BlogPost - Hot Topics, Trends and Conversation from The Washington Post - January 16, 2011

Questions? Quora might have the answers

Quora offers up answers in a new Socratic style.

By Melissa Bell | January 22, 2011; 11:22 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Olbermann signs off from 'Countdown'

Watch Keith Olbermann announce that he has just finished his last "Countdown." What do you think about his goodbye? Any words you found particularly interesting? Leave your thoughts on his signoff in the comments below. And read more about what...

By Terri Rupar | January 21, 2011; 10:16 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (46)

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Surfing at night, ranting online and two more video lessons for the weekend

Four videos for the weekend.

By Melissa Bell | January 21, 2011; 5:49 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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When the Iranian Daily Show met 'The Daily Show,' it was a match made in social media heaven

When the two Daily Shows met.

By James Buck | January 21, 2011; 4:02 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Tweaking the American palate for foreign tastes (#RoyaleWithCheese)

The stories of our foreign food experiences.

By Melissa Bell | January 21, 2011; 3:32 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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National Hug Day: Hug somebody already

Go hug someone for National Hug Day.

By Melissa Bell | January 21, 2011; 12:17 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Confederate Flag or coincidence on New York fire department logo?

Is a Long Island fire department using a Confederate Flag?

By Melissa Bell | January 21, 2011; 11:36 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Megyn Kelly and the Nazi question: when -- and who -- can use the word?

Megyn Kelly thinks only lawmakers should stop using Nazi references.

By Melissa Bell | January 21, 2011; 9:46 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (31)
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♪♫ Symphony of Science's big bang

Symphony of Science takes on the Big Bang theory.

By Melissa Bell | January 21, 2011; 9:36 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Google vs. Groupon; mafia arrests; Bradley Manning on suicide watch

Morning links

By Melissa Bell | January 21, 2011; 8:07 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Google shakedown: Larry Page takes over from Eric Schmidt as CEO; sends Internet into a tizzy

Google shakes up its leadership.

By Melissa Bell | January 20, 2011; 4:43 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Fountain Lady may sue, Jeff Koons is suing and Twitter gets sued: Today's legal roundup

Legal wrangles of the day.

By Melissa Bell | January 20, 2011; 4:13 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
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America reCycled: cross-country by bicycle

The brothers are Tim and Noah Hussin, a young award-winning photojournalist and Fulbright scholar. For this year-long journey, they're 'digital hobos', as they call it, who will be eating out of dumpsters and sleeping under bridges but also pulling out a notebook computer or microphone when they have something to say. They were funded by $3,299 raised from Kickstarter, a non-profit that helps entrepreneurs, receiving $1299 than they planned to raise.

By Elizabeth Flock | January 20, 2011; 1:09 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The Tiger Mom Meme offers up parenting tips

The Tiger Mom meme offers parenting tips.

By Melissa Bell | January 20, 2011; 12:10 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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State dinner fashion: Were there red carpet 'don'ts'?

Chinese president Hu Jintao didn't wear a tuxedo to the Chinese state dinner Jan. 19, 2011. Was this a fashion 'don't'?

By Katie Rogers | January 20, 2011; 11:36 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Wal-Mart and Michelle Obama: endorsing a corporation or endorsing healthy food?

Is Michelle Obama endorsing healthy foods or Wal-Mart?

By Melissa Bell | January 20, 2011; 10:33 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (44)
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Carlina White, kidnapped baby, reunited with mom; mafia arrest; and octopus Paul gets a statue

News roundup

By Melissa Bell | January 20, 2011; 10:19 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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John F. Kennedy inaugural address: On the question of civility (#jfkquotes)

The John F. Kennedy inaugural address still works today.

By Melissa Bell | January 20, 2011; 8:13 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (9)
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State dinner: Tweeting the red carpet and beyond (#statedinner)

Live tweet coverage of the China state dinner

By Katie Rogers | January 19, 2011; 5:33 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The Great Zodiac Revolution of 2011 (Follow-up post -- you had to see this coming)

The great zodiac shift of 2011.

By Melissa Bell | January 19, 2011; 4:44 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Gifts to Obama: What the world gave the president (#obamagifts)

A list of all the gifts given to Obama surfaced on the State Department site today. Which ones were the best?

By Melissa Bell | January 19, 2011; 12:29 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Suicide rates double in Army Reserve and National Guard (Video)

A short documentary on suicide.

By Melissa Bell | January 19, 2011; 11:40 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Paul Cézanne's birthday celebrated with his artwork (Photos)

Paul Cézanne's birthday gets a Google tribute.

By Melissa Bell | January 19, 2011; 10:42 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Edgar Allan Poe: On his birthday, a celebration of his words

Celebrate Edgar Allan Poe with his best quotes.

By Melissa Bell | January 19, 2011; 10:39 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Craig Rowen asked for a million dollars and got a million dollars

WHAT THE HECK. Why didn't we think of this?! When comedian Craig Rowen went onto YouTube to make a series of videos asking for a million dollars, it was a lark, a funny prank to get his name passed around...

By Melissa Bell | January 19, 2011; 10:07 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The day of retirement, Starbucks smartphones and the India shuffle

Morning Links.

By Melissa Bell | January 19, 2011; 9:41 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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♪♫ Coachella line up online

Coachella full line up online.

By Melissa Bell | January 19, 2011; 8:34 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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♪♫ Janis Joplin sings free

Janis Joplin would have been 67.

By Melissa Bell | January 19, 2011; 7:39 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Update: Mark Kelly, Giffords's husband, talks about his wife: 'She feared she would be shot' (Video)

Mark Kelly, Gabrielle Giffords's husband, talks to Diane Sawyer.

By Melissa Bell | January 19, 2011; 7:10 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Earthquake in Pakistan, with a magnitude of 7.2, felt from Dubai to Delhi

Earthquake hits southwest Pakistan.

By Melissa Bell | January 18, 2011; 3:45 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Facebook fake-outs: The address leak is just another in a series for the social networking site

Facebook has a long history of making a lot of small changes. Some times people do not like this.

By Melissa Bell | January 18, 2011; 12:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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What should Obama say to Hu Jintao? (#dearhu)

What should president Barack Obama say to Hu Jintao?

By Melissa Bell | January 18, 2011; 11:59 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (6)
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Starbucks supersizes with the 31-ounce Trenta (#bigbucks)

What would you call the Starbucks 30 oz. Trenta?

By Katie Rogers | January 18, 2011; 11:06 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (11)
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Starbucks goes big, Facebook backtracks and D.C. prepares for Hu