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Why do they name hurricanes?
Besides the story about the man who showed up at Discovery Channel headquarters with a gun and explosives yesterday, the other newsworthy event is Hurricane Earl ripping through the entire East Coast. North Carolina is feeling the brunt of it right now (along with Virginia and Maryland), and Earl may head north toward Long Island [...]
New Apple products (iPod nano, Touch, shuffle, etc.)
Apple CEO Steve Jobs had a product unveiling today which was chock full of new iPods and other assorted software and hardware gadgetry. Follow the link below for all of the details, but the things most people will be talking about are: a new iPod Touch with front and rear cameras, just like the iPhone [...]
Obama to explain the withdrawal of combat troops tonight
President Obama will be making a national address tonight. Before you start whining about missing that rerun of Glee, you should know what Obama will be talking about, because it is sure to be brought up the next morning. Iraq will be the main focus of President Obama’s speech tonight. During much of Obama’s tenure, [...]
Salon.com’s take on the Emmys
It’s a pretty slow news day (unless you enjoy looking at actors dressed up and graded by magazine and website publishers), and while Dinner Topics doesn’t like to simply regurgitate the news, we’ll make an exception this time so you have something to read and talk about today. Here is a Salon.com article about the [...]
Emmy Awards tonight
The Emmy Awards are televised tonight, so even if you don’t plan on watching, here are a few quick tidbits about the broadcast and the shows nominated: Jimmy Fallon will be hosting. Glee is the most nominated show, with 19 nominations. Expect Mad Men to walk away with a handful of awards. Modern Family and [...]
Glenn Beck’s latest controversy
Glenn Beck is a conservative talk show host currently in the news because of a rally he plans on having Saturday in Washington D.C. to supposedly “pay tribute to America’s service personnel and other upstanding citizens who embody our nation’s founding principles of integrity, truth and honor.”1 If you aren’t familiar with Beck’s popularity, he [...]
Workers trapped in Chilean mine
33 miners have been trapped in a gold and copper mine in Chile’ since August 5. The story has been in the news for a few days now because after fearing the worst, they were found alive this week. It will take about FOUR MONTHS to get to the miners, so this story is sure to be [...]
And you thought post-game traffic was brutal
After you return home from your mildly inconveniencing traffic jam tonight, here’s a Dinner Topic you can share with the family and make yourself feel good about being home: a 10-day traffic jam in China is finally easing up. Yes, you read that right: a traffic jam that lasted for 10 days! Some truck drivers [...]
