House' 

Idol judge looks for new house after fan ODs outside her home

Dec 5, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Paula Abdul is selling the Los Angeles home where an obsessed fan committed suicide outside in her car, Us Weekly reports. The American Idol judge, who reportedly employed a “healer” to cleanse the house of ghosts, now wants to live in a gated community. “Paula simply feels she... More »

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American Idol • suicide • Los Angeles • stalker • fans • Paula Abdul • Paula Goodspeed

Jane Austen Museum Bans Fans' Ashes

Devotees were using her garden as their
final resting place

Dec 3, 08 6:10 PM CST
(Newser) - The caretakers of Jane Austen's estate in England have issued an unusual plea to her devoted fans: Please stop having your ashes scattered in her garden. Museum representatives say they understand the passion but can't allow the practice. “It is distressing for visitors to see mounds of human ash,... More »

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England • literature • museums • English literature • fans • Jane Austen • ashes

OPINION

 Hey, Guys, the Fans 
 Behind You Can't See 

NBA needs to crack down on bench players blocking the view for no good reason

Nov 12, 08 8:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Imagine not being able to watch an NBA game because the players were in your way. That’s just what the league needs to crack down on, Mike McGraw writes in the Arlington Heights (Ill.) Daily Herald, who’s “disgusted by the lack of respect shown to fans”... More »

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NBA • basketball • David Stern • fans • tickets

 Philly Phetes Series Triumph  

Thousands gather, mainly peacefully, to celebrate Phillies' first title since 1980

Oct 30, 08 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The streets of Philadelphia were mobbed with celebrating Phillies fans into today’s wee hours, with some directing enthusiastic violence at cars and shop windows, the Inquirer reports. Firemen responding to street blazes had to turn their hoses on uncooperative revelers, and sporadic looting was reported. Still, the overall scene... More »

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Philadelphia Phillies • Philadelphia • looting • celebration • fans • baseball • fire • 2008 World Series • overturned car

Sox Fans Drove Joba to Drive Drunk: Report

Pitcher's DUI arrest came after taunts about Yankees' season

Oct 21, 08 12:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joba Chamberlain nearly got into a fistfight with a Red Sox fan before his alleged DUI, the New York Post reports. Chamberlain began the ill-fated night by pounding a couple Grey Goose drinks at a friend’s bar, before hitting a strip club. There he encountered a heckler. “... More »

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Boston Red Sox • New York Yankees • DUI • Nebraska • rivalry • Joba Chamberlain • fans • baseball

(Newser) - Red Sox nation is secretly grieving. Sure, the Sox pulled off one of the most incredible comebacks ever on Thursday, but precious few were actually watching. Many among the Fenway Faithful didn’t exactly live up to their name, the Boston Globe reports. “It was 7-0,” laments... More »

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Boston Red Sox • baseball playoffs • ALCS • fans • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays

 Us Can't Wait for World Series 

Fan unintentionally coins rallying cry for first Series berth since '93

Oct 17, 08 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - When a delirious Phillies fan called in to a radio show after Philadelphia's NLCS win, he inadvertently coined the team's new rallying cry. "Boston did it. The White Sox did it. Why can't us?," he asked. While waiting to see which AL team they'll face, Phillies fans have... More »

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MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • Boston Red Sox • World Series • baseball playoffs • fans • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays • grammar

Fans Linked to Lower Risk of Infant Death

72% fewer SIDS deaths in bedrooms with
better air circulation

Oct 7, 08 2:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A simple fan could be the key to reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, reports ABC News. Researchers discovered that babies who slept in a room with a fan were 72% less likely to die from SIDS, according to the study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and ... More »

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infant mortality • baby • pediatrics • fans • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome • SIDS

OPINION

 The Rays Are Winning. 
 So Buy A Ticket, Tampa! 

When even a pennant race for heretofore-hapless team can't fill seats, there's trouble

Aug 28, 08 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Tampa Bay Rays have the best record in the American League, but you wouldn’t know it from the turnout at Tropicana Field, John Romano writes in the St. Petersburg Times. Even a heretofore-hapless franchise contending for the first time ever fills just a third of the seats. “... More »

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Florida • American League • pennant • fans • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays • Tropicana Field • apathy

Jonas Brothers Fans See
Red Over Green Posters

Upset teens entered contest, never judged

Aug 27, 08 5:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Legions of young Jonas Brothers fans showed up for a concert as instructed with "thinking green" posters—only to see most of them summarily dumped in the trash, the Chicago Tribune reports. The teens had created the posters for a Chevy-sponsored contest in hopes of winning the top... More »

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music • contest • Disney • concert • fans • Jonas Brothers • Chicago Tribune

 Unruly Fans
 to Be Ejected
 in New NFL Code

NFL sets rules to respond to mounting  fan complaints

Aug 6, 08 4:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Unruly football fans can be ejected from games without a refund under the NFL’s first “Fan Code of Conduct” issued yesterday, USA Today reports. Fans can now be booted for being drunk and disruptive, using obscene language and gestures, or throwing objects on the field. Code violators even... More »

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NFL • football • fans • drunk

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