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This always happens to me when I go to do field work:
1) Something happens;
2) The news cycle runs its course;
3) It's gone from public discourse by the time I return.

What should I be aware of that's happening in North American pop culture, sports, news, that will be gone from public discourse by the time I return in mid-August?

Examples: Miss California, Tiger Woods not winning the US Open, etc...

Thanks,
Lavabe

Ed McMahon passed away yesterday.

The other big pop culture news is that Jon and Kate of "Jon and Kate Plus 8" reality show fame are getting a divorce. I've never watched the show myself (and never will), but it's all I see on internet news sites. Hopefully that will be out of the news cycle when you return.

Ed McMahon passed away.

I just finished reading through over 200 office emails I got while I was gone.

Lavabe wrote:This always happens to me when I go to do field work:
1) Something happens;
2) The news cycle runs its course;
3) It's gone from public discourse by the time I return.

What should I be aware of that's happening in North American pop culture, sports, news, that will be gone from public discourse by the time I return in mid-August?

Examples: Miss California, Tiger Woods not winning the US Open, etc...

Thanks,
Lavabe

The NBA draft is tomorrow night and the NHL draft is Friday night. There will also likely be plenty of trades in both leagues before you return. Some politician will make a faux pas of some kind that will have blown over by the time you return. Jumbo will be a complete dick over at DBR and that will have blown over as well. That one, however, will be repeated ad nauseum...


ETA: Firefox crashed and somehow posted my reply twice. Can one of the mods please remove the duplicate post in this thread? Thanks.

colchar wrote:
ETA: Firefox crashed and somehow posted my reply twice. Can one of the mods please remove the duplicate post in this thread? Thanks.

Done.

Elliot Williams has decided to transfer. There is sickness in the family.

Sue71 wrote:

colchar wrote:
ETA: Firefox crashed and somehow posted my reply twice. Can one of the mods please remove the duplicate post in this thread? Thanks.

Done.

Thanks.

SC Governor disappeared without telling anyone - staff, family, Lt. Governor. Staff said he was hiking the Appalachian Trail (on Nudist Hiking the AT weekend). Then he claimed to have been driving along the coast in Argentina. Turns out he is having an affair with an Argentinian woman and his family has known about it for several months.

Farrah Fawcett has died.

Shaq and LeBron play on the same basketball team now.

Ben63 wrote:Shaq and LeBron play on the same basketball team now.

Has that been officially announced? I was under the impression it would happen at the draft tonight.

colchar wrote:

Has that been officially announced? I was under the impression it would happen at the draft tonight.

Yes

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4287106

According to the BBC, Michael Jackson has died.

Ya know, ever since Lavabe started this thread, there has been tons of bad news. I think this thread needs to be closed, or maybe even deleted.

The Raptors fucked up their draft pick. But that shouldn't come as news as it happens regularly.

OZZIE4DUKE wrote:Ya know, ever since Lavabe started this thread, there has been tons of bad news. I think this thread needs to be closed, or maybe even deleted.

Well, Elliot Williams decided to transfer this week also. So, you may be on to something here.

And down goes Billy Mays... that's it, Lavabe is not allowed to leave the country any more.

YmoBeThere wrote:

OZZIE4DUKE wrote:Ya know, ever since Lavabe started this thread, there has been tons of bad news. I think this thread needs to be closed, or maybe even deleted.

Well, Elliot Williams decided to transfer this week also. So, you may be on to something here.

Whoops that one was already mentioned. See DA's post though.

We are now left with Vince the Shamwow guy.

YmoBeThere wrote:

YmoBeThere wrote:

OZZIE4DUKE wrote:Ya know, ever since Lavabe started this thread, there has been tons of bad news. I think this thread needs to be closed, or maybe even deleted.

Well, Elliot Williams decided to transfer this week also. So, you may be on to something here.

Whoops that one was already mentioned. See DA's post though.

We are now left with Vince the Shamwow guy.

And Gale Storm makes 5.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090628/ap_ ... obit_storm