Archive for September, 2009
roasting chestnuts, open fire $10 bucks
in preparation for the holidays, we gave you gift ideas. now here’s another tip–the airlines are adding more surcharges to holiday travel. they’re adding a $10 fuel surcharge to major holiday travel. delta, american, and united will all add the surcharge to flights on november 29, 2009 (the sunday after thanksgiving), january 2, 2010 and [...]
homeless and living out of a car
if you have a young daughter or a niece, you likely know what the american girl doll is and you’ve probably been to the massive store in chicago, nyc or la so that her doll can get a $20 haircut. widely popular, the american girl dolls have a cult like following, similar to the cabbage [...]
mind the gap
it’s very wide, economically speaking. a new report says that “only 2.4 million full-time permanent jobs were open, with 14.5 million people officially unemployed.” in plain english, there are six times the amount of people looking for full-time work than there are jobs. the gap between job seekers and jobs has consequences “the first consequence [...]
facebook addicts beware!
if you have hard time turning off halo 3 or shutting down the facebook and myspaces, you might want to consider checking yourself into ReSTART, a new video game and internet addiction recovery program. located in fall city, washington, the 45 day program will cost you $24,500. program participants are given regular schedules for the [...]
i thought switzerland was neutral?
that’s what roman polanski thought when he hopped over the border to pick up an achievement award in once neutral switzerland. he was picked up on a 31 year old charge related to him having sex with a 13 year old child in the united states. polanski pled guilty to the charges and then fled [...]
spring ‘10 trends
sacred bird is no stranger to reporting fashion trends, especially for news people. remember when we covered the ubiquity of the purple silk monochrome tie? or the spring 08 trends for men? or the fashion staples packed by globe treking newsies? well, the newest trend popping up on he runway is men’s earrings. marc jacobs [...]
life outside the newsroom
you might think the news world leaves no time for a life outside of work but it seems a few have managed to find a little personal time
nbc today show’s recently divorced amy robach gets engaged to andrew shue (who for some reason is still considered a celebrity because of his melrose place days)
cbs early [...]
