March 27, 2009

   I've been away for a few days and was delighted to come back to a forecast of snow so that Winter and I can say our formal goodbyes.

A few weeks ago we told you about the new LIFE special, Hidden America.  LIFE has put out a new, equally spectacular special called Wonders of the World.  From the Empire State Building to the Great Pyramid of Khufu, from the Galapagos Islands to Victoria Falls, LIFE Wonders of the World features the breathtaking photography you've come to expect from them.  My personal favorite is a gorgeous photo of a lionfish that has to be seen to be believed.

     The long-awaited Esquire Big Black Book is finally here!  It's the style manual for successful men.

     The issue of People with a much-retouched, bikini-clad, 48-y.o. Valerie Bertinelli on the cover also contains an exclusive interview with Bolingbrook resident Drew Peterson, whose wives seem to have a funny habit of coming to mysterious ends. 

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

*03/27/09 The Diecast Magazine: Jammed packed with information.
 03/27/09 SET: Sports Entertainment Today.
 03/27/09 Boating Sportsman: The authority on aluminum boating.
*03/24/09 Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade: Ordinary to Extraordinary.
*03/24/09 Velo News Race & Ride Guide: 63 must-do bike races for 2009.
 03/24/09 Pathways to Family Wellness: Quarterly.
*03/22/09 Army 2008-2009: Ever strong.
 03/21/09 Dell Puzzle Lovers Word Search: Over 100 puzzles for under $3!
 03/21/09 Vernissages: L'art pour ceux qui le vivent. 

THINGS WE LEARNED FROM READING MAGAZINES TODAY

      The longest observed flight of a flying fish lasted 45 seconds.
 --  March BBC Focus 
 
     The readers of the Chicago Reader voted Dunkin Donuts the best doughnuts in Chicago, but that's not the thing we learned. The thing we learned is that the majority of the people who voted in the Reader's poll have never eaten a real doughnut. 
 -- March 26 Chicago Reader

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TWO-HEADED SHARK DEVOURS SURFING TWINS AT THE SAME TIME!

TOM CRUISE LEADS PROTEST AGAINST DUBLIN RESTAURANT THAT SERVES LEPRECHAUN

New evidence proves... Y2K DISASTER WAS AVERTED BY TEAM OF AMISH HACKERS!

GARDEN GNOME BROUGHT TO LIFE DURING BLUE MOON BECOMES EVEN MORE ANNOYING

'OCTOMOM' TO BE NAMED 'BOCK-TOMOM' AT SPRING BEER FESTIVAL

March 20, 2009
Vernal Equinox

  

NEW MAGAZINES
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*03/18/09 Blurt: Real music. Real artists. Real opinions.
 03/18/09 Website: The magazine for website success.
 03/18/09 JTON Magazine: Unleashing the power, beauty and talents of Africa.
 03/18/09 Hear the World: The magazine for the culture of hearing.
 03/18/09 Dell Official Variety Word Search: Your favorite variety puzzles!

THINGS WE LEARNED FROM READING MAGAZINES TODAY

      Internet traffic is carried between continents by five-hundred thousand miles of underwater cable.
 --  April Popular Science 
 
     13% of Americans born in Washington, D.C. still live there. 
 -- April Harper's

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U.S. TO CLOSE 7 STATES THAT HAD BEEN 'LOSING MONEY FOR YEARS'

JERSEY DEVIL RUN OFF BY WOMAN'S WEINER DOG!

DO YOU DARE TO VACATION ON THE ISLAND OF EIGHT-FOOT WOMEN?

CHICAGO HOT DOG STAND USES REAL DOGS!

CATHOLIC COUPLE DECIDES TO GIVE UP THEIR CHILDREN FOR LENT!

March 17, 2009
St. Patrick's Day

  

NEW MAGAZINES
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*03/14/09 Tuscan Style: Artful and intensely personal spaces.
*03/14/09 Diabetic Cooking: Cut the cost and keep the nutrition.
 03/14/09 West Suburban Living: The best of the western suburbs at your fingertips.
 03/14/09 Penny Press On The Go Word Seek: Plenty of puzzles packed into a purse-sized periodical.

THINGS WE LEARNED FROM READING MAGAZINES TODAY

      Artists who have albums on Billboard's Hot 200 this St. Patrick's Day include Pink, Red, Bluetree, and The Zac Brown Band -- but nobody named Green.
 --  March 21 Billboard 
 
     Irish artists who have albums on Billboard's Hot 200 this St. Patrick's Day include Celtic Woman, Van Morrison, Thin Lizzy, and, at number one, U2. 
 -- March 21 Billboard

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TWO-HEADED POODLE BITES BOTH OF MAN'S ANKLES AT ONCE!

VERNE TROYER LIGHTS UP TOM CRUISE IN CHARITY BASKETBALL GAME

MAN SURVIVES HORRIBLE ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY CLOVERLEAF 
JUST MINUTES AFTER FINDING A FOUR-LEAF CLOVER!

AMELIA EARHART FOUND -- AND SHE'S YOUNGER THAN WHEN SHE DISAPPEARED!

MAN WHO SAT ON THE BLARNEY STONE NO LONGER HAS ANY FRIENDS

March 14, 2009
Pi(e) Day

   According to this week's Variety, Steven Spielberg and LOTR's Peter Jackson are cooking up a new franchise together.  "The Adventures of TinTin" will feature a new take on motion capture CGI that supposedly has to bee seen to be comprehended.  Spielberg directed the motion-capture shoot for the first film and Peter Jackson will then oversee all the CGI down in New Zealand.  Jackson is expected to direct the next installment of what is planned as a 3 picture run.  We can't wait to see what they've cooked up!

NEW MAGAZINES
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*03/13/09 LOVE: Fashion and fame.
 03/13/09 The Counter Terrorist: Official journal of the homeland security professional.
 03/13/09 Business TN: Business in The Volunteer State.

THINGS WE LEARNED FROM READING MAGAZINES TODAY

      One company, Logitech, has manufactured more than a billion computer mice.
 --  February BBC Focus 
 
     The City of Chicago is 234 square miles in area. 
 -- March Chicago

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AMISH HACKERS CREATE DOW HAVOC!

TWO-HEADED CAT STRUCK BY CAR -- IS DOWN TO 17 LIVES!

FINGER FOUND IN WRIGLEY FIELD HOT DOG BELONGED TO JOSÉ CARDENAL

HUMPBACK WHALE 'SINGS' ONLY BEATLES SONGS!

ALL THE ANIMALS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ZOO 
DO WHAT THE HIPPO TELLS THEM TO DO

March 11, 2009

  

     Which came first, the chicken or the... dinosaur?  There's an article in the April Discover that suggests that one day scientists will be able to manipulate the genes in a chicken embryo so that something like a dinosaur is hatched. Check it out!

     A new special from People called Celebrity Transformations features then and now photos of our current stars.  See what they looked like in high school!  See all the different looks they've had since they've been stars!  See how they've changed!

     Star has a new special out, too, called Hot Young Hollywood and it features the hottest 25 under 25.  Dare to go inside their fast, fabulous world!

NEW MAGAZINES
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*03/06/09 Military In Scale -- Modelling the Luftwaffe: Special edition. UK.
 

THINGS WE LEARNED FROM READING MAGAZINES TODAY

      Iceland, a nation geographically the size of Kentucky, has a population slightly smaller than that of Greater Peoria, IL.
 --  April Vanity Fair 
 
     All the U.S. coins and bills in general circulation today have a total worth of $829 billion. 
 -- April Discover

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TWO-HEADED ELEPHANT REMEMBERS THINGS IT NEVER EVEN KNEW!

BARKING DOGS RECORD PROKOFIEV

MAN NAMED JACK GOES WILD AFTER LOSING AN EYE!

WAS LINCOLN'S FIRST LADY A WEREWOLF?

New evidence proves... THE WORLD DID END ON JANUARY 1, 2000!

March 7, 2009

   LIFE has got a beautiful new special out called Hidden America.  It features photos from all 50 states of sights that the average tourist may overlook.  The cover pic of Mono Lake is a stunner.  Check it out.

NEW MAGAZINES
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*03/03/09 Dangerous Ink: Alternative arts magazine. UK.
 03/03/09 Grow It!: The BEST value kitchen garden magazine. UK.
 03/03/09 Miller-McCune: Turning research into solutions.
 

THINGS WE LEARNED FROM READING MAGAZINES TODAY

      The largest concentration of kangaroos outside of Australia is in Dawsonville, Georgia, where hundreds of roos live at the 87-acre Kangaroo Conservation Center.
 --  LIFE Hidden America  
 
     Two and a half hours after a truck spilled 40,000 lbs. of hamburger patties on a Utah interstate, another truck on another Utah interstate spilled a load of beer. 
 -- February 27 The Week

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ELVIS' GHOST HAUNTS LAS VEGAS STRIP!

GIRAFFE MYSTERIOUSLY APPEARS ON DECK OF CRUISE SHIP AT SEA!

DENTIST WHO CATERS TO VAMPIRES IS ONLY OPEN AT NIGHT!

BIGFOOT BASEBALL GAINING RESPECT

MAN'S CAR TOWED WITH HIS PET WOLVERINE STILL INSIDE!

March 4, 2009
March Forth!

   I see from the latest issue of Nostalgia Digest that Chuck Schaden will be retiring this year.  For those of you not familiar with Mr. Schaden, he's been the voice of Old Time Radio in Chicagoland for nearly forty years, hosting the program "Those Were The Days" on WLTD, WNIB and WDCB, featuring recordings from the Golden Age of Radio.  He worked here at Six Corners for many years as well, at the old Northwest Federal Savings.  He also edited a group of community newspapers here on the northwest side and is now Editor Emeritus of Nostalgia Digest.  Enjoy your retirement Chuck!  You deserve it!

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

*03/03/09 Dangerous Ink: Alternative arts magazine. UK.
 03/03/09 Grow It!: The BEST value kitchen garden magazine. UK.
 03/03/09 Miller-McCune: Turning research into solutions.
 

THINGS WE LEARNED FROM READING MAGAZINES TODAY

      "The Dark Knight" is only the fourth film in history to earn more than $1 billion in worldwide box office.
 -- March 2 Variety  
 
     According to a recent survey 20 percent of American teenagers claim the have posted nude images of themselves on the internet. 
 -- March  Details

     TV's "Green Acres" was based on a 1950 summer replacement radio program called "Granby's Green Acres", starring Gale Gordon and Bea Benadaret, with Parley Baer as Eb. 
 -- Spring Nostalgia Digest


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TWO-HEADED PARROT WON'T SHUT UP!

APE-MAN APES MAN!

EX-GOV LICENSES 'BLAGO-JOGGO' LINE OF ATHLETIC WEAR

OHIO SENIOR LISTENING TO TALK RADIO BURSTS INTO FLAMES!

CIGAR-SMOKING HIPPOPOTAMUS HOPES ZOOKEEPER FAILS

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