<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine</title><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/</link><description>Closed for inventory</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:03:50 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:41:59 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Why Won't My Wife Turn Off the Lights?  — The Good Men Project</title>
<description><![CDATA[
When my five-year-old daughter comes home, she flicks on every light switch in her path, then hits the bathroom and bedroom switches. The house is aglow. We are home. She is safe.
This is a habit, whether natured or nurtured, from her mother. They flip the switches day or nigh&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17461368-why-wont-my-wife-turn-off-the-lights-the-good-men-project</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17461368-why-wont-my-wife-turn-off-the-lights-the-good-men-project</guid><category>health</category><category>marriage</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:03:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles5EE68C03-8D01-0573-8E77-9B8DCCC8580B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles5EE68C03-8D01-0573-8E77-9B8DCCC8580B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Writer's Corner Submission Challenge: Week 1</title>
<description><![CDATA[Guess what? You can't get published unless you submit. Peruse this list of upcoming deadlines and pick at least one. Once you've made your submission, leave a comment to let us know, and come back to update us with the outcome. Good luck!
I'll post this weekly, adding new deadlin&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/18/13055002-writers-corner-submission-challenge-week-1</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/18/13055002-writers-corner-submission-challenge-week-1</guid><category>arts</category><category>writers-corner</category><category>submission-challenge</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:27:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>So Unsanitary: Racist old guy uses Twitter, CBS to be racist. </title>
<description><![CDATA[Fuck Scott Paulson.&nbsp;&nbsp;I wanted to say that so hard in my&nbsp;Examiner article, but I refrained.&nbsp;&nbsp;Scott Paulson recently&nbsp;wrote an article for CBS Chicago&nbsp;about how the media isn't brave enough to say that the "flash mob" attacks that have happened (wi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/17/13338977-so-unsanitary-racist-old-guy-uses-twitter-cbs-to-be-racist</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/17/13338977-so-unsanitary-racist-old-guy-uses-twitter-cbs-to-be-racist</guid><category>us-news</category><category>racism</category><category>flash-mobs</category><category>race-riots</category><category>scott-paulson</category><category>wyl-villacres</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:39:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Conservative &quot;race riot&quot; article strains race relations</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Conservative columnist&nbsp;Scott Paulson believes&nbsp;that the media has been asleep at the wheel when it comes to the violent "flash mobs" that have been happening sporadically throughout the city for the last two years. Paulson goes on to say that "flash mob" is the wrong t&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/17/13338937-conservative-race-riot-article-strains-race-relations</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/17/13338937-conservative-race-riot-article-strains-race-relations</guid><category>us-news</category><category>race</category><category>flash-mobs</category><category>race-riots</category><category>scott-paulson</category><category>wyl-villacres</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:35:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabblesBBC5455A-2410-CD67-4D3C-11B3ECEC93AB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="70" width="70" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabblesBBC5455A-2410-CD67-4D3C-11B3ECEC93AB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="70" height="70" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>NVP Black &amp; White Challenge: What you lookin' at?</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13057141-nvp-black-white-challenge-what-you-lookin-at</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13057141-nvp-black-white-challenge-what-you-lookin-at</guid><category>arts</category><category>kittens</category><category>commentid-arts</category><category>photo-challenge</category><category>black-and-white</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:47:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabblesCD1E428F-FD1E-F1A1-E858-FEEFEB3C609E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="421" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabblesCD1E428F-FD1E-F1A1-E858-FEEFEB3C609E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="126" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;What is that thing?&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles272DE318-4C89-7A8F-DAB2-B6CB617AD655.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="70" width="65" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles272DE318-4C89-7A8F-DAB2-B6CB617AD655.jpg&amp;width=120" width="65" height="70" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Study: Forcing a Smile Genuinely Decreases Stress</title>
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METHODOLOGY:&nbsp;In an experiment that was smile-worthy in its own right, researchers used chopsticks to manipulate the facial muscles of their 169 participants into a neutral expression, a standard smile, or a Duchenne smile. In addition to the chopstick placement, some were &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13054779-study-forcing-a-smile-genuinely-decreases-stress</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13054779-study-forcing-a-smile-genuinely-decreases-stress</guid><category>health</category><category>stress</category><category>smile</category><category>smiling</category><category>fake-it</category><category>fake-smile</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:31:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabblesA852EE68-0976-5738-CF2E-FF1FBE9D6432.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="330" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabblesA852EE68-0976-5738-CF2E-FF1FBE9D6432.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="99" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Ask A Writer: In Which I Exhort You To Care Less</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Our words are just words. Our stories are just stories. Maybe they transcend their form. Maybe they don&rsquo;t. It doesn&rsquo;t matter. Repeat after me:&nbsp;it doesn&rsquo;t matter. Care less. Fuck it.&nbsp;Fuck it. Write like you don&rsquo;t give a damn. Write like there&rs&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13051028-ask-a-writer-in-which-i-exhort-you-to-care-less</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13051028-ask-a-writer-in-which-i-exhort-you-to-care-less</guid><category>arts</category><category>writing</category><category>writing-advice</category><category>fuck-it</category><category>chuck-wendig</category><category>just-write</category><category>terribleminds</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:47:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles57D09072-7F04-776C-4E10-E33F08932E04.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles57D09072-7F04-776C-4E10-E33F08932E04.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="45" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>  Writer quits New Yorker over fabricated Bob Dylan quotes</title>
<description><![CDATA[
NEW YORK &mdash; Jonah Lehrer, author of a best-selling book about the mind and creativity, resigned from The New Yorker magazine on Monday for being too creative with his non-fiction writing.
In a statement that startled New York&rsquo;s publishing industry, Lehrer confessed &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13050998-writer-quits-new-yorker-over-fabricated-bob-dylan-quotes</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13050998-writer-quits-new-yorker-over-fabricated-bob-dylan-quotes</guid><category>arts</category><category>plagiarism</category><category>bob-dylan</category><category>new-yorker</category><category>dumbass</category><category>plagiarist</category><category>jonah-lehrer</category><category>making-shit-up</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:45:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles1AAC9BB9-0B88-543D-F321-110614789A8B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles1AAC9BB9-0B88-543D-F321-110614789A8B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>#NBCFail: NBC blames Twitter for complaint that led to journalist Guy Adams having Twitter account suspended after complaining about London 2012 Olympics coverage</title>
<description><![CDATA[
This evening, an ominous development: according to an NBC spokesman called Christopher McCloskey, it was the micro-blogging site &ndash; and not NBC &ndash; that was responsible for initiating the complaint that lead to my suspension in the first place.
I&rsquo;d be fascinated&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13050952-nbcfail-nbc-blames-twitter-for-complaint-that-led-to-journalist-guy-adams-having-twitter-account-suspended-after-complaining-about-london-2012-olympics-coverage</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13050952-nbcfail-nbc-blames-twitter-for-complaint-that-led-to-journalist-guy-adams-having-twitter-account-suspended-after-complaining-about-london-2012-olympics-coverage</guid><category>technology</category><category>olympics</category><category>twitter</category><category>nbc</category><category>guy-adams</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:41:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabblesF55340A2-B7AE-45D4-8D85-77C8A5DC8BB0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabblesF55340A2-B7AE-45D4-8D85-77C8A5DC8BB0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Chinese swimmer's flippers and blowhole suspicious, says top official</title>
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The 16-year-old Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen, who smashed records in the 400 metres medley, was last seen heading out to sea at speeds of over 80 knots with her coach on her back.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13050911-chinese-swimmers-flippers-and-blowhole-suspicious-says-top-official</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13050911-chinese-swimmers-flippers-and-blowhole-suspicious-says-top-official</guid><category>sports</category><category>olympics</category><category>dolphins</category><category>joke</category><category>chinese-swimmers</category><category>enhanced-performance</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:38:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabblesA21F36D7-379A-0D6C-C0C1-3E750D02268F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabblesA21F36D7-379A-0D6C-C0C1-3E750D02268F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Writer's Corner: A Revision and call for suggestions</title>
<description><![CDATA[I've been putting some thought into expanding Writer's Corner.&nbsp;
Right now, the group bylaws/posting guidelines read:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13038196-writers-corner-a-revision-and-call-for-suggestions</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13038196-writers-corner-a-revision-and-call-for-suggestions</guid><category>not-news</category><category>writing</category><category>fiction</category><category>writers</category><category>essay</category><category>memoir</category><category>writers-corner</category><category>creative-non-fiction</category><category>writers-workshop</category><category>writers-retreat</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:20:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Oak Park Man Returns Eagle Scout Medal Over Continued Ban On Gays</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Boy Scouts of America spokesman Deron Smith says five Eagle Scouts have given up their medals, the Tribune reported.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13035749-oak-park-man-returns-eagle-scout-medal-over-continued-ban-on-gays</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13035749-oak-park-man-returns-eagle-scout-medal-over-continued-ban-on-gays</guid><category>us-news</category><category>discrimination</category><category>ignorance</category><category>boy-scouts</category><category>anti-gay-policy</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:51:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles1BC45BA7-2C33-D125-6119-CCB89308F7E2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles1BC45BA7-2C33-D125-6119-CCB89308F7E2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>NBC's No. 1 Tweeting Critic Has Been Suspended From Twitter</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Guy Adams is&nbsp;The Independent's Los Angeles bureau chief. During the Olympics so far, he has carved out a nice spot on the how-much-NBC's-coverage-sucks beat. Now his Twitter account&nbsp;has been suspended&mdash;supposedly because NBC had it cut off after he complained:
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13035600-nbcs-no-1-tweeting-critic-has-been-suspended-from-twitter</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13035600-nbcs-no-1-tweeting-critic-has-been-suspended-from-twitter</guid><category>world-news</category><category>olympics</category><category>twitter</category><category>nbc</category><category>censorship</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:37:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles9A79B808-A920-55D2-B91B-6C643C9B9530.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles9A79B808-A920-55D2-B91B-6C643C9B9530.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> 'I was gutted that I'd been such a coward': photographers who didn't step in to help</title>
<description><![CDATA[
They killed him. And then one of them turned and&nbsp;said, "The white guy's photographing." Everyone leapt away, and I said, "No, it's fine, it's&nbsp;fine. Why did you kill him? Who is he?"
I was thinking, "I'll spit on his body, I'll kick this corpse, I&nbsp;don't care &nda&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13035372-i-was-gutted-that-id-been-such-a-coward-photographers-who-didnt-step-in-to-help</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13035372-i-was-gutted-that-id-been-such-a-coward-photographers-who-didnt-step-in-to-help</guid><category>arts</category><category>photography</category><category>journalism</category><category>authentic</category><category>documentation</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:18:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles6FB31710-CF6A-577D-5AB1-4E9849FEC8A4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="84" width="140" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles6FB31710-CF6A-577D-5AB1-4E9849FEC8A4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bosom Buddies: A Photo History of Male Affection</title>
<description><![CDATA[
As you make your way through the photos below, many of you will undoubtedly feel a keen sense of surprise &mdash; some of you may even recoil a bit as you think, &ldquo;Holy smokes! That&rsquo;s so gay!&rdquo;
The poses, facial expressions, and body language of the men below w&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13035146-bosom-buddies-a-photo-history-of-male-affection</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13035146-bosom-buddies-a-photo-history-of-male-affection</guid><category>history</category><category>men</category><category>intimacy</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:54:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles50EBB999-A5F8-F592-6C9F-EFDE27540C52.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="476" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles50EBB999-A5F8-F592-6C9F-EFDE27540C52.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="143" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>You Are (Probably) Wrong About You</title>
<description><![CDATA[
If you want to be more successful &mdash; at anything &mdash; than you are right now, you need to know yourself and your skills. And when you fall short of your goals, you need to know why. This should be no problem; after all, who knows you better than you do?
And yet your ow&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13034938-you-are-probably-wrong-about-you</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13034938-you-are-probably-wrong-about-you</guid><category>business</category><category>self-awareness</category><category>delusional</category><category>improve-performance</category><category>self-knowledge</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:36:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles49FC684B-5989-47B9-B5A6-83D48B9B35C5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="360" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles49FC684B-5989-47B9-B5A6-83D48B9B35C5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="62" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> Internet addiction even worries Silicon Valley | Technology | The Observer </title>
<description><![CDATA[
The latest trend on the&nbsp;internet&nbsp;is to step away from the internet, according to a growing band of American technology leaders and psychologists for whom the notion of the addictive power of digital gadgets is gaining sway.
Although the idea of a clinical disorder of&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13018333-internet-addiction-even-worries-silicon-valley-technology-the-observer</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13018333-internet-addiction-even-worries-silicon-valley-technology-the-observer</guid><category>technology</category><category>internet</category><category>internet-addiction</category><category>device-addiction</category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 13:58:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles743C0A89-840E-43A1-F2E2-D4592F6F2DA0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="132" width="220" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles743C0A89-840E-43A1-F2E2-D4592F6F2DA0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Why Social Media Endangers Our Future</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The Internet is a democratizing medium that gives ordinary people the power to be content creators and information disseminators. This point has been discussed to death on the vessels of that change &ndash; blogs and social media (journalists love nothing more than talking abou&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13018320-why-social-media-endangers-our-future</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13018320-why-social-media-endangers-our-future</guid><category>technology</category><category>internet</category><category>social-media</category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 13:56:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles28218F92-7609-C20C-1E2B-F347093C49AF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles28218F92-7609-C20C-1E2B-F347093C49AF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="100" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How to write</title>
<description><![CDATA[The art of writing can be reduced to a few simple rules. I share them with you now.
Rule No. 1:&nbsp;Show and Tell. Most people say, &ldquo;Show, don&rsquo;t tell,&rdquo; but I stand by Show and Tell, because when writers put their work out into the world, they&rsquo;re like kid&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007222-how-to-write</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007222-how-to-write</guid><category>arts</category><category>how-to-write</category><category>colson-whitehead</category><category>rules-for-writing</category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:56:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>'There will be no more professional writers in the future'</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Ewan Morrison is an established British writer with a credit-choked resume and a new book out,&nbsp;Tales from the Mall, that the literary editor of the venerable Guardian newspaper hailed as &ldquo;a really important step towards a literature of the 21st century.&rdquo;
By hi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007202-there-will-be-no-more-professional-writers-in-the-future</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007202-there-will-be-no-more-professional-writers-in-the-future</guid><category>business</category><category>writing</category><category>freelance-writing</category><category>professional-writing</category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:53:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabblesAA14D5DE-0004-19CC-3DA9-8D87CA515F95.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="169" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabblesAA14D5DE-0004-19CC-3DA9-8D87CA515F95.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>7 Interesting Things You Can Say to Change the Subject When Someone Starts Talking About the Olympics</title>
<description><![CDATA[
How about those Olympics? Everyone's talking about them! Which is great, unless you happen to have no interest in or knowledge about international sporting competitions turned megamarketing boondoggles.&nbsp;Sprinters this and medals that. Swimmers, divers, pentathletes! Who ca&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007179-7-interesting-things-you-can-say-to-change-the-subject-when-someone-starts-talking-about-the-olympics</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007179-7-interesting-things-you-can-say-to-change-the-subject-when-someone-starts-talking-about-the-olympics</guid><category>sports</category><category>olympics</category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:50:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Do You Sort of Not Really Care About the Olympics? Here's the Site for You</title>
<description><![CDATA[
I may be lame in my ambivalence, but I'm also not alone. Sometimes, says&nbsp;Gabriel Dance, interactive editor for The Guardian US, pure information -- a sense of history made in a day of competition -- is what people want from their Olympics coverage. Broken records are somet&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007147-do-you-sort-of-not-really-care-about-the-olympics-heres-the-site-for-you</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007147-do-you-sort-of-not-really-care-about-the-olympics-heres-the-site-for-you</guid><category>sports</category><category>olympics</category><category>olympic-record</category><category>wasanolympicrecordsetoday-com</category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:48:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>How to write great</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Oh, what the hell. Let&rsquo;s go for it. Let us speak about great writing &mdash; not brilliant writing or clever writing or, most tempting of all, exquisite writing. Let us speak of Quixote writing, Lear and Deronda writing. Honor, heroism, decency, justice and &ldquo;Ah, lov&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007134-how-to-write-great</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007134-how-to-write-great</guid><category>arts</category><category>writing</category><category>how-to-write-great</category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:45:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Why do we hate seeing photos of ourselves?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
You know what I'm talking about. There you are, clicking through your friend's Facebook album, when suddenly you happen upon a picture of yourself &mdash; or rather, a slightly less attractive version of yourself. The "real" you appears to have been abducted, replaced with some&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007096-why-do-we-hate-seeing-photos-of-ourselves</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007096-why-do-we-hate-seeing-photos-of-ourselves</guid><category>science</category><category>mere-exposure-hypothesis</category><category>reversed-facial-images</category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:41:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles3FF64BA6-3303-815F-AE37-7308855D9905.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles3FF64BA6-3303-815F-AE37-7308855D9905.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How to Switch Off an Angry Person</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Any time I see people having angry altercations, I perk up my ears and observe intently. I watch their displays, not in a sadistic or feeling superior kind of way, but fascinated with how it unfolds: &ldquo;Will it work for them? Are they going to get what they want with this a&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Viki Babbles Gonia]]></source><link>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007074-how-to-switch-off-an-angry-person</link><guid>http://vikibabbles.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007074-how-to-switch-off-an-angry-person</guid><category>health</category><category>strategies</category><category>angry-person</category><category>imaginary-cupcakes</category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:39:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles9076E8D7-7D43-9E23-1F92-39C0F7A4EAF1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vikibabbles9076E8D7-7D43-9E23-1F92-39C0F7A4EAF1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>