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Tweet it and weep
26 May 2012, 9:12 am
Internet grief comes, conquers and quickly leaves.
Tweet it and weep? Online, grief over dead celebrities is about us.
24 May 2012, 7:01 pm
Minutes after Robin Gibb’s death , it began — the tweets of misery, the hashtagged mourning, the maudlin aphorisms streaming up and down Facebook walls and across Pinterest boards . The musician’s life was collated and curated by fans and passersby who felt compelled to make sense of it all in 140 characters or less. Read full article >>
Solo bites: Make mom feel special with a dessert made just for her
8 May 2012, 8:03 am
From childhood, we are taught to share. We admire a generous spirit, and a commitment to serve all. Yet because we can never trust certain people not to hold back the larger piece of cake for themselves, we love individual desserts. Actually, we love them for many reasons: A solo serving exudes an “I made this for you”
specialness, and is almost invariably prettier than a slab of something ...
Review: ' The Avengers'
4 May 2012, 7:30 am
A celebration of
specialness, Joss Whedon's slick blockbuster "The Avengers" presents what may be the ultimate team: half a dozen Marvel Comics superheroes for the price of one.
Solo desserts won't tip the scales
2 May 2012, 7:59 am
From childhood, we are taught to share. We admire a generous spirit, and a commitment to serve all. Yet because we can never trust certain people not to hold back the larger piece of cake for themselves, we love individual desserts.
World - specialness
Dying small town up for sale, salvation - Sacramento Bee
27 May 2012, 7:41 am
Just about all of them, though, believe they possess a certain
specialness that, once tapped, will resurrect civic life and personal fortunes. Toomsboro's salvation, Bill Lucado says, lies with Basinger and other Hollywood types. "It would make ...
Battle of Indianapolis vs. Charlotte not necessary - CBS Sports
25 May 2012, 5:01 pm
It's still considered a crown jewel of the Sprint Cup Series to be sure, but unlike the
specialness of the Indy 500, the race carries with it a certain familiarity because it is so similar to 35 other weekends on the NASCAR circuit. However if you're truly ...
A Sea of 'Happiness' Without Memory - Huffington Post
22 May 2012, 9:30 pm
or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences. Although many of us wish for fame and
specialness etched in the glossy sales of our accomplishments or ourselves, odds are that at least many of the very crucial contributors to civilization will become ...
The school funding gap and gameshow gimmicks - The Guardian
14 May 2012, 2:51 pm
Awareness of this
specialness immediately confers a confidence and sense of status which lasts throughout life, and is evident in bearing, speech and manner. One is not one of the "oiks" down the road. The assertion by the headmaster of ...
Action remakes need to be blown away - Examiner
14 May 2012, 12:28 pm
That’s not cool. It’s one thing to come out with an “Expendables 2” or a “Die Hard 3,” but when the star of one franchise remakes a film in another star’s franchise, both films lose their
specialness. True, it’s just a film where people ...
