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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Have I Been Guilty All This Time?

We gave two hints for last week's headline theme. The first was: "[W]hile the artist did not actually end up making a headline, we got the idea for the theme after listening to the song 'Life in Mono.'" And the second was: "We will tell you that there are actually a few albums with the title Chastity. The one we intended is by Cher. There are also several albums with the title Meltdown. The one we intended is by Pitbull."

And now, the answer, courtesy of reader J.N. in Zionsville, IN:

This week's theme is albums by mono-named artists:

Trumponomics, Part I: Meltdown (Pitbull)

Trumponomics, Part II: The Shady Project (Eminem)

State of the Union: Controversy (Prince)

(Il)Legal News: Burning Barns (Beck)

Media News: And Winter Came... (Enya)

I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Chastity (Cher)

This Week in Schadenfreude: Picking Up the Pieces (Jewel)

This Week in Freudenfreude: Ray of Light (Madonna)

We accepted Poco for "Picking Up the Pieces" even though Poco is a band and not an individual, and also the name of the Poco album is actually "Pickin' Up the Pieces." As to today's headline, "All This Time" is an album by the mononymous Sting.

Here are the first 50 readers to get it right:

L.D. in Bedford, MA
M.W. in Altea, Spain
M.B. in Albany, NY
G.W. in Avon, CT
M.L. in Iowa City, IA
J.N. in Zionsville
S.K. in Ardmore, PA
K.M. in Ypsilanti, MI
M.M. in Dunellen, NJ
G.K. in Blue Island, IL
R.M. in Concord, NH
E.S. in Providence, RI
J.R. in Austin, TX
E.K. in Arlington, MA
M.S. in Canton, NY
J.P. in Chicago, IL
S.L. in St. Louis, MO
D.B. in Pittsboro, NC
M.K. in Larnaca, Cyprus
J.R. in San Antonio, TX
P.W. in Tulalip, WA
T.T. in Conway, AR
D.B. in Farmville, VA
S.J.S. in Mount Holly, NJ
R.R. in Pasadena, CA

J.D. in Charlotte, NC
S.B. in Los Altos Hills, CA
M.C. in Newton, MA
A.C. in Kingston, MA
R.S. in Milan, OH
D.S. in Layton, UT
D.C. in Teaneck, NJ
J.M. in Union Beach, NJ
A.R. in Los Angeles, CA
A.A. in South Orange, NJ
J.E. in San Jose, CA
M.M. in Newbury Park, CA
I.G. in Chicago, IL
Z.K. in Albany, NY
M.T. in Wheat Ridge, CO
L.M. in London, England, UK
F.B. in Los Angeles, CA
M.V. in Syracuse, NY
J.J. in Las Vegas, NV
J.M. in Compton, CA
K.R. in Miami, FL
L.R. in Paris, France
G.G. in Boston, MA
E.D. in Nashville, TN
J.C. in Trenton, NJ

The 50th correct response was received Monday at 11:57 a.m. PT

As to this week's theme, it is also in the category of music, and relies on multiple words in each headline. However, the obituary item is not part of the puzzle, as we do not make a game out of people dying. For a hint, we'll say that there was supposed to be an additional item today, and we just ran out of time to write it. And, as chance would have it, it was the headline that actually inspired the whole theme. Had that item run today, the headline would have been: "Today's Crazypants Roundup: We Don't Need No Education." Look for that item next week.

If you have a guess, send it to comments@electoral-vote.com, with subject line "March 14 Headlines." (Z)

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