the buzz log
Sotomayor, Composting, Prop. 8: What's the Buzz
By Claudine Zap
Wed, May 27, 2009, 10:42 am PDT
Our top picks from the day's hottest searches.
- Sonia Sotomayor (Searches increased by 29,208%). The first Puerto Rican from New York has been tapped for the Supreme Court.
- California Prop 8 (+1,250%). The ballot initiative that invalidated same-sex marriage was upheld by the California Supreme Court. The decision spurred noisy protest by gay marriage advocates.
- Compost bins (+602%). Turn your table scraps into nutrition for your garden.
- Bed bug bites (+401%).This should keep you up at night: The bed bugs are back. Oh, and while they're icky, the bite is actually painless and harmless.
- Mediterranean diet (+397%). Even if you can't travel to the region, you can still eat like you're a native.
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