Read more summer stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8451/summer.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:29:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68889/why-cant-you-wear-white-after-labor-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEveryone knows the style rule that you're not supposed to wear white after Labor Day. But why? The rule’s origins are surprisingly difficult to pin down, writes Laura Fitzpatrick for Time . The most conventional explanation has it as a practical matter: white fabric was cooler than the relatively heavy clothing...http://www.newser.com/story/68889/why-cant-you-wear-white-after-labor-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68769/say-goodbye-to-a-sad-excuse-for-a-summer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLabor Day traditionally marks the end of summer, and the last day of this exhausting season couldn't come soon enough, writes Joe Queenan in the Wall Street Journal . The weather's been lousy, the movies were mediocre, and Jon and Kate somehow convinced the nation that they mattered. And don't mention...http://www.newser.com/story/68769/say-goodbye-to-a-sad-excuse-for-a-summer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 9:37:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67902/a-supermodels-summer-reads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPaulina Porizkova “quit school at 15 to live off of my looks,” but she’s also a lifelong bookworm, she writes for Modelinia. Because she feels “the need to constantly prove I’m not some dumb model,” she offers up her “summer reading for folks who want to seem kinda smart”: A...http://www.newser.com/story/67902/a-supermodels-summer-reads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 13:10:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66582/august-is-a-snooze-unless-these-crises-hit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAugust is a snooze—except when it isn't, writes Anne Applebaum for the Washington Post, who points out that World War I and Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait began in the eighth month. For the benefit of "the interns who are manning the shop while everyone is out of town,...http://www.newser.com/story/66582/august-is-a-snooze-unless-these-crises-hit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 9:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65229/bring-back-the-summer-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag“Having a distinct summer wardrobe was once the mark of a man in the know,” writes Eric Felten in the Wall Street Journal . A seersucker suit Harry Truman wore in June 1945 led reporters to call him “confident” and “optimistic.” Damon Runyon once wrote, “Only very rich men ever wear...http://www.newser.com/story/65229/bring-back-the-summer-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 14:57:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65117/swine-flu-leads-to-unhappy-campers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagH1N1 may not have ended civilization as we know it, but it’s ruined a lot of stays at summer camp, the New York Times reports. Camps are dry tinder for flu outbreaks, and many have canceled or postponed this year's sessions. Others have been split nearly in half to quarantine...http://www.newser.com/story/65117/swine-flu-leads-to-unhappy-campers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 11:25:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65104/holdouts-converts-swelter-through-recession-without-ac.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis summer, some Americans are more concerned about their wallets than their comfort—so they’re turning off the air conditioning and putting up with the heat, the New York Times reports. Window air conditioner shipments from manufacturers to distributors dropped 39% the first half of the year versus the first...http://www.newser.com/story/65104/holdouts-converts-swelter-through-recession-without-ac.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 10:18:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65022/sauvignon-blancs-perfect-for-summer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWe have reached “the vast plateau in the middle of summer,” the time when “one of wine’s primary purposes is to offer relief from the daily bout with seasonal oppression,” writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times . Summer wines, “like a good beach read, should be engaging enough to...http://www.newser.com/story/65022/sauvignon-blancs-perfect-for-summer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 12:49:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64071/how-to-stage-a-vacation-coup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPlanning a summer vacation? It may be harder than you think to get away from your needy colleagues, but with “aggressive, simultaneous upward and downward management,” it can be done, writes Stanley Bing in Fortune : First, get the boss’s permission and make sure your subordinates know you’ve claimed the dates....http://www.newser.com/story/64071/how-to-stage-a-vacation-coup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 13:05:02 CDT