“Student Takes Great-Grandmother to Prom”: Here Are the Best Headlines of the Week

Headline writing is largely regarded as being a skill that can entice an audience to click into an article or create a conversation. And that’s exactly what these have done! In this feature, we’re taking a look at some of the most unusual headlines that made their way online during the week. Here are some of our favourites from the week that was: 1. TIME "In honor of Arbor Day, an adult site will plant a tree for every 100 videos watched" writes TIME. 2. Palm Beach New Times "Back in 2008, an elderly woman's undiscovered body had decomposed so badly inside her apartment that it exploded" writes New Times. 3. SF Gate "When the street performer known as Evil Elmo spoke to The Chronicle in March, he claimed he was back in San Francisco as just plain Elmo, posing in a fuzzy red “Sesame Street” costume to earn a quick buck from tourists on Fisherman’s Wharf" writes SF Gate. 4. Fox12 "Three women who police said were "twerking" in front of Beaverton City Hall were arrested and found to be in possession of drugs Monday afternoon, according to the Beaverton Police Department" writes Fox12. 5. Yahoo! News "Austin Dennison of Rockford, Ohio, took his great-grandmother Delores, 89, to his senior prom — and video of the two slow-dancing while other students get wild in the background speaks volumes about their relationship" writes Yahoo! News.