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Dear Enquirer/AP: Please Don’t Go Where the Story Ain’t

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I came across this story and thought it had a ridiculous headline, semi-rife with humorous possibilities:

Solid Rock pastor to end family feud

And then I read the story. Apparently, Darlene Bishop, one of the co-pastors of the Solid Rock Church, perhaps best known as the creators of Terminator Jesus, is turning over her late brother’s estate [...]

Smog: Get Your Scared-as-Hell on!

When it gets hot every year, you’ll see weathermen and news stories about smog.  We know that smog’s bad, and we know it’s generally not good for us, but that’s about it.  But what is it and what actually makes smog?

Peggy O’Farrell put in some old-school journalistic work to answer the question.  The article kinda made [...]

The Enquirer’s Broken, I Think.

For some reason or another, this story’s showing up at the Enquirer’s front page right now.  The date on the story?  May 20.  Old as hell.

A quick summary:

A study was published recently showing potential links between certain kinds of pesticides and ADHD.
We can’t be certain that pesticides are directly linked to pesticides, so…
We need to do [...]

Hey, This Enquirer Headline & Lede Combo is Awesome

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If TCM were a more popular site, I’d suggest that every now and again, the Enquirer creates these headlines and ledes just for me.  Alas, we’re not.  But this headline and lede combo were among the best from the Enquirer I’ve seen in quite some time.  Ready?

Sleepover ends in knife fight

The first line: “It was definitely [...]

Dear Enquirer: Shit or Get Off the Pot When it Comes to Comments.

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I don’t know how long ago this happened, but it seems to me that the Enquirer turned off comments on the Crime stories on their site.  I’m not entirely sure what the reason for this is, and I didn’t ask.  Let’s just say I’m asking now, eh?

So, here goes: why the hell did you do that?

If [...]

Anyone Else Notice The Nation/World Changes in the Enquirer’s Print Edition?

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I’ve noticed over the past few weeks that the Enquirer has changed it’s Nation/World pages a bit.  Has anyone else seen this?  It’s not exactly subtle; they’ve rebranded the pages to look exactly like the USA Today Nation/World section.  Lookie:

I know that USA Today is owned by the same company that owns the Enquirer, blah blah [...]