I’m on the phone with my good friend Gina Barreca, the annoying feminist scholar. She has asked that I put her on speakerphone for this column. Gina: Have you seen the new survey by Measure of America ? Read full article > >
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Gene Weingarten: A portrait of the new feminist
Last week I was looking at a pile of smartphones I’d recently been given to review. The devices were virtually indistinguishable from one another. Slab after slab, no keyboards, no color. Just black blocks with shiny touch screens, maybe a few buttons dotted along the side. Some had fake metal rings that wrapped around the body of the phone, a kind of mimic of the iPhone’s metal antenna. Some went for a matte finish instead of high gloss. All were familiar, and all were uninspired. Read full article > >
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Uninspiring by design
If you work for IBM, you can bring your iPhone to work, but forget about using the phone's voice-activated digital assistant. Siri isn't welcome on Big Blue's networks.
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Does iPhone’s Siri have loose lips?
If you work for IBM, you can bring your iPhone to work, but forget about using the phone's voice-activated digital assistant. Siri isn't welcome on Big Blue's networks.
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Does iPhone’s Siri have loose lips?
She likes Target, the Food Network and sun-dried tomatoes. She loves taking pictures of her dog Beast, and admits to checking her phone “every five seconds.”
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New doctor turned Mrs. Zuckerberg
In a sworn interview with a prosecutor, a girl who was speaking on the phone with Trayvon Martin before he was killed tells of Mr. Martin’s growing fear as he was followed.
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Trayvon Martin’s Friend Tells What She Heard on Phone
Daniel Manzoni holds the phone in his hand and waits for it to ring. The caller will be a talk-show host from Radio La Jefa (Boss Radio) 700 AM. He will want to hear about the annual Argentine Festival this Saturday evening in Arlington. Manzoni runs the festival as if his life depended on it — which, at a certain existential level, it does. Read full article > >
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The man behind D.C.’s Argentine Festival
I am on the phone with Melanie, a customer affairs specialist for Levi Strauss & Co. Me: I would like to discuss your product and its magical, mystical slimming powers for the restorative rejuvenation of the male physique. Read full article > >
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Weight loss via Levi Strauss? Gene’s pants are coming off.
A 57-year-old officer has been arrested by police investigating corrupt payments in relation to the phone-hacking scandal, the Met Police says.
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Man held in police payments probe
Colin Myler, editor of The Daily News and former editor of The News of the World, was targeted in a British parliamentary panel’s report on the phone-hacking scandal.
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Colin Myler, Daily News Editor, Back in Spotlight With Phone-Hacking Report
Rochelle Peachey, the founder of the dating site I Love Your Accent, is sitting alone in a restaurant, gabbing away on her cellphone, when a few minutes into the conversation, the phone she's talking into starts to ring. Busted! Such is the length Peachey once went to in order to battle the embarrassment and awkwardness she – and so many female business travelers like her – feels when dining alone. “I detest walking into a restaurant to request the dreaded table for one,” says Peachey, who typically makes three or four business trips a month. “When I walk into a restaurant or bar alone, I feel others see me as either a woman out to pick up men or a sad, lonely spinster.” A new website called Invite For a Bite aims to change all that. The site serves as a sort of meeting place where women who hate supping solo can post invites and make plans to dine together. Read – Hate dining solo? Site offers a solution Previously – How to eat alone at the bar , Grazing the bar and Dining solo on the road
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Has the phone-hacking scandal reached Murdoch’s US doorstep
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US phone-hacking lawsuits ahead?
Feeling flush this Tax Day and looking to blow your whole refund on a single meal? You're in luck, because Triomphe restaurant in New York City is hosting a 12-course “Great Write-off” dinner at a mere $1040 a head. While you're busy gobbling down caramelized foie gras and toast with ramp jam and Ossetra caviar with traditional accompaniments, the rest of us will be frantically clicking “like” on Facebook, shaking printer cartridges and rifling for couch change to take advantage of these national Tax Day food deals. – Facebook Arby's Get a free value-sized order of curly fries today only by liking Arby's on Facebook and printing a coupon. The roast beef chain has also started an #arbystaxrelief hashtag on Twitter to promote their $5000 sweepstakes. Bruegger’s Bagels A coupon for a $10.40 Big Bagel Bundle (that's a baker's dozen of bagels and two tubs of cream cheese) is yours for liking the bakery chain on Facebook . The offer is valid through today. Panda Express Today only, like Panda Express on Facebook and download a coupon good for a single serving of the chain’s new Shanghai Angus Steak. White Castle Like White Castle on Facebook and receive a “Prep For Tax Day” discount of 15 percent good through midnight tonight. Non-Facebook fans can go to the White Castle website to download the coupon. – Online coupons and ordering Boston Market Print a coupon from BostonMarket.com and bring it into a participating location to receive a free individual meal with the purchase of an individual meal and a fountain drink, valid today only. Chili's Print an online coupon to receive a free appetizer or dessert with the purchase of an adult entree at participating Chili's restaurants through April 18. P.F. Chang's Place an online order today only and receive 15 percent off. The offer is also available for dine-in and does not include happy hour items or P.F. Chang's for Two. Souplantation Pop over to the chain's Fresh Ideas Blog for a printable coupon for a buy one, get one for $1 lunch or dinner, valid today only. No printer access? No problem. Just show the website on your phone. – In store Chevy's Stop by participating locations today to enjoy two premium Herradura margaritas for $10.40 and have Chevy's pick up the tax on your meal. Cinnabon Visit a participating Cinnabon location today (sorry – no airports or travel plazas) from 6 to 8 p.m. to receive two free mini Cinnabon bites. Hooters All day today, Hooters offers a Tax Day special of 20 boneless wings for $9.99. As the site notes, there is an additional charge for dressing. Marble Slab Creamery and Maggie Moo's Ice Cream and Treatery The frozen treat chains are offering a “Yobate” today only. Visit a participating location of either Marble Slab or sister store Maggie Moo's between 4 and 7 p.m. and receive a free scoop of their new yogurt. The offer is in partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and customers can offer a donation throughout the month of April. McCormick & Schmick’s Locations across the country are offering an extended happy hour from 3:30 to 11 p.m., with a menu including $2.95 to $5.95 “bar bites” and special Tax Day drinks like “The Clear Conscience” and “The Bloody Mary Tax Code.” Seattle’s Best Coffee Visit a participating location today only for a free small brewed coffee on the house or like Seattle’s Best Coffee on Facebook during the “Great American Coffee Refund” to get a free sample of Level System coffee to brew at home. Sonic The drive-in chain is offering an all-day happy hour today with a “Tax Cut” – half price drinks and slushes at participating locations. Know of a Tax Day deal we missed? Earn some serious culinary karma and share it in the comments below. We'll add it to the list and give you credit for the tip. Previously – Tax Day wines that won't break the bank
About the daters … Sadiq: Play all of my words on Words With Friends , Gchat people from my phone, then pushups and situps. Julie: Turn on the TV and check my phone. Read full article > >
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Date Lab: We arranged the date, but not the live audience
Riots could erupt if police cut ties with journalists after the phone-hacking scandal, former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Stevens tells the Leveson Inquiry.
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Ex-police chief in riots warning
Colin Myler, Daily News Editor, Back in Spotlight With Phone-Hacking Report
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
