GOOD DAY FOR:
Little monsters
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Reaching crustacean retirement age
A Connecticut man pays big bucks to save a lobster — estimated to be 70 to 100 years old — from being boiled for dinner. [Discovery News]
Appropriate baby names
The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., announces that it will name a pair of baby cheetah cubs after the fastest American Olympians in the 100-meter dash. [BuzzFeed]
BAD DAY FOR:
Brevity
Madonna is booed by fans in Paris who demand a refund after she performs a fleeting 45-minute set. [Newser]
Chord progressions
A new study finds that music today is louder and far less diverse in terms of chords and melodies than it was 50 years ago. [Business Insider]
Topical humor
Less than a week after a gunman massacres a dozen people in a dark movie theater, comedian Dane Cook offends fans by making a tasteless joke about the Aurora shooting in his stand-up act. [The Daily What]
For more winners and losers see: Good day, bad day: July 26, 2012
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