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OPINION

 Magna Cum Fraud: 
 Top Schools for Scoundrels 

People behind financial crisis went to same universities

Mar 24, 09 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many of the bigwigs involved in the financial crisis went to the same few elite schools, notes Joe Weisenthal in Business Insider. Maybe, he writes, when the crisis begins to fade, we’ll think twice about having another Harvardian or MIT grad running things. Among the offending institutions:
  • New
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education • CEO • list • New York University • universities • politician • Richard Fuld • financial crisis

 Jargon Not a Best Practice, 
 Brit Bureaucrats Told 

Confusing phrases are keeping people from using services: agency

Mar 18, 09 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - This recession requires the British government to drop its jargon and get consensually transparent, er, clear. A government agency frets that people are missing out on services because they don't understand bureaucratic lingo like the following phrases, per Reuters:
  1. Slippage: Why not just admit the delay?
  2. A menu
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list • British • bureaucracy • English • Britain • irritating phrases


 SXSW's Best 
 New Bands 

Expect to see these acts on the mainstream after this year

Mar 16, 09 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Austin's SXSW music festival is known for producing hot new hit bands, and with Esquire's pick of the 10 best up-and-comers, you can skip the plane ride to Texas and start the iTunes downloading instead:
  • White Lies: Reminiscent of the Killers, they already have a Letterman gig.
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music • list • SXSW • bands

 Smokes, Beer 
 Worth More 
 Than Stock  

Whole Foods shares worth less than a pound of scallops in their stores

Mar 11, 09 6:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Why settle for the goods when you can get the factory—or a piece of it—instead? Gawker finds more companies whose shares are worth less than products they sell:
  • Have dreams of owning a brewery? Scoop up an Anheuser-Busch share ($20.16) for less than one Bud Light
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stock market • Wall Street • list • recession • share price • financial crisis

Opinion

 Overrated: Sex on the Beach 


Feb 28, 09 4:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Let’s face it, sex isn’t always great. Beth Mann at Salon breaks down the “seemed like a good idea at the time” list of most overrated erotic acts:
  • Sex on the beach: “In real life the beach is sandy, the temperature unpredictable, the mosquitoes,
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sex • list • extreme sex • group sex

 The Most Undeserved Oscars 

SF Chronicle serves up its 'Titanic Awards'

Feb 22, 09 6:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Oscars go to undeserving flicks so often that the San Francisco Chronicle has a prize for them: the Titanic Award. Pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub targets some of the most egregious offenders:
  • Best Picture: Titanic. The award’s namesake, which somehow beat LA Confidential, needs no explanation.
  • Best
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Academy Awards • film • Al Pacino • list • Titanic • Gwyneth Paltrow • LA Confidential • movies • Oscars

 6 Digital Ways 
 to Leave Your Lover 

Breaking up via text or email? That's so outdated.

Feb 14, 09 6:44 AM CST
(Newser) - If couples are having fewer public fights nowadays, it might be because they're busy liveblogging their entire breakup on Twitter, NPR reports. Beyond dumping the dude in 140 characters, here are six other ultra-modern ways to become uncoupled:
  1. Watch "The Break-Up Poem" on LiveVideo.com for tips
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Facebook • list • love • breakup • Valentine's Day • digital media • Twitter

 It's Friday the 13th:
 What Do Celebs
 Fear? 

Some fears normal; others just weird

Feb 13, 09 12:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Friday the 13th is a good time to delve into the scary world of celebrity fears—and they run the gamut from the average (Johnny Depp is afraid of clowns) to the bizarre (Roseanne fears letting anyone touch her toes). More from the list, compiled by New York Post columnist... More »

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Roseanne Barr • Johnny Depp • list • celebrity • George Clooney • fear • Cameron Diaz • germaphobia • Liv Tyler • Christina Ricci • phobias • fear of spiders • Jim Carrey • Sarah Michelle Gellar • Winona Ryder • Meg Ryan • claustrophobia

 Love Bites: 
 Songs for the Dumped 

Top songs to nurse rage this Valentine's Day

Feb 11, 09 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Roses and chocolates be damned. The pink-and-red holiday can be especially harsh on the recently dumped. MTV suggests tunes to nurse your inner rage:
  1. Ain't It Funny: Who knows breakups better than J-Lo?
  2. Shut Up and Let Me Go: Enough said in this tune by the Ting Tings.
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list • love • breakup • song • dating • romance • Valentine's Day

analysis

Watch Out for These Economic Recovery Signs

Keep an eye out for slowing pasta sales

Feb 9, 09 4:52 PM CST
(Newser) - We knew the economy was toast when the GDP dropped 3.8% in the last quarter. But such data lags behind the real economy, writes Dan Kadlec in Time, so watch out for these indicators of a turnaround:
  • Home sales. They started the downturn, so any upswing is a
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list • home sales • investment • credit • temporary employment • pasta • interest rates

(Newser) - Romantic movies are often hard to believe, but every once in a while one makes love—or heartbreak—ring true. The Onion runs down 29 films that won’t leave you groaning.
  • Say Anything: John Cusack's Lloyd Dobler, a "kind, decent kid," meets cute Ione Skye
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film • list • Brokeback Mountain • Valentine's Day • romantic comedy • Say Anything

SLIDESHOW

 SAG Fashion 
 Highs, Lows 


Jan 26, 09 11:32 AM CST
(Newser) - The SAG awards have been handed out, but there are still plenty of snickers and praise to heap upon last night's red carpet fashions. Elizabeth Snead doles out plenty of both in the Los Angeles Times. Click the image to the left and judge for yourself.
  • Amy Poehler gets
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fashion • list • award show • red carpet • Screen Actors Guild • actor

OPINION

 Krugman Is Top Media Liberal

Krugman tops Forbes' list

Jan 24, 09 1:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Washington is beginning a new liberal era, and Forbes lists the 25 media lefties likely to be the most influential in the coming years. The top 5:
  1. Paul Krugman. The Nobel Prize-winner's "prose is as pungent as his academic credentials are impeccable."
  2. Arianna Huffington:
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media • list • Jon Stewart • Thomas Friedman • Paul Krugman • Arianna Huffington • liberal

INAUGURATION SLIDESHOW

 Celebs Mix It Up 
 With the Masses 


Jan 20, 09 12:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Hollywood stars rubbed shoulders with everybody else as celebs like Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Denzel Washington, and Dustin Hoffman waited in the cold to watch Barack Obama take office. Oprah Winfrey, seated next to Samuel L. Jackson, told Hollywood Scoop: “It’s behind the dream…amazing grace personified.” Also spotted:... More »

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list • celebrity • inauguration • President Obama • Inauguration Day

 Bizarro Celeb 
 Baby Names 


Jan 10, 09 1:50 PM CST
(Newser) - From cities to superheroes, celebs have saddled their spawn with wacky, way-out names. The LA Times lists more than a few monikers that could get a kid punched out on the playground.
  • Ever Gabo, daughter of model/actress Milla Jovovich
  • Banjo Patrick, son of Brothers & Sisters' Rachel Griffiths
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TRAVEL

 Super Spas (for the Still-Rich) 

Less waiting perhaps, too, at these top-flight pushers of relaxation

Jan 7, 09 6:45 PM CST
(Newser) - From ancient minerals and monasteries to herb-infused wraps and waterfalls, sit back, relax, and enjoy Vanity Fair’s list of the world’s poshest spas:
  • Amangani, Jackson Hole, Wyoming: Jet-setters can get a taste of the Old American West, where “wildlife runs wild.”
  • The Spa at
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travel • Arizona • list • Singapore • Milan • Prague • spa • yoga • skin care • massage

 The Best  
 (and Worst)  
 Jobs in America 

Findings confirm it's good to be nerdy

Jan 6, 09 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - How desirable is your daily grind? A new study aims to answer that question with a list ranking the best and worst jobs according to five factors: “environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands, and stress,” the Wall Street Journal reports. In the end, the CareerCast list suggests, nerds... More »

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work • list • worst jobs • logging • job • career • mathematicians

 'Green' Tops 2008's 
 Most Annoying Terms 

'Maverick,' 'staycation,' and 'game-changer' also make appearances

Jan 1, 09 12:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Did you get your fill of mavericks this year? Or companies claiming to go green? Those words made Lake Superior State University’s list of the most overused words and phrases of 2008, the AP reports. Other annoying winners:
  • Carbon footprint
  • First dude
  • Bailout
  • Wall Street, in comparison with
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list • university • vocabulary • neologisms • slang • 2008


 This Year's 
 Fashion 
 Felonies 

From Madonna to Michella Obama, the year's big misses

Dec 31, 08 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Sure, we like seeing pictures of chic, perfectly styled celebrities. But the worst-dressed fashion misses are way more fun. The Los Angeles Times' Elizabeth Snead snarks on her least favorite looks of the year:
  • Sarah Jessica Parker's "fashion nut case" acorn hat at the SATC premiere
  • Janet Jackson's
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fashion • Michelle Obama • Janet Jackson • list • celebrity • Kate Hudson • Sarah Jessica Parker • Madonna • Jennifer Love Hewitt • Katy Perry • Best of 2008

OPINION

 Politicians We'll Miss in 2009 

Cheney's delightful brand of unrepentant evil simply unequaled

Dec 26, 08 12:29 PM CST
(Newser) - The election is over, a political era is ending, and a number of this year's frequent headline-makers will step out of the spotlight in 2009. Politico gets misty-eyed about its favorites:
  • Dick Cheney: Who else would tell a senior senator to “go f*** himself”? Who else, when
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Dick Cheney • politics • Chuck Hagel • William Jefferson • list • Ted Stevens • Alan Colmes

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