Sean Dooley Journalist Profile

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Americans Love ‘Lite’ Beer. Here’s Why-Plus 5 to Try

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Joshua M. Bernstein |Sean Dooley

For 50 years, crushable ‘low-cal’ lagers have been a staple at stadiums, bars and backyard parties. Now a new breed of brewers is expanding the category’s horizons. | Photography by Elizabeth Coetzee/WSJ; Prop Styling by Sean Dooley If America had an official national beer, it would be the light lager. These crisp, low-calorie crushers are a staple at stadiums and bars and as common in backyard coolers as burgers are on summertime grills.
The Next Commodity in the Taylor Swift Economy? $1,200 Friendship Bracelets

Jul 17, 2024 | wsj.com | Shelby Ying Hyde |Sean Dooley

Fashion designers are upgrading the Eras-Tour accessory from plastic to enamel, gold and even diamonds, with prices ranging from $130 to over $5,000. Here, why some shoppers are paying up. By | Photographs by Marcus McDonald for WSJ; Prop styling by Sean Dooley Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 03:11This article is in your queue.
Women’s Clothes Finally Have Pockets. What Took So Long?

Jun 20, 2024 | wsj.com | Fiorella Valdesolo |Sean Dooley

As a corporate banker in Chicago, Sali Christeson noticed a pattern. Before work lunches, her female colleagues would have to race back to their desks and grab their purses—a detour that often removed them from the casual banter and strategy chats that male colleagues enjoyed. Officewear with real pockets, Christeson thought, would end that problem. But it was strangely scarce.
YEAR IN REVIEW: KVMR’S FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2023

Dec 28, 2023 | kvmr.org | Sean Dooley

It’s that time again…KVMR’s annual Year In Review, celebrating all the awe-inspiring music releases that your favorite KVMR & KVMRx DJs have been obsessing over from 2023. Dig in music lovers!
Voted for bird of the year? Now make your avian affection really count | Sean Dooley

Oct 5, 2023 | theguardian.com | Sean Dooley

Recently I visited Tokyo for the first time and was immediately struck by the bird calls I would hear at each train station. In an urban conglomeration of 37 million people, it was a pleasant surprise to think birds were thriving. It wasn’t until I heard the distinctive two-note call of a cuckoo that I became suspicious. It was then that I discovered that they piped in bird sounds to help visually impaired people navigate around the extremely busy stations.
‘What’s your favourite bird?’ is almost impossible to answer. I am always torn

Sep 24, 2023 | msn.com | Sean Dooley

Those of us who work at Birdlife Australia get asked a lot of questions about birds. Usually, it’s to ID a mystery back yard bird. (Nine times out of 10 it’s a butcherbird!) Occasionally we get thrown a much curlier question such as “Is a cassowary a bird?”, “Do birds have penises?” or “What’s your favourite bird?”. The answers are: “yes”, “females don’t, but neither do males of most species – they have a cloaca, which is a topic for another day”.
The Australian birds putting their stamp on the urban environment

Sep 13, 2023 | msn.com | Sean Dooley

Australia Post has released a series of stamps to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Aussie Bird Count and the birds they have chosen may surprise you. Unless of course, you are one of the more than 100,000 Australians who have taken part in what has become the country’s biggest citizen science project.
KVMR 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW: OUR FAVORITE MUSIC OF 2017

Jul 17, 2023 | kvmr.org | Julie Byrne |Sean Dooley |Joyce Miller

Dennis Brunnenmeyer – Nevada City Limits – Fridays 10am-NoonWillie Watson – Folksinger Vol. 2Twisted Pine – Twisted PineEilen Jewell – Down Hearted BluesFlatt Lonesome – Silence In These WallsDarin & Brooke Aldridge – Faster and FartherLarry Hillberg– Backroads – Saturdays 7am-10amWillie Watson – Folksinger Vol.
KVMR 2018 YEAR IN REVIEW: OUR FAVORITE MUSIC OF 2018

Jul 17, 2023 | kvmr.org | Sean Dooley

More proof that KVMR 89.5 FM veers all over the musical map — and then some — is in the pudding, well, the “top ten” favorites lists below. Very few 2018 albums — and even fewer “best sellers”– show up on multiple lists compiled by the Nevada City radio station’s 150 or so volunteer broadcasters.
Fight for transgender equality transcends generations

Jun 6, 2023 | wsbradio.com | Freda Kahen-Kashi |Sean Dooley |Kiara Alfonseca

NEW YORK — Nicole Maines – a transgender actress who has starred in “Supergirl,” “Yellowjackets,” and more – never intended to become an activist. But when she and her family won a groundbreaking case against her school district in 2014, arguing that the school could not deny her access to the girl’s bathroom because she was transgender, the role came naturally.