June 29, 2015
Feast of Cassius of Narni

BIRTHDAYS
Bernard Herrmann 1911
Slim Pickens 1919
Harmon Killebrew 1936

NEW MAGAZINES
All titles below are new to the store but those with a * are also newly published.

*06/25/15 Happinez: A small step may be the beginning of a great journey. Netherlands.
*06/25/15 Scientific American Innovators: Memory.
06/25/15 Island Racer: Your ultimate guide to the Isle of Man TT races. UK.
06/25/15 Hooray!: Celebrate the art of entertaining. UK.
*06/22/15 Office: Semi-annual.
06/20/15 STOL Aircraft Magazine: The magazine for Short Take-Off & Landing aircraft.

THINGS WE LEARNED FROM READING MAGAZINES TODAY

The first product sold on QVC was an AM/FM shower radio.
— July/August Mental Floss

2.3 billion cups of coffee are drunk in the world every single day.
— July BBC Science Focus

City Newsstand’s HEADLINE WORLD
As always, 100% T.R.U.E.! (Trumped-up, Reliably Unreliable & Ersatz)

SUN POLISHED – NOW EVEN SHINIER THAN EVER!

OHIO PET FOOD COMPANY IS BUILDING HQ THAT LOOKS LIKE A 36-STORY COCKER SPANIEL!

THIS RIBFEST FEATURES HECKLERS AND INSULT COMICS!

36 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN THIS DAIMLER LIMO THAT ONCE BELONGED TO HITLER!

STUDIO ACCOUNTANT ALL MONTH LONG BUT WHEN THE MOON IS FULL HE BECOMES THE MOST FEARED AGENT IN HOLLYWOOD!

 
Weekly Words of Wisdom

Cleanliness is next to Godliness, at least in a very short dictionary.

Fictitious Customer of the Week

Joaquin F. Ter Midnight