National Phenomenon

One of the big questions in the debate over the future of journalism is whether the Internet can……was raped, took anti-HIV drugs as a preventative measure and then could not get coverage became a national phenomenon. Aside from thousands of commenters and bloggers fueling robust debate…

Bob Saget is a new dad -- on TV, at least. Friday, July 24 What Not to Wear (9 p.m., TLC):……home for a two-hour show in the heart of downtown Chicago. Last year's Glow in the Dark tour was a national phenomenon -- can he deliver again with a home field advantage? MADtv (11 p.m.,…

Via Justin Huggins, comedian Greg Morton offers a musical tribute to both Barack Obama and our own Allahpundit, whose Twitter post set off a national phenomenon. [...] Read the rest »

Earlier this week, the Cardozo School of Law's Immigrant Justice Center released a study……and New Jersey Field Offices. Further, the evidence suggests that such pattern may be a widespread national phenomenon reaching beyond these local offices. The pattern of misconduct…

From A Hamburger Today Note: You may remember Brad Japhe's email from last week in which he called us out on our lack of reviews in the San……little French flag toothpick holding it all together. Although the recent national phenomenon known as the "gourmet hamburger" was not…

Can the Best Rap Album favorite beat Coldplay for the top prize?By Shaheem Reid Lil Wayne Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo/ FilmMagic The……released in early June, "A Milli" had already become nothing short of a national phenomenon (artists from Jay-Z to Chris Brown to Ne-Yo had…

"Baseball is known as the America's pastime, but Football is truly the game of American dreams. It would asinine to suggest that the Super bowl is anything but a national phenomenon. That fervor for the sport has translated well to the spectrum of video games. Ever since the early days of the…

Mark Fidrych, a Northborough native whose aw-shucks charm and on-the-mound antics helped make him a national phenomenon as a Detroit Tigers rookie pitcher in 1976, was killed in an accident in his hometown yesterday while working on his pickup truck. He was 54.

CAMPINAS, Brazil — On the night of March 8, cruising 22,000 miles above the Earth, U.S. Navy communications satellite FLTSAT-8 suddenly erupted……the satellites, which pirates called "Bolinha" or "little ball," are a national phenomenon. "It's impossible not to find equipment like…

The Choose Life specialty license plate, which originated in Ocala, celebrates its 10th anniversary Wednesday. From its humble local roots, the tag has become a Florida - and national - phenomenon.

WE don't like our evil to be banal. Ten years after Columbine, it only now may be sinking in that the psychopathic killers were not jock-hating dorks from a "Trench Coat Mafia," or, as ABC News maintained at the time, "part of a dark, underground national phenomenon known as the Gothic movement."…

I don't know what it is, but for some reason it just seems that Arlington, Virginia is a breeding ground for good hamburger joints. The first Five Guys was built down the street from where I live now, and it's turned into a national phenomenon. But now there's a new guy in town, a restaurant…

I suppose we should be grateful for the small things in life like Cadbury's Cream Filled Eggs for example but the problem is that these things are……of over 70% and a brand value of approximately £45m and have remained a national phenomenon since their invention in 1971 by the scientists…

Fat Tuesday (a poor translation for Mardi Gras,) a sister concept of New Orleans Original Daiquiris, began in 1984 with the opening of the first……frozen specialty drinks. The Fat Tuesday concept has grown into a national phenomenon with over 20 retail units in nine states servicing…

Why has crime fallen so precipitously in Lincoln during the first half of 2008? Or better yet, why has it fallen so significantly during the past……in the United States:The decline in crime over the past 20 years is a national phenomenon in the United States. We're part of that. Despite…