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Content Archives: May 2009

Sausalito Art Festival Nixes Fed Bailout (Humor)

by John Philipp

views: 196 | comments: 73

May 26, 2009 12:06 AM EDT — (Wearing my faux journalist's hat, I often run across news stories that are too good to be true. That's because they aren't. Here's one.) In a fast-breaking news story this week, the Obama . . . more

A Different Kind of Book Review: "How To Buy a Love of Reading"

by John Philipp

views: 219 | comments: 48

May 22, 2009 01:17 PM EDT — I am not a book reviewer — never write them and only on rare occasions read them. I think my reluctance to embrace the book review genre is that, for the most part, the reviewers seem too interested . . . more

Why the flu fizzled (Humor)

by John Philipp

views: 292 | comments: 91

May 18, 2009 12:10 AM EDT — The World Health Organization (WHO) threw a pandemic party last month and nobody came. Everyone was in a tizzy. Newspaper headlines trumpeted "PANDEMIC IMMINENT!" With sweeps rating period . . . more

From whence the billion? (Humor)

by John Philipp

views: 221 | comments: 90

May 11, 2009 12:06 AM EDT — I woke up this morning to a disturbing realization. Magazine writers and television reporters have stopped using the term millions and started talking about billions . I must . . . more

A Fifth of May-The Piñata Solution (Humor)

by John Philipp

views: 225 | comments: 68

May 04, 2009 12:04 AM EDT — There is a holiday this week that could be dangerous to your health unless a) you’re Mexican or b) you read this column. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in Mexico to commemorate their 1867 victory over . . . more

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