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summer stories: 38 news summaries

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 Why Can't You 
 Wear White After 
 Labor Day? 

Time explores the origin of a long-standing faux pas

Sep 8, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Everyone knows the style rule that you're not supposed to wear white after Labor Day. But why? The rule’s origins are surprisingly difficult to pin down, writes Laura Fitzpatrick for Time. The most conventional explanation has it as a practical matter: white fabric was cooler than the relatively heavy... More »

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fashion • vacation • summer • Labor Day • clothing • etiquette • snobs

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

 A Supermodel's 
 Summer Reads 

You can look smart, but still get your fill of juicy sex

Aug 27, 09 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paulina Porizkova “quit school at 15 to live off of my looks,” but she’s also a lifelong bookworm, she writes for Modelinia. Because she feels “the need to constantly prove I’m not some dumb model,” she offers up her “summer reading for folks... More »

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publishing • model • reading • summer • novel • book • supermodel • Paulina Porizkova

ANALYSIS

 August Is a Snooze— 
 Unless These Crises Hit 

Iran, Afghanistan won't spend summer snoozing

Aug 11, 09 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - August is a snooze—except when it isn't, writes Anne Applebaum for the Washington Post, who points out that World War I and Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait began in the eighth month. For the benefit of "the interns who are manning the shop while everyone is out of... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Iran • Russia • Georgia • foreign policy • summer • Iranian protests • Afghanistan election

OPINION

 Bring Back the Summer Suit 

It's time to bring back the men's summer suit

Jul 24, 09 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Having a distinct summer wardrobe was once the mark of a man in the know,” writes Eric Felten in the Wall Street Journal. A seersucker suit Harry Truman wore in June 1945 led reporters to call him “confident” and “optimistic.” Damon Runyon once wrote, “... More »

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fashion • summer • Harry Truman • trend • Jay-ZTV • seersucker • Damon Runyon

Swine Flu Leads to Unhappy Campers

As outbreaks spread like wildfire, counselors quarantine kids

Jul 23, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - H1N1 may not have ended civilization as we know it, but it’s ruined a lot of stays at summer camp, the New York Times reports. Camps are dry tinder for flu outbreaks, and many have canceled or postponed this year's sessions. Others have been split nearly in half... More »

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parenting • public health • children • quarantine • Maine • summer • Tamiflu • summer camp • swine flu • H1N1 virus • sleepaway camp

 Holdouts, Converts 
 Swelter Through  
 Recession Without AC 

Unit shipments down as Americans find other ways to keep cool

Jul 23, 09 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - This summer, some Americans are more concerned about their wallets than their comfort—so they’re turning off the air conditioning and putting up with the heat, the New York Times reports. Window air conditioner shipments from manufacturers to distributors dropped 39% the first half of the year versus the... More »

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cost cutting • recession • heat • summer • air conditioning • financial crisis

OPINION

 Sauvignon Blancs 
 Perfect for Summer 

Wine panel rates the best from South America

Jul 22, 09 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - We have reached “the vast plateau in the middle of summer,” the time when “one of wine’s primary purposes is to offer relief from the daily bout with seasonal oppression,” writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times. Summer wines, “like a good beach... More »

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wine • South America • summer • sauvignon blanc • Eric Asimov • Jay-ZTV • white wine

 How to Stage a Vacation Coup 

It can be done, with help from the expert

Jul 10, 09 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Planning a summer vacation? It may be harder than you think to get away from your needy colleagues, but with “aggressive, simultaneous upward and downward management,” it can be done, writes Stanley Bing in Fortune:
  • First, get the boss’s permission and make sure your subordinates know
... More »

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vacation • office • summer • workplace • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Outdoor screenings of cinema classics have spread across the nation’s cities and even its smaller towns. “But why would anyone willingly attend such an event?” wonders Juliet Lapidos of Slate. Prattling lawn-mates, necking teenagers, and too-bright city streets send Lapidos straight to the theater. “The cost of... More »

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entertainment • film • summer • Bryant Park • movies • outdoor screening • lawn

(Newser) - The president's first summer vacation is to a classified destination, but on the streets and beaches of Martha's Vineyard, it's no secret that Barack, Michelle, and their daughters are spending August on the island. The first family is expected to stay in Oak Bluffs, a longtime vacation spot for the... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Clinton • Massachusetts • vacation • summer • George W. Bush • Obama family • women's issues • Martha's Vineyard

OPINION

 Good Wines That 
 Come in a Jug 

This summer, head to the picnic with wine that tastes good and costs little

Jun 29, 09 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jug wine has a bad reputation, with many considering it cheap and low-quality—but it doesn’t have to be that way. Bring along a jug o’ wine to your Fourth of July picnic, and it’ll be gone before you know it. To help you accomplish that, the Wall ... More »

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wine • summer • picnic • Jay-ZTV

 Weird Facts About 
 Best-Selling Authors 

Dan Brown, pop musician? And more.

Jun 24, 09 5:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Summer's here, and that means it's time for beach reading. Mental Floss compiles some surprising facts about the authors most commonly toted along to the shore:
  1. Dan Brown hasn’t spent his whole life pondering Vatican conspiracies: he was also a musician and pop singer. The name of his
... More »

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beach • literature • summer • author • book • John Grisham • Dan Brown • Nicholas Sparks • Danielle Steel • authors • Nora Roberts

(Newser) - Hoping to do some bartending this summer—or just to bring some class to your home boozing? Pete Wells, in the New York Times, has an encyclopedia of tips for you. Highlights:
  • Chilies: Small amounts of hot peppers can actually lower your body temperature.
... More »

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entertainment • drinking • summer • Jay-ZTV • bartending

 To Beat Heat, 
 Go 'Swizzled,' 
 Not Stirred 

West Indies drinks hit it big in New York

Jun 24, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shaken, stirred—or swizzled? This summer, many bartenders are urging patrons to choose the last. An authentic “Swizzle”—as the trendy drinks are called—doesn’t use a plastic stick; rather, a real stick from a Caribbean tree, with prongs that make it nature’s own Mixmaster, reports... More »

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alcohol • summer • trend • Jay-ZTV • food trends • swizzle stick • Queens Park Swizzle • mojito

ANALYSIS

 In NYC, Murders Mirror Mercury 


Jun 19, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Summer heat brings people onto the streets—and the murder rate up, the New York Times reports. In the city, September is historically the worst month for homicide, according to an analysis of police data. August is a close second. And the deadliest time? 10pm on a September Saturday. “... More »

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NYPD • New York City • murder • homicide • summer • New York City Police Department • night

(Newser) - Musical acts from youngster Taylor Swift to veteran Dave Matthews are hitting the road this summer, and some artists took time to fill the Wall Street Journal in on their on- and off-stage plans. A sampling:
  • Swift: Her first headlining tour includes a gig at Madison Square Garden,
... More »

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The Killers • summer • music festival • Dave Matthews • summer tours • TV on the Radio • Lyle Lovett • Taylor Swift • Steve Earle

TRAVEL

 Cheap Deals 
 Bring Back 
 the Vacation 

Flights, hotels drop prices in economic slump

May 19, 09 11:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to vacationing this summer, “the power is with the consumer,” says a consultant: The troubled economy has airlines, hotels, and cruises dropping prices dramatically. International airfares are down 14%, domestic fares 17%, Travelocity says; and for the first time since 2005, AAA predicts an uptick... More »

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travel • airline industry • hotel • air travel • summer • Travelocity • cheap travel

(Newser) - Babies conceived between April and July—the period when surface-water concentrations of pesticides are at their highest—run an increased risk of having a birth defect, Reuters reports. “Our study didn't prove a cause and effect link,” the lead researcher said, but “the fact that birth defects... More »

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pregnancy • conception • summer • scientific study • pesticide • birth defect • Spring

 7 Songs That Scream Summer

It's not too late to add these tunes to your playlist

Aug 18, 08 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Salon’s critics pick the songs that sizzle in summer 2008—from Estelle and Kanye West's sartorial lust to Tilly and the Wall's bubble gum New Wave:
  1. Estelle with Kanye West, “American Boy”: Elegant English beats blend with in-your-face American lyrics.
  2. Jonas Brothers, “Burning Up”: Saccharine
... More »

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music • list • Beck • Kanye West • summer • Jonas Brothers • Duffy • Estelle • Ida Corr • Sharleen Spiteri • Tilly and the Wall

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