In today’s lunchtime links: Cory Booker’s guide to twitter, the best movies of the millennium and a puppy that fell from the sky.
black friday
Gun Sales Shot Up on Black Friday
Gun shops rang in the holiday shopping season with a bang. Black Friday 2011 set the biggest one-day record of background check requests for hopeful gun buyers, eclipsing the previous record by 32%, according to the FBI. The …
“The more special you make it sound, the more you might be able to get people [to shop].”
Are You Being Spied On While You Shop?
Don’t look behind you, though; a signal emitted by your cell phone could be sending information to receivers that log your path from store to store.
Black and Blue Friday: Shootings and Pepper Spray Send Shoppers into a Frenzy
(UPDATED: 10/26, 4:55 p.m.)
Black Friday’s extreme sales always bring out the most competitive shoppers, who aren’t afraid to cut a line or throw an elbow to nab the best bargains. But this year, the usual pushing and …
Black Friday: Skip the Mall, Head to the Car Dealership?
Is Black Friday the best day of the year to get a bargain on a new car?
Naturally, Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’ Reappears – in Kohl’s Black Friday Advertisment
Their parody is just as earworm-worthy as the original.
Black Thursday: Will Shoppers Really Show Up at Stores on Thanksgiving Night?
One of the biggest stories to emerge this holiday shopping season is the expansion of Black Friday.
The Best Faces from Black Friday 2010
You knew this was coming.
Black Friday Inspiration: The 20 Best Shopping Movies
It’s the biggest shopping day of the year, how are you going to celebrate?
Black Friday 2010: Bigger, Badder, Bolder
It’s the most awesome day in the history of the world. Well, since Black Friday 2009. But all NewsFeed wants to know is: what deals have been found (and is the economy going to see a revival?)
Skip the Stampede: More Black Friday Deals Offered Online
Black Friday sales — where the early, vicious, merciless bird gets the worm.