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No One Liked The Onion's Quevenzhane Wallis 'Joke' theatlanticwire.com Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 04:43 AM PST The Onion is a routinely funny, usually quick-witted satirical newspaper, but needless to say it did not go over well last night when they called the 9-year-old Oscar-nominee Quevenzhane Wallis the c-word. Someone manning The Onion's Twitter feed sent this tweet out around midnight last night (8:42 PST): How Twitter followed Danica Patrick's bid for history Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 04:41 AM PST [View the story "How Twitter followed Danica Patrick's bid for history" on Storify] Gladwell's 10,000 Hours: A Useless Goal For Fledgeling Writers Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 04:36 AM PST I stumbled up on a blog post by Jared Sandman via Twitter yesterday in which he tackles Malcolm Gladwell’s idea that any skill takes 10,000 hours of practice to master. Many have addressed the flaws in this idea, but Sandman looks at it from a writer’s perspective: I generally write two pages in an hour (maybe three if I’m really cooking).  That means I would have to write 20,000+ pages before ... Markets react to UK downgrade by doing basically nothing Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 04:36 AM PST Alex Hern is a staff writer at the New Statesman. You should follow Alex on Twitter . 2nd annual Freep Sports Oscars: The winners Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 04:31 AM PST For the second straight year, we took to Twitter with a Detroit sports version of the Oscar Awards and asked our @freepsports followers to pick the Freep Sports Oscar winners from a list of nominees the Freep Sports Selection committee came up with. Here are the winners. Lily Allen And Melanie Chisholm Join Charity Twitter Challenge Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 04:24 AM PST Lily Allen and Melanie Chisholm are among the stars who have signed up for a Twitter.com challenge to raise $1.6 million (£1 million) for... More PNoy, UNA bets warned on propaganda Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 04:14 AM PST MANILA, Philippines -- Shortly after it notified the administration for slate campaign materials that violated posting rules, the poll body sent warning to more individual candidates of Team PNoy and the opposition United Nationalist Coalition (NPC) for similar violations. Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr posted on his Twitter ... Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: When should I book my Faro flight? Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 04:12 AM PST Q. I want to book a flight to Faro in September. Will the price go up every day from now, or could it get cheaper? Loule Lou, by Twitter Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: What's the best deal for one-way to Oz? Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 04:12 AM PST Q. I am planning a one-way trip to Oz from Edinburgh, time and changes no object. Any suggestions? My dad says you're in the know. @WeeSlice, by Twitter 'Worst Oscar Host Ever': Reviewers, Twitter Blast Seth MacFarlane Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 04:10 AM PST The Oscars hosting gig is, as The Hollywood Reporter notes, one of the toughest in showbusiness. But while that publication praised Seth MacFarlane's performance, it...

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