What I did when Facebook went down today

By Catherine McCarthy (We’d link to her FB page, but it’s DOWN.) 1. PANIC!!! 2. Told everyone on Twitter that Facebook was down 3. Posited several conspiracy theories about it 4. Swore off Facebook 5. Cried 6. Actually went outside…hurt my eyes 7. Went back to talking about Pepsi Refresh

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Not Really Gone from Iraq

The big story last week was the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. The Today Show ran a lengthy package entitled “American Forces Withdraw from Iraq” — misleading if not outright inaccurate. Folks took exception to that vein of reporting on our Facebook page. In reality, our troops are not gone from Iraq. The New York [...]

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Jump, Amy, Jump!

What would you pay to get your boss to jump out of an airplane? $5? $50? $500? Would you give her a good push her for free? Have you already done it and hope you don’t get caught? If you haven’t and you want to, try to contain your jealousy. I was very excited to [...]

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ShoutOut to Service Members

I love Fridays — don’t we all? But today is a really good one. It leads into Memorial Day, a holiday where we pay tribute to those who’ve lost their lives in service to our country. It’s a sober occasion, but one where the nation briefly turns it attention to the sacrifices of our military [...]

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