https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2010/02/07/small-earthquake-in-la-la-land-or-why-is-sarah-palin-smiling/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:39:12 -0400<![CDATA[There is a great story about the journalist (and Communist) Claud Cockburn that while working at The Times in the 1920s, he won a competition for devising the most boring headline that actually made it into the paper. His winning entry: “Small Earthquake in Chile, Not Many Dead.” According to Wikipedia, the story is apocryphal, but I long ago placed it in the sacred category of “too good to check.” Besides, when I first heard it, Cockburn won the competition while at The Observer, even though (as far as I know) he never worked there.]]>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:26:38 -0500<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2010/02/07/small-earthquake-in-la-la-land-or-why-is-sarah-palin-smiling-n116234