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The 7 Most Important Things That Happened In The George Zimmerman Murder Trial This Week
By Rachel Samara It was an interesting first week in the George Zimmerman second degree murder trial. The prosecution brought out a number of witnesses including law enforcement officers, residents of the neighborhood, and a number of eye and ear … Continue reading
Cover of New Yorker Magazine’s Next Issue
Thoughts??
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Tagged Bert & Ernie, cover, End of DOMA, gay rights, Magazine, New Yorker, Supreme Court
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Stars, politicians, friends and family pack 1,500 seat funeral for ‘Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini
By Tara Palmeri Friends and co-stars filled a Manhattan cathedral today to remember James Gandolfini, a “big teddy bear,” whose larger than life role as Tony Soprano often consumed him in darkness.There were enough actors and extras to film a … Continue reading
Cameron Diaz Signs On for Will Gluck’s “Annie” Film Remake, Starring Quvenzhane Wallis
By Michael Gioia Golden Globe nominee Cameron Diaz has signed on for “Annie,” the upcoming film remake of the 1982 movie musical that will star 2013 Academy Award nominee Quvenzhane Wallis “Beasts of the Southern Wild”, according to Deadline.com. Diaz, … Continue reading
Verizon on hiring track in Tampa, adding 100 FiOS customer reps
By Sean Buckley Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is staffing its national customer-retention center in Tampa with 100 new sales representatives to support various sales and customer support functions mainly for its wireline FiOS Internet and FiOS TV services. New staff members … Continue reading
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Tagged Customer, Customer support, employment, help-wanted, jobs, sales, Tampa, Tampa Florida, Verizon, Verizon Communications, Verizon FiOS
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Love in the Time of Technology
By Julia Stiles “Who could refrain, that had a heart to love? And in that heart, courage to… text message?” I met a young couple recently, in the throes of their newly formed love affair. The kind where they can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Courtship, facebook, Julia Stiles, life, love, social media, Text messaging, twitter
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Brian Sims, Pennsylvania Lawmaker, Silenced On DOMA By Colleagues Citing ‘God’s Law’
By Mollie Reilly An openly gay lawmaker was silenced by colleagues on the Pennsylvania House floor Thursday when he attempted to speak about the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. State Rep. Brian Sims (D-Philadelphia) … Continue reading
Dark-skinned and plus-sized: The real Rachel Jeantel story
By Brittney Cooper Trayvon Martin’s trial might be intriguing, fascinating cultural theater to some. To me, it is more akin to a cultural trauma: a continual reminder of how unsafe all those young Black men that I love actually are as … Continue reading
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Tagged black, Black Women, George Zimmerman, plus-size, race, Rachel Jeantel, Testimony, Trayvon Martin, twitter
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