In case you're not quite in the holiday mood yet, take this poll of favorite Christmas movies and compare the results to these earlier pols:
Fewer Santas at the mall these days. No, not because of the War on Christmas. It's all about demographics:
“We are a destination shopping center (versus a mall) that caters specifically to those who work and live in Mission Valley,” Lisa Gualco, general manager for Hazard Center, said in an email. “As such, we want to keep their shopping experience quick, efficient and convenient throughout the holiday season.”
Mo God, can it be -- a liberal who has finally gotten it?
THIS is what poverty sometimes looks like in America: parents here in Appalachian hill country pulling their children out of literacy classes. Moms and dads fear that if kids learn to read, they are less likely to qualify for a monthly check for having an intellectual disability.
Lot of discussion out there about the dramatic photo on Page 1 of the New York Post of a man on the subway tracks just moments before the train hits him. Should ther Post have used it at all, or put it on an inside page? Could/should the photographer tried to help the victim instead of taking the photo?
Blame social media the next time it feels like forever for your turn to use the toilet.
According to a study released Monday, 32 percent of people in the United States aged 18 to 24 say they use social networking in the bathroom.
My favorite headline so far this week -- "The least-trusted jobs in America: Congress members and car salespeople." People from the medical profession take the top three spots -- nurses, pharmacists and doctors. Advertising practitioners and stockbrokers join the politicians and salespeople at the bottom:
Young people's attachment to their mobile phones is eroding their personal relationships, according to a new study.
I'm a serious caffeine addict from way back, but this is just silly:
Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Starbucks Corp. has started selling a specialty coffee that costs $7 for a 16-ounce “grande” cup, making it the company’s priciest brew, as customers demand more premium products.
Connie Schultz is a former Cleveleand Plain Dealer columnist who is now syndicated. I heard her on NPR yesterday, being asked about a recent column in which she urged Clark Kent to give newspapers one more chance instead of going through with his decision to leave the Daily Planet and start a blog. She gave one of the most spirited defenses of our profession that I've heard in quite a while:
