Hysteria

...show's 19th-season premiere got a big surprise. Originally told that only one gift box would have keys to a new vehicle, Winfrey caused hysteria when she screamed: "Everyone gets a car!" Price tag for all the new Pontiac G6's? More than $7...

In this article: Oprah Winfrey, James Frey, David Letterman, Cancer, Pontiac G6, Pontiac, A Million Little Pieces, The Deep End of the Ocean, and Jacquelyn Mitchard

...has been an object of fear for much longer, from notorious deaths from e. coli at Jack in the Box in the 90's to mad cow disease hysteria. Now, Atlantic food blogger Marion Nestle declares in a stark headline that "ground beef is dangerous"...

In this article: Peanut butter, Rash, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Jack in the Box, and Centers for Disease Control

...this week at the premiere of New Moon - the second-screen instalment of Stephenie Meyer's four-book vampire saga - caused mass hysteria among British fans young and old, is joining an exclusive Hollywood club of leading men believed...

In this article: Robert Pattinson, Chace Crawford, Hollywood, Jacob Black, Twilight, Emile Hirsch, Nicholas Hoult, Taylor Lautner, and Shia LaBeouf

..."It would appear as though we may have" No good? "Your reference to aEUR˜sea songs and chanteysaEUR™ had me having a mild case of hysteria," sobs Vivienne Potter, of Gowrie, ACT (Sydney Festival program launch, Column 8, Tuesday). "In the...

...the company be blamed? We don't blame car manufacturers when children's fingers are caught in car doors. Is it yet another case of hysteria, whipped up by pressure groups - and, yes, the press - which will only serve to exacerbate the culture...

In this article: Britain

...she is very popular with her base. You cant ignore someone who's presale book numbers broke records. I do think the "death panel" hysteria has been put to rest- regardless of what sarah palin is saying. "The administration has been...

In this article: Barack Obama, GOP, AARP, Sarah Palin, Washington, D.C., New Jersey, and Afghanistan

...queued in freezing conditions to meet Pattinson and his co-star Kristen Stewart, 19, who were hosting a question and answer session. Hysteria: Robert signs autographs for screaming fans in London at an event to promote Twilight sequel New...

In this article: Robert Pattinson, Twilight, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, New Moon, London, Twilight series, Kirsten Stewart, and Jacob Black

...the outside, the whole situation does seem absurd, and not in any sort of amusing way. Reuters quotes an online commenter who says the hysteria over a mere miniskirt was "pure hypocrisy ... Once February and the Carnival comes round...

In this article: Brazil and Sao Paolo

...was terrorized by a creepy black-clad prowler who sprayed anesthetic gas in his victims' faces. Or maybe it was all a case of mass hysteria based mostly on myth. The new episode of the excellent Memory Palace podcast features the...

In this article: Boing Boing, Trademark, Creative Commons License, and Gas Gas

...cleared to go home The Health and Disability Commission is looking into the case of a Christchurch man who died during "swine flu hysteria". Minh Tran, 44, died on Wednesday, July 22, within minutes of being rushed to Christchurch...

In this article: Christchurch and Cellulitis