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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: 2009

2009 stories: 4 news summaries
OPINION

 'Unfriend' Is Scam, 
 Not Word, of Year 

This is one big hacky trend piece, writes Adrian Chen

Nov 17, 09 9:08 AM CST
(Newser) - After "unfriend" won Oxford University Press' Word of the Year, Adrian Chen started typing away at a piece on Internet relationships for Gawker —"Then I realized that the Word of the Year is a huge scam." Here's the evidence: The past four winners have been hypermiling... More »

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social networking • Facebook • 2009 • English language • unfriend

queenan on labor day


 Say Goodbye to a Sad  
 Excuse for a Summer

When even Joe Biden doesn't make us laugh, something's gone wrong

Sep 7, 09 9:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Labor Day traditionally marks the end of summer, and the last day of this exhausting season couldn't come soon enough, writes Joe Queenan in the Wall Street Journal. The weather's been lousy, the movies were mediocre, and Jon and Kate somehow convinced the nation that they mattered. And don't mention... More »

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Ted Kennedy • summer • Labor Day • Michael Jackson • Farrah Fawcett • Mark Sanford • nostalgia • 2009 • Jon and Kate Plus 8

OPINION

Slankets and Snuggies:
The Mockable Sells

The pitch ripe for irony, sells more than a blanket

Jan 14, 09 9:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Parodied by YouTube videos and mocked by Jay Leno, the blanket with arms known as the Slanket—or its knockoff the Snuggie—is getting a lot of attention for a useless invention, writes Dara Lind for Culture11. As Leno points out, “It’s like wearing a bathrobe backwards,"... More »

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infomercial • Jay Leno • invention • blankets • 2009 • Snuggie

OPINION

 Cool Tech at CES, 
 But It's Useless 

3-D TVs, wristwatch cellphone are among the excellent gadgets

Jan 8, 09 2:39 PM CST
(Newser) - The 2009 Consumer Electronics Show is full of “incredible technology,” Larry Magid writes for CNET. Problem is, it’s all “in search of a practical purpose,” making this year the “year of the gimmick.” Magid runs down a few wowee gadgets of dubious usefulness.... More »

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cell phones • Las Vegas • digital camera • Consumer Electronics Show • gadget • 3-D • 2009 • projector • 3D television

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