• Bernanke should commission Bob the Builder to sing them a cheer-up song. “Builders’ confidence lowest in 11 years” [CT]
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The News; Fitter, Better, Happier, More Productive
By 6.19.06
• Homeland Security Incorporated; running domestic defense like a business means capitalizing on fear for the unscrupulous. [NYT]
The News
By 6.8.06
• Airlines fill up on freight to try to make a buck. Cargo crates complain of cramped quarters, having to buy own forklifts. [CT]
The News: Evil Had a Birthday
By 6.7.06
• Inspired by The Antichrist’s birthday, Google admits being to being evil after all. [CT]
The News: Now, 100% Dolphin Safe!
By 6.6.06
• Consumer Reports says that due to high levels of mercury, pregnant women should not eat tuna. Plus, those dolphin bits can get stuck in the baby’s umbilical cord. [CT]
The News: Legitimate Businessmen
By 6.5.06
• Need a telco spokesperson to fight net neutrality and give it a happy face? Let’s get that guy who was Bill Clinton’s mouthpiece during the cigar scandal. [LAT]
The News Can, and Will, Kill You
By 6.2.06
• 4th worst spammer in the world gets $1 million fine and is stripped of his powers to make your penis bigger. [CT]
The News: Sex, Goats and Self-Serve
By 6.1.06
• To turn around sales, Saks 5th to feature fewer fake goats in store. They made the loyal Park Ave goats jealous. [NYT]
The News is Incredibly Newsy
By 5.31.06
• Reporter buys a cheap Dell and opens every spam and suspicious file to see how much malware and viruses he can get before Geek Squad declares it a total loss. [Wired]
The News: Hungover, Hating Self, World
By 5.30.06
• CMP Media trying to >prevent anyone from using the term Web 2.0. God, at least somebody is. [NYT]
The News: All The Fat That’s Fit To Print
By 5.26.06
• Hasbro cancels plans for line of racy dolls based around ‘Pussycat Dolls,’ switches focus to My First Little Lolita rollout. [NYT]
The News is Tasty Like a Taser
By 5.25.06
• School doesn’t like student complaining on Xanga that the school is a bully, proves him wrong with a 10 day suspension. [Sun Times]
