Good week, Bad week

Good week for:

Logging off, after a Swedish study of 4,100 people found that those who never turn off their smartphones and computers are prone to sleeping disorders, depression, and mental illness.

New York City Republicans, after former Rep. Anthony Weiner—the combative Democrat who resigned after a sexting scandal last year—was reported to be mulling a political comeback by running for the city’s public advocate job, or even mayor.

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Truth in advertising, after Elle Zober, 37, of Beaverton, Ore., listed her home for sale after she divorced her husband. The sign outside her home reads: “Husband Left Us for a 22-Year-Old…House For Sale by scorned, slightly bitter, newly single Owner.”

Bad week for:

Krista McCann of Colorado, who loaded up her car with all her possessions and fled the state’s Waldo Canyon fire. She crashed while driving through Idaho, and the car caught fire— starting a wildfire that burned about 2,000 acres.

Counting your chickens, after motorcycle racer Riccardo Russo started celebrating his “win” in an Italian championship race—one lap too early. While pumping his fists in the air, other riders roared past him, and he dropped from 1st place to 14th.

Encores, after officials shut off the microphones at Bruce Springsteen’s concert in London, as he performed Beatles songs with Paul McCartney past the 10:30 p.m. curfew. “We break curfews in every country,’’ E-Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt tweeted. “When did England become a police state?’’