Paying Attention:
One last look at the year gone by. With hopes that 2018 will be a brighter, better, more prosperous and healthy year for all.
The Guardian’s Top Stories of the Year.
The Chicago Tribune’s Top Stories of 2017.
2017 Biggest International Stories as Told in Photos from NPR.
The Biggest Science Stories of 2017 from Forbes magazine.
USA Today list of Biggest International Stories of 2017.
The Top 10 Tech Stories of 2017 from Mashable.
New York Times List of the Biggest Sports Stories of 2017.
The Best Movies of 2017, Selected by the New York Times.
The Best TV Shows of 2017 (New York Times).
The Biggest Entertainment Stories of 2017 (MSN).
The Biggest Art Stories of 2017 (Art sy).
The Biggest Music Stories of 2017 (Belfast Telegraph).
and, finally, Notable Deaths in 2017 (Wikipedia).
The Fine Print: Special thanks to our friends at Google and to all the editors and journalists who helped us compile the list.
The Nightshift: 31 December 2017
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Good morning, it’s Sunday, 31 December 2017 and this is an abbreviated Morning Edition of The Nightshift (the Media Bunker staff is taking an extended weekend off) and the last edition of 2017. It’s been quite a year and quite an experiment in journalism.
A massive cold wave is covering much of the United States with bitterly frosty weather. In New York City, the annual New Year’s Celebration in Times Square is expected to be the second coldest one in recorded history for the event. Wrap the pipes, stay warm, and be careful if you venture out in very cold weather–especially at night after the partying has started.
The rest of the New Year’s holiday offers plenty of bowl games–including the National College Football Championship playoff games (Clemson vs. Alabama; Oklahoma vs. Georgia)tomorrow. In yesterday’s games, Memphis State topped Louisville (31-27); it was Wisconsin over University of Miami (34-24);Penn State beat Washington (35-28); Iowa State won against Memphis 21-20; and USC got walloped by Ohio State (24-7). All in all some great college games on Saturday, with more coming up Monday (Michigan vs. South Carolina; Auburn vs. UCF). Also today: the last regular season games of the NFL schedule.
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below.
Today is New Year’s Eve and also National Champagne Day. Seems only natural that they go together.
Enjoy the day and the weekend with your family, your friends, and your pets. And…do one random act of kindness because…t’is the season.
Happy New Year, and Best Wishes to all who have checked into The Nightshift in 2017.
Going, going, gone: Still in the Holiday mood? Our annual Christmas music playlist is on Spotify…just type http://sptfy.com/12dC into your browser and you’ve got music to get you through all your projects and the last days of 2017. The list will be taken down on the first day of January, 2018.
Please check out the CNN “text news” site, which is much faster than their full multi-media site. It’s below at the end of the links.
The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
The Fine Print: Image embed courtesy of our friends at Getty Images, who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. This photo has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. This post is number 1539 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.
The Nightshift: 30 December 2017
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Good morning, it’s Saturday, 30 December 2017 and this is an abbreviated Morning Edition of The Nightshift (the Media Bunker staff is taking an extended weekend off).
A tragic fire in New York’s Bronx section has killed 12 people. The fire was started by a 3 year old boy playing with the burner on a stove.
Bitter cold continues in the upper midwest and northeast.
Author Sue Grafton has died.
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below.
Today is National Bacon Day. Everything is better with bacon, so they say. You know what to have this morning with your eggs.
Enjoy the day and the weekend with your family, your friends, and your pets. And…do one random act of kindness because…t’is the season.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Best Wishes to all who have checked into The Nightshift in 2017.
Going, going, gone: Still in the Holiday mood? Our annual Christmas music playlist is on Spotify…just type http://sptfy.com/12dC into your browser and you’ve got music to get you through all your projects and the last days of 2017. The list will be taken down on the first day of January, 2018.
Please check out the CNN “text news” site, which is much faster than their full multi-media site. It’s below at the end of the links.
The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
The Fine Print: Image embed courtesy of our friends at Getty Images, who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. This photo has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. This post is number 1538 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.
The Nightshift: 29 December 2017
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Good morning, it’s Friday, 29 December 2017 and this is an abbreviated Morning Edition of The Nightshift (the Media Bunker staff is taking an extended weekend off).
Apple has announced that it intentionally slowed down older iPhones to “preserve performance and battery life”. To make things right, Apple is offering a new, replacement battery for such phones for only $29.00 (the normal cost is $79).
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below.
Today is National No Interruptions Day, the last working day of the year which you should use to get prepared for the coming year (without interruptions). Sounds good; have at it.
Enjoy the day and the weekend with your family, your friends, and your pets. And…do one random act of kindness because…t’is the season.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Best Wishes to all who have checked into The Nightshift in 2017.
Going, going, gone: Still in the Holiday mood? Our annual Christmas music playlist is on Spotify…just type http://sptfy.com/12dC into your browser and you’ve got music to get you through all your projects and the last days of 2017. The list will be taken down on the first day of January, 2018.
Please check out the CNN “text news” site, which is much faster than their full multi-media site. It’s below at the end of the links.
The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
The Fine Print: Image embed courtesy of our friends at Getty Images, who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. This photo has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. This post is number 1537 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.
The Nightshift: 28 December 2017
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Good morning, it’s Thursday, 28 December 2017 and this is an abbreviated Morning Edition of The Nightshift (the Media Bunker staff is taking an extended weekend off).
America is freezing. A massive cold front is covering the country with snow and temperatures as low as 37 degrees below zero. Expect a frozen New Year’s Eve across the United States. Times Square–scene of one of the world’s most famous New Year’s Celebrations–is expected to see temperatures in the low-to-mid teens.
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below.
Today is Pledge of Allegiance Day. Given the rather fractious year everyone experienced in 2017, probably a very good thing.
Enjoy the day with your family, your friends, and your pets. And…do one random act of kindness because…t’is the season.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Best Wishes to all who have checked into The Nightshift in 2017.
Going, going, gone: Still in the Holiday mood? Our annual Christmas music playlist is on Spotify…just type http://sptfy.com/12dC into your browser and you’ve got music to get you through all your projects and the last days of 2017. The list will be taken down on the first day of January, 2018.
Please check out the CNN “text news” site, which is much faster than their full multi-media site. It’s below at the end of the links.
The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
The Fine Print: Image embed courtesy of our friends at Getty Images, who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. This photo has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. This post is number 1536 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.
The Nightshift: 27 December 2017
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Good morning, it’s Wednesday, 27 December 2017 and this is an abbreviated Morning Edition of The Nightshift (the Media Bunker staff is taking an extended weekend off).
The United States East Coast has been blanketed by a huge snowstorm. More snow is expected over the coming days.
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below.
Today is National Fruitcake Day. You know what to snack on….
Enjoy the day with your family, your friends, and your pets. And…do one random act of kindness because…t’is the season.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Best Wishes to all who have checked into The Nightshift in 2017.
Please check out the CNN “text news” site, which is much faster than their full multi-media site. It’s below at the end of the links.
The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
The Fine Print: Image embed courtesy of our friends at Getty Images, who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. This photo has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. This post is number 1535 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.
The Nightshift: 26 December 2017
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Good morning, it’s Tuesday, 26 December 2017 and this is an abbreviated Morning Edition of The Nightshift (the Media Bunker staff is taking an extended weekend off).
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below.
Enjoy the day with your family, your friends, and your pets. And…do one random act of kindness because…t’is the season.
Today is National Whiners Day….go ahead, complain about tough you’ve got it. It’s your day. And, if you also celebrate the season in an English manner, it’s also Boxing Day.
Merry Christmas and Best Wishes to all who have checked into The Nightshift in 2017.
Please check out the CNN “text news” site, which is much faster than their full multi-media site. It’s below at the end of the links.
Stay safe, stay dry, and help one other person today.
The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
The Fine Print: Image embed courtesy of our friends at Getty Images, who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. This photo has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. This post is number 1534 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.
Jean Shepherd: An Appreciation
Paying Attention:
If you are like millions of Americans, this morning your TV is tuned to TBS where the programming is 24 hours of the beloved movie classic, “A Christmas Story”. The movie was based on a monologue, which was based on the real life experiences, of one of the most talented Americans you’ve never heard of: Jean Shepherd. Shepherd was a writer, DJ, radio announcer, script writer, actor, monologuist He was exceptionally talented and had a unique view of America–and comedy–that influenced generations of writers and comedians and actors. Jerry Seinfeld said that Jean Shepherd showed him how to do comedy, and if you look at the underpinnings of “Seinfeld” (the show about nothing), you can see Shepherd’s influence all over it. We’re going to do more on Jean Shepherd later in the year, but today..as a special tribute to the man whose mind is dominating one of America’s top channels for the full day..here’s a complete broadcast of one of Shepherd’s classic monologues: The Great Indiana Blizzard. Get a glass of wine or pour yourself a nice Scotch on the rocks and settle back to hear a master spin and weave a tail about the extraordinary impact of everyday events. It’s here as our own, very special tribute to a very special artist. Merry Christmas, Shep.
The Fine Print: Embed courtesy of our friends at YouTube. Nothing has been altered. We thank them sharing. All rights below to the respective artists. Text copyright (c) Donald Pierce, 2017, all rights reserved.
The Nightshift: 25 December 2017
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Good morning, it’s Monday, 25 December 2017 and this is the Christmas Day Edition of The Nightshift.
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English newspapers are linked below.
And, just to spice up the morning, here’s a great short video from our friends at Bloomberg on how to put your new Ferrari to use at Christmas.
Enjoy the day with your family, your friends, and your pets. And…do one random act of kindness because…t’is the season.
Merry Christmas and Best Wishes to all who have checked into The Nightshift in 2017.
Please check out the CNN “text news” site, which is much faster than their full multi-media site. It’s below at the end of the links.
Stay safe, stay dry, and help one other person today.
The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
The Fine Print: Image embed courtesy of our friends at Getty Images, who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. This photo has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. This post is number 1531 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.
Santa's My Boyfriend
Paying Attention (Special Holiday Edition):
A classic video from SNL Vintage (what an archive those guys have), just to set the table for the “big day”. This one, with SNL superstars Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, and Kristin Wiig, as a singing trio of friends talking about their new boy friend. Great lyrics, wonderful choreography, and totally perfect in every way, it’s yet another seasonal classic from our friends at SNL.
Set the Holiday mood, check out the Christmas One More Time XV playlist at Spotify…just type http://sptfy.com/12dC into your browser and you’ve got music to get you through all your projects.
The Fine Print: Embed courtesy of SNL (SNL Vintage) and our friends at YouTube. It has not been altered in any way. We thank them both for sharing. All rights reserved by their respective rights holders. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas.