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8 Ways Getting A New Job
Will Upgrade Your Life

”Securing employment is a big deal. It's a feat worth celebrating, especially in an age when job security is a myth and degrees don't guarantee much beyond, perhaps, insurmountable debt. Contending with unemployment or round upon round of interviews can be soul-deflating, but it's pretty amazing when torment pays off. Here are a few perks that come along with new gig….” 

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culture.

Judging Paula Deen’s Debut
on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

“Last night, America witnessed Act 41 of The Descandalization of Paula Deen, celebrity chef and butter-loving chortler extraordinaire, as she returned to network television during the season 21 premiere of ABC's Dancing With The Stars.

For the uninitiated, the show matches a celebrity (or "celebrity") with a professional dancer to compete for a trophy and bragging rights… Each week, the couple with the lowest combined score is packed into a rocket and launched into space. After much drama and countless pointed feet, the last remaining couple wins and may experience a brief professional boost, which brings us back to Paula Deen….”

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cuisine.

How I Got Over Myself
and Learned to Make Rice

When I think back to my earliest childhood memories, three things stand out: Anita Baker, "The Electric Slide," and rice. So much rice. As the halfro-Panamanian son of a Panamanian immigrant and grandson of the Janet Jackson of rice, it's long been understood that aside from acquiring at least one gold tooth, being able to produce a respectable pot of rice is part of my destiny. But it took me a minute to embrace it.

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