I’ve got to hand it to my corporate cousins at People.com: They can pack more drama and shocking twists into a headline than you’d find in the opening act of your average network drama. Their recent headline about The Wrestler star Evan Rachel Wood’s romantic prospects (click here for the full story) got me thinking that it’s time we all wrote headlines about our own mundane lives — complete with an unexpected denouement. I’ll go first:
Michael Slezak recommits to diet excellence — right after he finishes cinnamon-raisin bagel with cream cheese!
Your turn.
More on your headline-writing skills, ‘The Wrestler’:
Overenthusiastic tabloid headline of the day!!!
Overenthusiastic tabloid headline of the day!!! (Vol. 2)
EW’s official review of ‘The Wrestler’
See where ‘The Wrestler’ falls on our critic Owen Gleiberman’s 10 Best of 2008 list
Arsenio Wins Lottery – and Plans to Spend the Full $10 on Lunch!
QueenC Refuses Help for Snooze Addiction – “Pushing the button is worth it.”
Steph Engaged to Man of Her Dreams – As Soon as He Breaks Up with Current Girlfriend!
Ed is dying—-of boredom
Nancy in Overdose Nightmare – 3 cups of caffeinated coffee…and counting!
Stephanie got too much chocolate from her co workers this holiday. Will be on hyper mode until new years.
ha! LOVE it!
Ceballos Discovers Alien Invasion – Finishes Story On Migrant Workers.
“Dixie in Heartbreaking Spiral of Addiction!” And then the sidebar: “Who’s to blame: Coca-Cola or Pepsi?”
The girls at work just came up with another one for me. “Dixie’s Sad Confession: I Live For Carbs”. (I was eating a leftover roll at the time).
Mikey’s Shocking Disappearing Act — E-mail Auto Response Reveals He Won’t Return to Office Until Jan 5.
Laura Has Spicy Encounter – Addition of Jalapeno Peppers to Sandwich Really Heats Things Up!
Stephanie is currently enrolled in business school. She is one of twenty students who actually can speak and write English!
RubyBaby dramatically downs tools – refuses to return to work, or at least until works starts again on January 5th.
DaisyJ’s mad gamble– eating a salad from the cafeteria!