Media Heaven

Which words or phrases drive you to distraction?
The Independent on Sunday; 1/3/2010; 450 words; ...stop using the word "regular" and simply offer "small", "medium" or "large" cups. In central London, shoppers told us about...Misuse of the word 'man'. People call me 'man', for heaven's sake. That horrible, horrible F- word is used all the...

Shades of Gray
The Washington Post; 1/1/2010; 965 words; ...address the question Thursday, his designated day to talk to the media. (There are a lot of people to whom I'd like to assign just...with an assistant interviewing for his boss's job -- and heaven knows it should -- but we don't know for sure. Spokesman...

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
AP Online; 12/31/2009; 1199 words; ...4th Edition" (Merriam Webster) 8. "7th Heaven" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Vision 9...quot;The Shack" by William P. Young (Windblown Media) 4. "The Piano Teacher" be Janice Y.K...

USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS
AP Online; 12/31/2009; 1260 words; ...quot;The Shack" by William P. Young (Windblown Media) (F-P) 17. "Pirate Latitudes" by Michael...Kristin Cast (St. Martin's Press) (F-H) 42. "7th Heaven" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Vision) (F...

Airline hero says failed bombing mirrors script
AP Worldstream; 12/31/2009; 781 words; ...That's what happened with Umar. He thought he was already in heaven and then he saw me coming toward him." Schuringa did...me." Schuringa said he now wants to escape all the media attention and continue his vacation. He was on his way to a...