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Resisting the Urge to Gossip

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Friend, The Friendship Doctor, Women, Living News, Relationships, Research, Innuendo, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Untruth, Breaking News, Employee, Criticism, Tim Hallett, Rumor, Irene S. Levine, Friendship, Indiana University, Friendship Expert, Gossip, Workplace, Office, Supervisor, Female, Broker, Passive, Breaking Living News, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Managers need to find ways to promote informal communication while minimizing destructive gossip and knife-in-the-back criticism that impairs relationships, lowers morale, and decreases productivity.

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To Dish Or Not To Dish? That Is The Question

Mary Jo Eustace | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Mary Jo Eustace, Dean McDermott, Relationships, Divorce, Gossip, My Husband Left Me for Tori Spelling, Tori Spelling, Media, Family, Living News
Mary Jo Eustace

Should a nice Canadian gal sell her soul "just a little" to rake up a few thousand more book sales or take the high road, hoping her message won't get lost in the din of the circus that surrounds her?

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Rosie and Kelli Split and Remind Us About the Fight For Gay Divorce

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Montana, Toronto, Divorce, Kelli O'Donnell, Doma, Rosie O'Donnell, Same Sex Couples, Gay, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Marriage, Gay Rights, Gossip, Gays, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Hollywood, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

Rosie and Kelli are in the midst of what should be a pretty normal problem. But the legal protections for divorce, like for so many other issues, leave LGBT people out.

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Denver's Essential Concert Calendar

Mrs. Tansy Maude Peregrine | Posted 10.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Phil Elverum, Beth Ditto, Denver Shows, Karl Blau, Bluebird, Gossip, Rhinoceropolis, Denver Concerts, Trail of Dead, Mt. Eerie, Future of the Left, The Microphones, Denver News
Mrs. Tansy Maude Peregrine

Coming up this week: Gossip, Future of the Left, ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Mt. Eerie and Karl Blau.

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Online Gossip: Push It Back

Jim Selman | Posted 10.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Erumors, So Help Me God, Relationships, American Dream, Gossip, Red Menace, Rapprochement, Rumors, Mccarthyism, Roosevelt, Culture, Living News
Jim Selman

In the past, if people dissented or trafficked in conspiracy theories, gossip and propaganda not too much damage was done.

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The Internet Ate My Twenties

Anna Jane Grossman | Posted 10.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Newspapers, Party of Five, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Media, Belgium, Gossip, Affirmations, Living News
Anna Jane Grossman

I'm so glad we have the Internet to feed us so, so much well-edited, well-culled information.

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Dear Richard Laermer

Liz Smith | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Variety, Errors, Liz Smith, Celebrity Gossip, Corrections, New York Post, Gossip, Tony Awards, Syndicated-Columns, Huffington Post, Richard Laermer, Entertainment News
Liz Smith

I am still working for a living because I like to work and I am not rich enough to retire. Maybe that's what you find "unseemly."

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Why Gossip Matters So Much It Hurts

Richard Laermer | Posted 11.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Fake Fame, Bill Clinton, History, Puritans, Jennifer Aniston, Perez Hilton, Liz Smith, Tmz, Gossip, Tucker Max, David Beckham, Hedda Hopper, Media, Ralph Fiennes, Entertainment News
Richard Laermer

Buzzing about others is one of those immutable truisms of the human condition: people gossip for the sake of gossiping. Today, gossip is the province of shouters on the Web.

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My Divorce is None of Your Business

Fred Silberberg | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Law, Confidentiality, Divorce, Courts, Domestic Partnerships, Gossip, Family Law, Divorce Court, Judicial Oversight, Media, Privacy, Celebrities, Politics News
Fred Silberberg

If I get divorced in New York, the documents pertaining to my divorce remain confidential. If I get divorced in California, the documents pertaining to my divorce become a matter of public record.

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Celeb Career Thermometer: Paula Abdul vs. Victoria Beckham

Nicole Williams | Posted 09.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Victoria Beckham, Paula Abdul, Gossip, Kate Gosselin, Celebrities, Victoria Beckham Idol, Paul Abdul American Idol, American Idol, Entertainment News
Nicole Williams

Paula announces her decision to leave Idol, and Victoria joins. Sorry Posh, but there's a reason your singing career didn't pan out. No need to beat a dead horse with a ginormous platform heel.

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How To Keep Your Job Without Resorting To Blackmail

Jason Mannino | Posted 08.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Unemployed, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Exercise, Gossip, Jobs, Meditation, Management, Stress Reduction, Exercise Tips, Employment, The Balanced Life, Recession, Living News
Jason Mannino

Ninety percent of our eligible workforce remains employed even though we are currently experiencing the worst unemployment rate in 26 years. Stress le...

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Monday Music Quarterback

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Guardian, Tori Amos, Conor Oberst, Tyrone Wells, Denison Witmer, Country Joe McDonald, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Comic-Con, Dan Fogler, , Henry Goodman, Sling Blade, Jonathan Groff, Rosa Agostino, Eric Rosse, Porno for Pyros, Matt Hires, John Mayer, Arcade Fire, Vienna Film Festival, Eugene Levy, One Tree Hill, Silver Mt. Zion, Martyn Lenoble, Screaming Trees, Sufjan Stevens, Gossip Girl, Queens of the Stone Age, Guy Picciotto, Elvis Costello, Mike Patton, Cowboy Junkies, Jem Cohen, Asthmatic Kitty Records, Battlestar Galactica, Modest Mouse, Rick Rubin, Dmetri Martin, Beth Ditto, Robert Moses, Brace Paine, P-Vine Records, Entertainment Weekly, Ry Cooder, Laurel Canyon, Marc Broussard, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gossip, Supernatural, Vic Chestnutt, Townes Van Zandt, Emile Hirsch, Elephant Six, Robert Francis, Constellation Records, Farscape, Speed Racer, Michael Stipe, O.a.R., Danny Elfman, Jefferson Airplane, Arlo Guthrie, Elf Power, Myspace, Melanie, Richard Warren, Imelda Staunton, Steve Earle, Grateful Dead, The BQE, Stephen Halker, Jane's Addiction, Smashing Pumpkins, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, World's Fair, Paolo Nutini, Rosie Thomas, Osso Quartet, Janis Joplin, Ang Lee, Atlantic Records, Hannah Billie, Woodstock, Bill Frisell, The Hives, Mark Lanegan, Chinese Zodiac, Love, Richard Hawley, Empires of Tin, Spunk Records, Danielson Famile, Crosby Stills & Nash, Elliot Tiber, My Brightest Diamond, Npr, Liev Schrieber, Canned Heat, Iron Man II, Rough Trade Records, Howard Bilerman, Jason Pierce, Dennis Herring, The Doors, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Red Ghost, Richie Havens, Itunes, The Band, R.E.M., Taking Woodstock, The Observer, Bruce Springsteen, Clash, Mutemath, Fugazi, Lambchop, Sparklehorse, Spiritualized, Viewmaster, 92ytribecca, Japan, Athens-Georgia, Detroit-Michigan, Louisiana, Tampa-Florida, Seattle-Washington, Montreal-Canada, Canada, New York-New York, Los Angeles-California, Salt Lake City-Utah, United Kingdom, Australia, New Orleans-Louisiana, Oxford-Mississippi, San Francisco-California, Chicago-Illinois, Portland-Oregon, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

As you're recovering from the joyful overkill that was this year's Comic-Con, take a few moments to catch-up on a handful of the more interesting new press releases.

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Could Murdoch's Love of Gossip Doom His Family?

Michael Wolff | Posted 08.10.2009 | Media

Read More: News Corp, Michael Wolff, The Guardian, Gossip, Wiretapping, Rupert Murdoch, Media, Rupert Murdoch Wall Street Journal, James Murdoch, Rebekah Wade, Media News
Michael Wolff

Gossip, for Murdoch, is partly business intelligence, but Murdoch also likes to know who is sleeping with whom. It is a prurient interest, but it is also leverage.

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Gossipers and Gossipees: Who Has the Street Cred?

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 03.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Lisa Earle McLeod, Unitarian Univeralist, Forget Perfect, Finding Grace, Celebrity Gossip, Gossip, Living News
Lisa Earle McLeod

Why are we so willing to believe bad things about good people?

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Manhattan Meanies: Don't We Have Something Better To Do Than Talk Smack About Each Other?

Betsy Perry | Posted 02.27.2009 | Style

Read More: Manhattan, Gossip Girls, Gossip, New York, Style News
Betsy Perry

"Idle hands are the devil's workshop" also applies to idle brains and mouths when gossip becomes what you do for a living.

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In Defense of Nicole Kidman...

Scott Mendelson | Posted 02.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Brad Pitt, Hugh Jackman, Paparazzi, Entertainment, Gossip, Movies, Nicole Kidman, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

The biggest problem with Nicole Kidman's PR-problems (to the extent to which they concern her at all) is that journalists and pundits lump her artsy movies with her more commercial choices.

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Supermarket Check-Out Line VP Nominees and Other Notes from the Final Weeks of Election 2008

Off The Bus | Posted 11.13.2008 | Home

Read More: Politics, Overheard, Gossip, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Quote, Presidential Debates, Palin Supermarket, Home News
Off The Bus

"Whatever Sarah Palin may think about Monty Python, they certainly have strong opinions of her!"

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Rumor Mill: The Best Way To Squash Gossip

Huffington Post via Time.com | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 10.18.2008 | Living

Read More: Defeating Gosship, Benefits of Gossip, Squashing Gossip, Gossip, Living News

Gossip, particularly in this day and age, is an indiscriminate foe. It affects everyone -- from the private to the public sector. As Time's Jeremy Cap...

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Beating up on Palin Is a Lose Lose for Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: GW Bush, White House, Barack Obama, Vice Presidency, Presidential Race, Gossip, Sarah Palin, Gop, Democrats, Rumor, John McCain, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

He bit hard on the Palin bait and that's a bad thing. A candidate who spends inordinate time and energy trying to tar their opponent runs the same risk as an attorney or a prosecutor in a courtroom.

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Celebrity Gossip or Truth: It Doesn't Even Matter

Candy Spelling | Posted 08.06.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Access Hollywood, News Coverage, Yahoo, Celebrities, Hollywood Reporter, Gossip, Entertainment News
Candy Spelling

I don't like reading retractions. I like reading news that's true, or at least the product of good reporting.

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Gossip For The Clinically Depressed

236.com | 23/6: News You Can Misuse | Posted 04.21.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: 23/6: News You Can Misuse, Gossip Column, 23/6 Gossip, Gossip, 236.Com, Gossip Columnist, Entertainment News

Our gossip columnist spends all day in bed scouring the wires for the hottest dish, doing her best to keep her mind active and focused on the troubles...

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