Read more record stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6745/record.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:04:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63855/kindles-ipods-spell-tragic-end-to-snobbery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOn the subway or in a cafe, taking a peek at what others are reading has long provided a convenient way to judge them on the spot: a mindless crime-novel fan? A Joyce-toting member of the intellectual elite? But with the Kindle, we’re left guessing, observes James Wolcott in Vanity...http://www.newser.com/story/63855/kindles-ipods-spell-tragic-end-to-snobbery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 14:40:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59592/fans-high-on-eminems-1st-sober-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome 2000 lucky Eminem fans got to see a rarity last night: a mini-concert in which the rapper was sober, MTV reports. “This might actually be one of the best shows I’ve ever done, ‘cause when I get offstage, I’m actually going to remember it,” Eminem told the audience at...http://www.newser.com/story/59592/fans-high-on-eminems-1st-sober-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 11:25:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55258/wheres-waldo-in-the-record-book.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRutgers University has broken a Guinness World Record by packing a theater with 1,052 students and faculty members dressed in red-striped shirts in an homage to the Where’s Waldo books, the Daily Targum reports. The group was almost twice the size of the crowd of 577 that previously held...http://www.newser.com/story/55258/wheres-waldo-in-the-record-book.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Apr 2009 16:38:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49289/clarkson-soars-to-top-of-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKelly Clarkson’s new single has jumped from No. 97 to No. 1 , breaking the record held by Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” for the largest leap to the top spot, Billboard reports. “My Life Would Suck Without You” sold 280,000 digital downloads in one week and is climbing radio charts. The...http://www.newser.com/story/49289/clarkson-soars-to-top-of-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 8:22:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40659/uk-team-revs-plans-for-1000mph-car.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA team of British engineers is planning to build a car that could reach up to 1000mph and pulverize the team’s own land speed record of 763mph, reports the Independent . The toughest part of building Bloodhound, as the car is called, will be raising the needed $20 million—and figuring...http://www.newser.com/story/40659/uk-team-revs-plans-for-1000mph-car.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Oct 2008 4:41:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34534/phelps-off-to-quick-start-with-record-swim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Phelps has set a new Olympic record before the race for medals has even begun, the Washington Post reports. The American swam the 400-meter individual medley preliminary in 4 minutes, 7.82 seconds. “I'm happy to get the first-race jitters sort of out," the swimmer said. "The first race...http://www.newser.com/story/34534/phelps-off-to-quick-start-with-record-swim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 Aug 2008 8:00:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34040/phelps-growing-into-all-those-golds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt 23, Michael Phelps is poised to win the most gold medals ever by an individual at the Beijing Games, and earn some $5 million in endorsement deals for companies such as Visa and Speedo. Yet Phelps’ journey—from an 8-year-old throwing a temper tantrum after his first swimming loss...http://www.newser.com/story/34040/phelps-growing-into-all-those-golds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 03 Aug 2008 15:01:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33422/giggling-fab-4-tape-discovered.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 1964 recording of the Beatles laughing too hard to finish a song is to be auctioned, reports the Daily Telegraph . The 30-minute tape captures the Fab Four repeatedly breaking down in giggling fits while trying to record the ballad "I'll Follow The Sun." The comical history tour is expected...http://www.newser.com/story/33422/giggling-fab-4-tape-discovered.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 26 Jul 2008 8:51:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31323/coughlin-gives-up-regains-world-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Olympic swim trials in Omaha, Neb., today looked more like a final in Beijing, as Hayley McGregory took the 100-meter backstroke world record from Natalie Coughlin—who promptly took it back, the Los Angeles Times reports. McGregory swam it in 59.15 seconds, and Coughlin stroked it in...http://www.newser.com/story/31323/coughlin-gives-up-regains-world-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Jun 2008 20:26:00 CDT