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Laryssa Accepts Miss America Crown

February 2, 2010
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I’ve been whining about the Miss America pageant for quite some time. Can’t we find more constructive ways to award scholarships to women? Being the sneaky prankster that I am, I wonder if a young woman who is actually smart, who really cares about something could use the Miss America system to do some actual good.

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Death of Periodical Overlooked in Print’s Obituary

February 1, 2010
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Some online magazines create the illusion of a periodical by releasing their issues in PDF, which is a more static format that can be downloaded and printed. Or, they release all their new content at once (i.e. every Monday, we offer new articles). But it’s not the same.

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How Steve Jobs Is Like Men I Refuse To Date

January 28, 2010
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After yesterday’s post about the Apple iPad hype, I started to have a creepy feeling that Steve Jobs reminds me of someone I know. I spent the whole day thinking about it – who could it be? Why does this marketing ploy feel eerily familiar? And then, I figured it out.

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By “Save”, I Hope You Mean “Apple + S”

January 27, 2010
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In case you haven’t already heard (where have you been?), Apple is making an announcement about their new Tablet today. Though no one knows for sure what this Tablet will be, many have made speculations about the new product, which is supposed to revolutionize the way we consume and purchase news and text.

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The NY Times Puts on Her Big Girl Pants

January 21, 2010
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“I could bitch about this all day.” These words popped up in the form of a Google Talk message from a friend, who included a link to the BBC News version of the story. A few days ago, another friend blogged about it too. He caused quite a stir on Facebook. My fingers have been burning to write about it.

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