Last year, especially for Christmas, the 76-Second Travel Show tracked a surprising surge in the usage of the word ‘robust’ on both sides of the Atlantic: A year later, we’re noticing the trend in the US has continued its spike upward. The New York Times rose from over 900 usages of ‘robust’ in 2009 to over 1400 (1406 as of Dec 23, including … Read on
Episode #046F E A T U R I N G * 8 5 * B O N U S * S E C O N D S Those who think the Red Sox/Yankees are the best rivalry in US sports ought to spend more time around college football. Considering the numbers of times baseball teams square off each year, and — then — … Read on
Episode #045 F E A T U R I N G * 3 5 * B O N U S * S E C O N D S Everyone’s mad about the new X-rated airport scanners. Some groups are rallying the 812 million annual air passengers in the states to opt out of the scanners on November 24, the busy day before Thanksgiving. … Read on
Episode #044F E A T U R I N G * 6 4 * B O N U S * S E C O N D S Did you see that Charlie Chaplin video yet? I like how George Clark, the director, says three times he’s screened it for ‘about 100 people,’ calls the woman in question ‘butch’ a few times, starts with … Read on
Episode #043 F E A T U R I N G * 1 8 2 * B O N U S * S E C O N D S Question: Can a Monopoly board be used as a guidebook? Why yes! In Atlantic City, it can. Parker Brothers first published Monopoly 75 years ago this year — it began in various forms … Read on
