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Arianna Huffington: Heartbroken in Manhattan -... →
In time, Nora excelled not only as a blogger but as a blogging evangelist, spreading word of the medium’s particular value and making many converts. She quickly grasped that ”one of the reasons for blogging was to start the conversation and to create the community that comes together briefly to talk about things they might not be talking about if you hadn’t written your...
Jun 27th
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What Nora Ephron Did For Women →
Nora Ephron died this evening and many of our editors are publishing very personal stories of their memories, chance meetings and long friendships. Here’s just one of those, about what Nora did for modern women.
Jun 27th
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WatchWatch
storyboard: Amy Poehler Answers Tumblr’s Questions You may recall that we solicited your questions for Amy Poehler, to be asked during a recent talk at the 92nd Street Y. We received almost 600 questions via comments, reblogs, asks, and emails. As you can imagine, Amy couldn’t answer them all — so we put together a dozen of the best, and they only had time to ask four, and here we have the best...
Jun 27th
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Condoleezza Rice on being Romney VP: 'There Is No... →
Rice said, “I didn’t run for student council president. I don’t see myself in any way in elective office.”
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News Corp Spinoff: Media Giant Considers Splitting... →
News Corp. is thinking of splitting in two, dividing its publishing business from its entertainment division, the company’s own Wall Street Journal reported late Monday night. News Corp. confirmed the report on Tuesday morning, saying that it is “considering a restructuring to separate its business into two distinct public companies.”
Jun 26th
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Devon Corneal: To Be Or Not To Be... Naked →
Little Dude climbed into bed the other morning, warm and mussed from his night’s sleep. I barely opened my eyes as I draped my arm around him and relaxed into the smell of his hair. He squirmed, as 4-year-old boys are prone to do, and began rhythmically tapping his feet against my bare stomach. It was cozy and lovely and I could have stayed in bed all day. Then he turned around and said,...
Jun 26th
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“The purpose of entitlement to paid annual leave is to enable the worker to rest...”
– Europeans Who Get Sick On Vacation Can Take Another One, Court Rules
Jun 26th
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UVA Teresa Sullivan Ouster Reveals Corporate... →
For more than two weeks, the University of Virginia has been in an uproar over the abrupt resignation of school President Teresa Sullivan. Sullivan stepped down after just two years in office, citing “philosophical differences” with the institution’s governing Board of Visitors. The June 10 announcement shocked students and faculty, who had just finished graduation festivities...
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New Hampshire Post Office Cuts Hours To 30 Minutes... →
The post office is now only open from 10:15 to 10:45 every morning. Be prepared for the longest lines ever.
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