“Many mornings I check out the news as soon as I wake up, because if it turns out that the world is coming to an end that day, I am going to eat the frosting off an entire carrot cake; just for a start. Then I will move onto vats of clam dip, pots of crime brûlée, nachos, M & M's etc. Then I will max out both my credit cards.” IfsWorldEndsMovingTurnsMorningCrimeFutureNewsWake UpCreditChecksCardsEtcPotCakeMaxCredit CardDipCarrotsComing To An EndClamsVatNachos Author:Anne Lamott
“Most days I only go out to the post office or to get some food. Otherwise I work on my art or music. I check out the news, and generally spend a lot of time on Tumblr or Facebook or whatever.” ArtOfficeNewsChecksPostsPost Office Author:Ed Askew
“A man goes to the doctor for a check, and the doctor exams him and says I've got bad news, you've got cancer and alzheimers. The man goes Thank god I don't have cancer.” MenHe ManNewsDoctorsCancerChecksThank GodBad NewsExamAlzheimer Author:Gilbert Gottfried
“I think one of the things that I was struck by was that Joe has the financial wherewithal to go check into some expensive clinic, go into rehab and beat these addictions but he didn't. He sort of designed his own, you know, sort of rehabilitation at home. And anybody could do what he did. When he felt like having a cigarette after he ate, he would get up and walk. At cocktail hour when he used to have a drink and watch the news, he stopped watching the news. He couldn't. He couldn't watch the news and not have a drink and a cigarette. He would walk.” ThinkingKnowsHomeUsedFeltHoursWalksWatchesDrinkNewsBeatsAddictionFinancialChecksGet UpExpensiveCigaretteCocktailsRehabRehabilitationClinic Author:Joe Eszterhas
“Early on, America took one path and went down the advertising road, and in the UK they founded the BBC and developed a different kind of public broadcasting. There was a point where TV was so beholden to commercial interest that people - civil society - actually rose up and said, "This is ridiculous: we have our soap-selling soap operas, cigarette-sponsored news broadcast; we have our rigged quiz shows - let's put some checks and balances here."” PeopleKindSaidDifferentShowsAmericaInterestPathTvsBalanceNewsRoseRidiculousChecksSellingAdvertisingOperaDifferent KindsCigaretteSoapCivil SocietyBroadcastingSoap OperasRiggedQuizQuiz Show Author:Astra Taylor
“I don't like news channels so I have six websites that I check and I get the daily update.” SixNewsChecksWebsiteUpdatesNews Channels Author:Jen Kirkman
“At the risk of sounding pedestrian, I'll be completely honest: the first thing I do in the morning is check Google News, partially because it seems sort of random and unbiased and partially because I tend to stay in hotels that don't necessarily have the fastest Internet connections.” FirstsSeemsMorningRiskHonestInternetNewsConnectionsChecksHotelGooglePedestriansUnbiasedInternet Connection Author:Moby
“I will check the internet for at least an hour every morning scanning worldwide news to do with child abuse. So if you're constantly putting yourself in an environment where you're checking up on social economics or homelessness problems, if you keep yourself aware of it, you don't really have a day off.” IfsChildrenProblemSocialHoursMorningEnvironmentInternetNewsEconomicsAbuseChecksChild AbuseEvery MorningHomelessnessDays OffScanning Author:Samantha Morton
“After 9/11, many of the most important news outlets in America abdicated their role as a check to power - the journalistic responsibility to challenge the excesses of government - for fear of being seen as unpatriotic and punished in the market during a period of heightened nationalism.” ImportantGovernmentAmericaChallengesResponsibilityRolesPeriodsNewsChecksNationalismExcessOutletsNsaJournalisticUnpatriotic Author:Edward Snowden
“He was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a convicted murderer, but he's broken out of wizard prison and he's on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though...keep up with my news...check if I'm happy.” IfsHumorRunningBrokenDadNewsPrisonLikesChecksMumMurdererWizardsMum And DadUncle Vernon Author:J. K. Rowling
“What's that?" he snarled, staring at the envelope Harry was still clutching in his hand. "If it's another form for me to sign, you've got another -" "It's not," said Harry cheerfully. "It's a letter from my godfather." "Godfather?" sputtered Uncle Vernon. "You haven't got a godfather!" "Yes, I have," said Harry brightly. "He was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a convicted murderer, but he's broken out of wizard prison and he's on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though...keep up with my news...check if I'm happy.” IfsSaidStillsHandsRunningFormHavensBrokenDadNewsLettersPrisonLikesChecksStaringMumHarry PotterUnclesMurdererWizardsEnvelopesMum And DadUncle Vernon Author:J. K. Rowling