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Gossip! – Gwyneth Paltrow does Glee

Gwyneth Paltrow doing Cee Lo’s “Forget You” this week on Glee is, as NY Mag puts it, “undeniably great.” After last week’s awesome all-guy rendition of “Teenage Dream” (which is now a huuuuge You Tube sensation-over 1.5 million views!), it … Continue reading

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American Hype – Social Media Sobriety Test

I hope your weekend was nice. In case you haven’t noticed, intoxicated social media posting is an epidemic. (And I don’t mean a few misspelled words or repeating letters!) Webroot, an Internet security company, will now protect you and your … Continue reading

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Dinner Party Talk – For your weekend

Trade in. A Florida woman was charged this week with trying to sell her 8-week-old son so she could buy a new car. The baby’s grandma brokered the deal, initially demanding $75,000, but cut the price to $30,000 when the … Continue reading

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Pet fun – Poodles working out

I’m not exactly sure what to say about this, except that it messed with my head and you must watch it. It’s a poodle exercise video for humans. Apparently, it’s a word-for-word parody of Susan Powter’s first workout video made … Continue reading

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American icons – Marilyn Monroe stuffing

This week Ted Lee and Dan Lee stepped into the kitchen to make Marilyn Monroe’s stuffing recipe for the New York Times. They found the recipe in the new book “Fragments”– a collection of Marilyn’s scribblings, mostly when she was … Continue reading

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Holidays – Veteran’s Day

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 a temporary cessation of hostilities was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War. The following year President Woodrow Wilson declared we’d … Continue reading

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What I’m Doing – USC feature on Bruce

If you’ve been following along, you know I’m from South Carolina, the first state to secede from the Union and home of the fighting Gamecocks. Nothing makes me happier than having this nice profile of me by USC’s Department of … Continue reading

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Life 101 – Perseverence

Maybe you’re having a tough week, a tough month, a tough career. Well, this little video will give you the courage (and a laugh) to keep going! This is the story of Alexis, an 8th grader who, when faced at … Continue reading

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Life 101 – Dandelion in time lapse

If you want to be dazzled and amazed at the beauty of life, watch this time lapse video of a dandelion flower to seed head. It was shot every 5 to 45 minutes over a month on a Nikon D200 … Continue reading

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Life 101 – Last Leaf

You just gotta love the band OK Go. Their videos are genius (remember the treadmill routine?) and their songs are nice. Their newest song, “Last Leaf,” continues their originality with a new animated video. The video was made possible by … Continue reading

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