December 2011
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“I dream about doodles in my sleep.”
– Google doodler Jennifer Hom, whose doodle celebrating Mark Twain’s birthday debuted today. Here’s our story on the secrets behind the Google doodle.
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“I have my own army in the NYPD, which is the seventh biggest army in the world.”
– ‘Mayor’ Michael Bloomberg — ‘I Have My Own Army’ (via cultureofresistance)
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Dear Coquette: On forgiveness
Dear Coquette,
My dad had an affair with my mom’s (now ex) best friend, a woman who I grew up with as my “auntie.” It’s been about four years now and they are still together. She and I just cannot get along. We can be civil, but it’s really uncomfortable. I moved out of my dad’s at 17 because of it, and while I know it was the right decision for me, I barely have a relationship with him anymore....
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Microsoft will launch a version of its Office... →
According to sources, the tech giant is actively working on adapting its popular software suite for Apple’s tablet. With the iPad making up over 80 percent of the tablet market and millions of people worldwide using Office, that could mean big bucks for the tech giant based in Redmond, Wash.
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Watchclayman:
Entertainment Tonight covers Miley’s birthday party. Nice footage! :-)
Our Miley Cyrus scoop sparks a potted (er, canned) response from her publicist: “It’s all been taken out of context. The cake was a joke and Miley’s response was intended to be sarcastic.” Our achy breaky heart bleeds for you, Miley! Watch the entire exclusive video here.
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Woman claims 13-year affair with Herman Cain
Ginger White, an Atlanta businesswoman, claims she has been involved with presidential hopeful Herman Cain for 13 years. Fox Atlanta has the story:
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, FOX 5 senior I-Team reporter Dale Russell sat down with Ginger White, who had an amazing story to tell.
“It was pretty simple,” White said. “It wasn’t complicated. I was aware that he was married. And I was also...
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“That’s the genius of the Klout business model: A new age of social status brings...”
– Opinion columnist Elisabeth Eaves in “You are your Klout score.”
“In hip-hop, the music leads first. So usually, you have a hit record and then...”
– Jay-Z explains crotch-grabbing in rap music to Fresh Air’s Terry Gross (via nprmusic)
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Happy Cyber Monday! →
It’s heeeeere. The day when all ye masochistic shoppers who didn’t get enough eye-popping deals on Friday log on to their computers and cross more items off their holiday gift lists. Here are our favorite online sales of the day.
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“For Russians, that freedom has steadily been dismantled by a former KGB...”
– Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov says U.S. trade policy only emboldens Putin and harms the Russian people.
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Coquette: Bite-sized advice on the good, the bad,...
Dear Coquette,
I just turned 18 and I seem to be uncertain about everything in my life. Is that normal?
Yep. Get used to it. Better yet, get comfortable with it. It’ll make you less susceptible to advertising.
Where is the line between having style and being obsessed with physical appearance?
Vanity.
Outside of getting a therapist and/or a puppy, is there any basic advice you can suggest for...
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“Just keep putting out a good product and hang in there. Opportunities are coming...”
– Corned Beef King Jon Rossley discusses his painful odyssey to food truck success in the midst of our fiscal nightmare.
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