July 26, 2010
Feast of Blessed Andrew of Phu Yen
BIRTHDAYS 
Jean Shepherd 1921 
Hoyt Wilhelm 1923
Daniel Negreanu 1974

WHAT'S UP WITH ALL THOSE GOOFY HEADLINES?

     As we've attempted to make clear on numerous occasions, the headlines in our regular feature, City Newsstand's HEADLINE WORLD, are made up by the guy pictured above.  They are not meant to be confused with fact.  But why do we do it?  What is the reason for this feature?  After all, the headlines therein are patently false.  We took the time to ask the creator of City Newsstand's HEADLINE WORLD those and other questions.

CN:   What's the origin of City Newsstand's HEADLINE WORLD?

MO:  We used to do a feature called the Top Ten Tabloid Headlines wherein we reprinted headlines from the various tabloid newspapers.  We singled out headlines that caught our eye as being particularly clever, entertaining, or just downright lurid.  As time went on we realized that most of the better headlines were from just one tabloid -- the Weekly World News.  We made an effort to make sure we included a few headlines from the Sun just so it didn't become the Top Ten WWN Headlines.

CN:   So why aren't you doing that anymore?

MO:   Because they stopped publishing the Weekly World News.  For a while we facetiously reported sightings of eldritch copies of WWN a la the WWN's own reportage after the death of Elvis Presley.  For those reports we were making up headlines.  After a while the joke got kind of stale so we created City Newsstand's HEADLINE WORLD.

CN:   You keep saying "we".  Who are you referring to when you say "we"?

MO:   Mike Oelrich.

CN:   In other words, you.

MO:  Yes.

CN:   Why are you so hard on poor Tom Cruise?

MO:  We think he can take a joke.

CN:   We?

MO:  We.  Me.  You.  We're all the same person.

CN:   So why are you interviewing yourself?  Why not just write this in the first person?

MO:  I am writing in the first person:  It's you who is writing in the third person.

CN:   LOL!  You've got me there!

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

*07/19/10 Flight Journal Pacific Fighters: Deadly Dogfights!
 07/17/10 Retro Gamer Collection: The essential guide to classic videogames.
 07/17/10 A & W: Architektur & Wohnen. In German with English summaries.
 07/17/10 AFV Modeller: UK.
 07/17/10 Air Modeller: UK.
 07/17/10 Max Modeller: UK.
*07/15/10 Badger Kickoff 2010: Full steam ahead.
*07/14/10 The Nest: From The Knot.
*07/13/10 Industrie: The world's first culture of fashion magazine. UK.
*07/13/10 Cooking Light 5 Ingredient 15 Minute Recipes: Everyday recipes and cooking tips for entrées, sides, salads and more.

THINGS WE LEARNED FROM READING MAGAZINES TODAY

     On the Forbes Celebrity 100, an index of wealth and power among the famous, David Letterman ranks 10 spots above Jay Leno, Miley Cyrus is 20 spots above Donald Trump, and, as faded as her career might seem, Britney Spears still ranks 50 spots above 'Knight and Day' star Tom Cruise. 
-- July 19 Forbes

     Larger Venus Fly Traps have been known to capture and consume creatures as large as small frogs.
-- Summer BBC Focus

City Newsstand's HEADLINE WORLD  
Your incredible source for unbelievable headlines!

'WIGGLEBUTT WILLIE' WINS WISCONSIN WEIMARANER EVENT

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN SPRINGS TEEN!: Rock star posts bail for fan

SENSATIONAL LOOSE-MEAT SANDWICH MURDERS PUZZLE POLICE  

WHAT YOU TOP YOUR HOT DOG WITH SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOU!

HONG KONG KING KONG PLAYS PING PONG FOR DING DONGS!

July 19, 2010
Feast of Macrina the Younger
BIRTHDAYS 
Max Fleischer 1883 
Anthony Edwards 1962
Vitali Klitschko 1971

NEW FAD SWEEPING THE NATION -- READING!
(excerpted from the Alabama Free Gazette, an entirely fictitious publication)

     Once America's favorite form of entertainment, reading is making a comeback in a big way.  "I just got so sick of multitasking and having to have the latest gadget," says Brian McHope, a junior at Pennsylvania's Pendleton University.  "I pick up a paperback and I'm off in another world.  It's linear and before I know it 4 hours are gone and I've enjoyed myself immensely."
     Heidi Lindt, an Akron, OH soccer mom, agrees. "I used to hate all the reading I had to do in college but recently I find that now that I'm doing it for myself and not because I have to I simply LOVE picking up a magazine or a book and just shutting out the world.  It's just one thing, you know?  It's not watching TV, talking on the phone, making out a grocery list and watching that the food on the stove doesn't boil over all at once.  It's just one thing and I cherish that."
     Perhaps it's time that you found out what Brian, Heidi and millions of others already know -- Reading is a wonderful pastime! 

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

*07/09/10 Maple Street Press Here Come The Irish: Takeoff!
*07/09/10 Don Balon Extra Mudial Sudafrica 2010: GOOOOOOOOOAL!
*07/09/10 Get Your Book Published: See your work in print.
 07/08/10 Schön: Created by the energy of nineteen74.com.
*07/06/10 The Best of Watercolor: The ultimate guide to watercolor painting materials, techniques & inspirations.
 07/06/10 Riesen Ratsel Revue: Deutschland.

THINGS WE LEARNED FROM READING MAGAZINES TODAY

     As a breed, Nankin chickens make good pets.
-- Summer Chickens

     The White-Letter Hairstreak, Silver-Washed Fritillary and Scotch Argus are all butterflies indigenous to the UK.
-- July BBC Wildlife

City Newsstand's HEADLINE WORLD  
Your incredible source for unbelievable headlines!

SECRET TUNNEL FROM WHITE HOUSE TO CAPITOL IS WHERE BIDEN PLAYS BEER PONG

PROMINENT PETA MEMBER WHO WON'T WEAR WOLF IS A WEREWOLF!

SENSATIONAL TWIST-TIE MURDERS FRUSTRATE POLICE  

WORLD'S BIGGEST WIENER EATEN BY WORLD'S BIGGEST WIENER!

AFTER BEING TOLD HE'S FULL OF BALONEY MAN SWITCHES TO SUMMER SAUSAGE

July 12, 2010
Feast of Hermagorus and Fortunatus
BIRTHDAYS 
Milton Berle 1908 
Walter Murch 1943
Ben Burtt 1948




QUIZ: HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN PUBLISHED?

     This week we present a quiz.  Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to match the magazine titles on the left with the years they were first published (on the right).  Good luck!

Years

A 1845

B 1886

C 1903

D 1923

E 1932

F 1941

G1953

H 1967

I 1974

J 1982

K 1990

L 2000

Scroll down for answers


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

*07/05/10 Kettlebell: Sport & fitness.
 07/02/10 Men's Health FUEL: Peak health & fitness on a plate. UK.
 06/30/10 Kochen & Geniessen: Deutschland.
 06/30/10 Lisa Kochen & Backen: Über 100 rezept-ideen.
*06/29/10 She Pedals: The journal of women in cycling.
 06/29/10 Muzzleloader: The publication for black powder shooters.
 06/29/10 The Cowboy Way: The journal of the PARAGON Foundation, Inc.
 06/29/10 Sew Hip!: The UK's no. 1 sewing magazine.
 06/29/10 Hunter and Cook: Published by the Canada Council for the Arts.
   
    
THINGS WE LEARNED FROM READING MAGAZINES TODAY

    There are 5,113 operational warheads in the U.S. nuclear stockpile.
-- July-August Discover

     Scientists estimate that as recently as 10,000 years ago there were only 10 million humans worldwide.
-- Summer Discover presents Origins

City Newsstand's HEADLINE WORLD  
Your incredible source for unbelievable headlines!

New study: EATING POI HAS A CALMING EFFECT

7-FOOT DOORWAYS LEAD TO ACLU FILING AN ADA SUIT ON BEHALF OF GIRAFFES!

Now it can be told: ROY ROGERS' HORSE TRIGGER STUFFED WITH CRISPY RICE TREATS! 

Strange but true: ANTEATERS TASTE KIND OF MINT-Y!

WORLD'S LARGEST PIANO HAS OVER 200 KEYS AND CAN ONLY BE HEARD BY DOGS

Answers to Quiz: 1B, 2J, 3F, 4E, 5I, 6K, 7L, 8G, 9C, 10H, 11A, 12D

July 5, 2010
Tynwald Day
BIRTHDAYS 
P.T. Barnum 1891 
Goose Gossage 1951
Bill Watterson 1958

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

*06/27/10 Eulogy: The world's first magazine to celebrate life and death.
*06/27/10 iPhone Games Directory: Your unmissable guide to iPad, iPhone and iPod games.
*06/27/10 Digital Photographer's Complete Photography Handbook: Over 200 pages of essential advice. UK.
*06/27/10 Contributor Magazine: Fashions. Printed in Sweden.
*06/27/10 Lindy's Sports Atlantic Coast: Football. 2010 Preview.
 06/27/10 A Perfect Magazine: Fashion & Travel. UK.
 06/27/10 Joy: Magazin für Frauen.
*06/24/10 Madame: Printed in Germany.
   
    
THINGS WE LEARNED FROM READING MAGAZINES TODAY

    One ton of ore must be processed to make one pure-gold wedding band.
-- July-August Science Illustrated

     President James K. Polk was so short that his arrival at functions often went unnoticed. As a result, the First Lady asked that the marines play "Hail to the Chief" when he first entered, a tradition that continues even with today's taller presidents.
-- July BBC Focus

City Newsstand's HEADLINE WORLD  
Your incredible source for unbelievable headlines!

Zombie Spokesman: "WE DIDN'T ASK TO BE REANIMATED!"

Scientist: FRIED CHICKEN IS ACTUALLY GOOD FOR YOU!

SENSATIONAL POPSICLE MURDERS LEAVE POLICE BAFFLED 

FLAGSTAFF JAYCEES PLAN TO FILL THE GRAND CANYON WITH POPCORN!

NORTH DAKOTA MAN TO RIDE BICYCLE FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO HONOLULU

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