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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: summer

summer stories: 38 news summaries

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 Keeping Cool Gets Thriftier 

Facing big bills, Americans cut back on A/C, look for other heat-beating solutions

Jul 15, 08 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - As fuel costs, and eco-guilt, creep upward, Americans are leaving the thermostat high or kicking air conditioning altogether this summer, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some two-thirds of families are reducing air-conditioning use, a poll finds, as power plants raise prices as much 30% to keep up with natural-gas hikes.... More »

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environment • heat • green energy • summer • green technology • air conditioning

 Top 5
 Songs of
 Summer 

New York magazine projects the big hits of 2008

Jul 6, 08 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Roll down the windows and crank up the stereo. Using a “Summerability” scale that measures things like airplay, iTunes sales, and potential similarity to Rhianna’s 2007 hit "Umbrella," New York magazine picks the Top Five Songs of the Summer.
  1. "American Boy" by Estelle featuring
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music • Kanye West • summer • Lil Wayne • Usher • Leona Lewis • Rhianna • Lil Wayne pleads guilty

 101 Cool
 Summer Dishes 

Be the star of the 4th of July picnic in 20 minutes or less

Jul 2, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the summer picnic season heating up, Mark "The Minimalist" Bittman of the New York Times checks in with his semiannual list of quick, easy dishes. He calls for fewer tomatoes than you might expect, and many, many lemons. Some high points:
  • "Take cold pizza and lemon.
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food • recipes • tomatoes • Mark Bittman • summer • picnic • lemons

 How to Work Museums  
 Into Kids' Summers 

Teach your cubs something—and make sure they, and you, actually enjoy it

Jun 25, 08 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - For kids, summer means endless hours at the pool—but parents don't want them to grow up culturally underfed cretins, either. Emily Bazelon offers Slate readers a few suggestions for turning a summer museum trip into an outing the young'uns (and you) will actually enjoy:
  • Keep it simple. Kids
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parenting • museum • children • family • summer • outing

OPINION

 Summer's Best Craft Beers 

Forget about Bud et al—look to Alaska, Hawaii, Europe for sunny suds samples

Jun 22, 08 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sick of the bland beer everyone else is drinking? As summer officially kicks off, William Brand pours a frosty glass of small-but-mighty suds suggestions in the San Jose Mercury News:
  • Alaskan Summer Ale (Alaskan Brewing): This gold-medal-winning Juneau native makes an excellent thirst-quencher, in the Kolsch style you might've
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alcohol • beer • drinking • summer • craft brewers • Alaskan Brewing • Zatecky Pivovar • Maui Brewing Co.

 Summer Tips
 for Greener Kids 

Going outside would be a good first step

Jun 12, 08 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Summer is the perfect season to turn your rugrats into ecomaniacs, as warm weather and school vacations collide. Grist lists some basic steps to green up your family’s summer:
  1. Get outside: The best way to commune with nature is to experience it first-hand, but the time kids spend
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environment • parenting • environmentalism • parents • list • sunscreen • summer • green • farmers markets • eco friendliness

 3 Steps to a
 Perfect Steak 

Pick good charcoal, time carefully, and jab with your thumb

Jun 8, 08 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just in time for grilling season, Esquire serves up tips on making the perfect steak.
  1. Choose charcoal wisely: Hardwood charcoal burns hotter, which is great for the grill. You want to sear the meat, so wait until the flames have calmed before tossing in steaks.
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steak • meat • cook • summer • barbecue

BOOK REVIEWS

 Top 10 Summer Cookbooks 

Step outside to find the best seasonal ingredients

Jun 5, 08 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Summer cooking should combine those elements we love most about the season: fresh fruits and vegetables, bright colors, arresting aromas, and the great outdoors. So NPR selected the 10 best cookbooks for jumping out of the frying pan and into the garden:
  1. Simply Organic: A Cookbook for Sustainable, Seasonal,
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cooking • list • fruits and vegetables • summer • book reviews • book • cookbooks

Opinion

 Sex Backlash Is Mostly Sexist 

Men, male critics just resent girls mucking up summer action flicks

Jun 4, 08 2:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The masses have spoken: Sex and the City is a success, a tentpole, and with a $56 million opening weekend, a blockbuster even. But if you hear men talk about it, you’d think it was the most horrible thing to ever happen to cineplexes, writes Ramin Setoodeh. They... More »

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media criticism • sexism • Sex and the City • movie review • summer • movies • Carrie Bradshaw

OPINION

 Superheroes: Ruining the Day 

Summer's been hijacked by the spandex crowd, complains one curmudgeon

Jun 4, 08 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Once upon a time, summer movies appealed to everyone, not just 14-year-old nerds. They especially appealed to Chris Nashawaty, who outlines his love of big dumb action flicks in Entertainment Weekly. But now, our summers have been hijacked by an endless stream of lousy spandex-wearers, and Nashawaty is willing to... More »

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Spider-Man • superhero • summer • Superman • movies • blockbusters • Iron Man • The Incredible Hulk

 10 Easy Breezy Summer Reads 

Mostly light new literary fare from the Devil Wears Prada scribe and others

May 28, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The perfect summer read is like a breathmint: light, refreshing, and available for purchase at the airport. Cosmopolitan book editor John Searles dishes his top 10 titles  of the season to MSNBC.
  1. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein: a family tell-all—from the dog’s
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reading • summer • book • Frank Lloyd Wright • Lauren Weisberger • Augusten Burroughs • Garth Stein • Chris Bohialian • Andrew Sean Greer • Emily Giffin • Lisa Unger • Michael Tonello • Birkin bag • Jessica Anya Blau • Nancy Horan

 The Nation's Best Beach? 

Florida's Caladesi Island is at the top of a professor's annual list

May 22, 08 7:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - With its fine, white sand and relative seclusion, Florida's Caladesi Island—on the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa Bay—is the nation's best beach, says a Florida professor who issues annual rankings. This year's runners-up, from the AP:
  • Hanalei Beach, Hawaii
  • Siesta Beach in Sarasota, Florida
  • Coopers Beach in
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Florida • beach • Hawaii • summer

Turn Clocks Ahead Tonight

Some doubt that daylight saving time conserves energy

Mar 8, 08 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Time flies when you’re trying to save energy: Americans will have to spring their clocks forward by an hour tonight—technically at 2am— for daylight saving time. The sleep-reducing tradition is happening a month earlier than usual in a government effort to cut down on electricity use and take... More »

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summer • air conditioning • Benjamin Franklin • Daylight Saving Time • energy consumption • Energy Policy Act of 2005 • clocks

Love Fades with Last Rays of Summer

Divorce business booms as kids go to school and vacations end

Aug 28, 07 8:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The romance of summer ends in a “bonanza for divorce lawyers,” experts say, as couples release pent-up anger and decide to call it quits. Many spouses prefer not to disrupt summer vacations, or they enjoy “extracurricular activities” when one spends time apart at a summer home. But... More »

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divorce • marriage • love • lawyer • summer

Keep Your
Hot Dog Happy
and Healthy

Fluffy and Fido need help to stay cool when the mercury climbs

Aug 26, 07 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - They never complain, so it's easy to forget that the smallest members of the family may be suffering in the hot weather, too. Make sure your dog stays healthy with these tips from MSNBC:
  1. Coat ears and noses (or the whole body of a light-colored short-hair) with sunscreen.
... More »

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pets • list • fur • heat • summer • dog • animal

Tips for Beating the Heat

Ten ways to keep the sun from getting you down

Aug 22, 07 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Everyone needs a little vitamin D, but sunburn (or, worse, heatstroke) is no fun. Protect yourself and your family with these tips from MSNBC:
  1. Drink up! Plan on 1 gallon of water per person per day.
  2. Smear on the sunblock and slap on a hat.
  3. Wear breathable
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health • list • temperature • heat • sun • safety • summer • hydration • sunburn • heatstroke

Heat Wave Bakes Southeast 

Region reaches for
the iced tea as temps shatter records

Aug 10, 07 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A heat wave brought record high temperatures to much of the Southeast yesterday, with highs of over 100 degrees recorded in Georgia, the Carolinas, and Kentucky. Excessive heat warnings ruled the day, prompting the National Weather Service to urge people to stay inside in air-conditioning and drink plenty of fluids,... More »

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weather • Atlanta • South Carolina • Kentucky • Georgia • Louisville • North Carolina • temperature • heat • heat wave • summer

Heat Wave Sizzles US

Temperatures endanger many across the country, keeping even the hardiest indoors

Aug 7, 07 5:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Heat, not hurricanes, is generally the biggest weather-related cause of death in the US, and with a heat wave is sweeping over much of the country, health experts are urging people to stay indoors and keep cool. It's so hot in St. Louis that the Rams have temporarily moved their... More »

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health • Arkansas • temperature • St. Louis • heat • heat wave • summer • Delaware Park

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