Labor Day
BIRTHDAYS
Milo Hamilton 1927
Horace Silver 1928
Billy Preston 1946
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Have You Seen City Newsstand Since We Remodeled?
Dave Hoekstra of the Chicago Sun-Times dropped by City Newsstand and Mike gave him a tour of the store. Read the story and see the video here:
http://blogs.suntimes.com/hoekstra/2013/02/city_newsstand_read_and_see_al.html
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NEW MAGAZINES
All titles below are new to the store but those with a * are also newly published.
*08/30/13 Tracing Your Eastern European Ancestors: From the publishers of Family Chronicle, Internet Geneaology and History Magazine.
*08/30/13 The Atlantic presents JFK: In his time and ours.
*08/30/13 The Saturday Evening Post Special Humor Issue: 300 funniest, zaniest, laugh-out-loud cartoons ever published!
08/30/13 Big Island Traveler: The life & style of Hawaii.
*08/29/13 Art Review Asia: The contemporary art magazine for readers east of the Bosporus and west of the Pacific.
08/29/13 Dolce: Belgian passion for worldwide gastronomy.
*08/28/13 Snowboard Magazine The Buyer’s Guide: Annual.
*08/27/13 Making Music on Your iPad & iPhone: Your practical guide. UK.
*08/27/13 Build Your Own PC: Learn the skills you need to build your next box.
THINGS WE LEARNED FROM READING MAGAZINES TODAY
Lolong, the world’s biggest saltwater crocodile, was 20.24 feet long and weighed 2,369 lbs.
— 2014 TIME for Kids Almanac
The comet ISON, which should be visible in November & December, may develop a tail over a million miles long.
— 2014 The Old Farmers Almanac
City Newsstand’s HEADLINE WORLD
Your incredible source for unbelievable headlines!
CANNIBALISM LESS POPULAR
WHY ARE THE NECKS OF ZOO-BORN GIRAFFES NEARLY 2 FEET SHORTER THAN IN THE WILD?
PROVEN! WORLD’S OLDEST LIVING TORTOISE WAS ONCE OWNED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN!
BIGGEST THING IN PARIS THIS SUMMER — SNAIL SMOOTHIES!
DEAD TIRED OF WALKING
Weekly Words of Wisdom
The Zombie Apocalypse won’t even happen unless we want it badly enough.
Fictitious Customer of the Week
Saul Vupuzzell