By Stephanie Doctrow, RP Staff, on Tue Feb 14, 2012 at 1:30 PM ET Send one of these valentines to your favorite journalist, and you’re guaranteed to get a smile. [Media Bistro]
New research from the Pew Research Center tells us what we already know; even the nation’s top news websites are having a hard time getting advertisers to move online. [Poynter Institute]
One of America’s best newspapers, The New York Times, looks at the future of another amazing paper, The Washington Post. [NY Times]
Why are magazines designing two different covers: one to appeal to newsstand purchasers, and one to appeal to subscribers? [Adweek]
Get ready to feel worried for the future of America. Buzzfeed gathers tweets from Grammys viewers… who don’t know who Paul McCartney is. [Buzzfeed]
By Kristen Hamilton, RP Staff, on Tue Feb 14, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET
Remembering Whitney Houston… [The Cut]
Miss Piggy in Louis Vuitton? Yes, indeed. [Styleite]
Read Rachel Zoe’s interview about her fall 2012 collection! [NY Times]
Barbie has come to life…as a fashion designer. Check it out: [Fashionista]
By Stephanie Doctrow, RP Staff, on Mon Feb 13, 2012 at 9:15 AM ET New research has discovered that a drug currently used to treat cancer patients can reverse Alzheimer’s disease in mice. Is a new Alzheimer’s treatment on the horizon? [Time]
By Chris Schulz, RP Staff, on Fri Feb 10, 2012 at 1:30 PM ET The Russians have drilled down to a submerged lake in Antarctica that could contain water that is 20 million years old. This could give scientists a look at what the Earth was like back then. [yahoo.com]
A recently retrieved meteorite from Mars can give scientists a closer look at the Red Planet. [bbc.co.uk]
Digging a trench for future train tracks reveals an impressive archaeological find in California. [latimes.com]
Using “green” rain gardens can help replenish ground water supplies and prevent sewage overflows. [theatlanticcities.com]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Fri Feb 10, 2012 at 9:15 AM ET According to Adam Schefter of ESPN two of the top quarterbacks that will be drafted this spring, Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III, have both scheduled their pro days on February 22. A pro day is when a college prospect will work out and show off exclusively for NFL scouts. For organizations that are looking to draft a QB to add to their roster this forces them to make a tough choice. [Twitter]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Thu Feb 9, 2012 at 3:00 PM ET  The Politics of Tech AT&T math: 250MB < 350MB < Unlimited < 3GB < 5GB [Mac Rumors]
Apple might be on the hook for a cool $1.6 billion. A Chinese company has won a lawsuit against Apple for trademark infringement related to their use of the name iPad. Apple is currently appealing. [Business Insider]
The controversial Wikileaks organization is said to be in the process of buying a boat that could house their servers and allow them to operate in international waters. [CNET]
With the launch of Windows 8 in the fall Microsoft may get rid of one of the most recognizable symbols in the computer world: the Start button. [Extreme Tech]
The German government has officially endorsed Google Chrome as their preferred browser. [Computer World]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Thu Feb 9, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET
Well folks, another year, another Super Bowl in the books. In Super Bowl 46 the Giants of New York bested the New England Patriots to win their second Super Bowl in four years. Eli Manning took home the MVP trophy to set next to his other Super Bowl MVP from 2007. [ESPN]
Who were the best and the worst players in the Super Bowl? Here are the answers using advanced statistics. [Football Outsiders]
As I suspected, Nevada sportsbooks didn’t lose on Giants win. They made $5.06 million off of $93.8M in bets. [@coversports]
As tradition demands, the city of New York threw a giant-sized celebratory parade for the champion Giants. [CBS Sports]
In the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl Patriots WR Wes Welker dropped a pass that could have set up the Pats for a win. Unfortunately that made Welker one of the most convenient scapegoats for the loss. On Tuesday 8,000 Butterfinger bars were dropped in Copley Square in Boston in honor of Welker’s mistake. [Yahoo! Sports]
Who are your favorite NFL commentators? Here is Sports Illustrated ranking of all of the announcing teams. [Sports Illustrated]
By Patrick Derocher, on Thu Feb 9, 2012 at 9:15 AM ET  Hawker Beechcraft, one of the nation’s largest producers of personal jets and other aircraft, announced that it was hiring a turnaround specialist as its new CEO. Normally this story would not make its way past business pages, although Hawker Beechcraft is a major economic force in the Midwest. The new CEO, however, is named Steve Miller, and the Steve Miller Band is of course known for the song “Jet Airliner.” (You can watch its appearance in a great West Wing scene here.) [Wichita Eagle]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Wed Feb 8, 2012 at 3:00 PM ET
If Dr. Seuss had been less subtle. [picture]
People who don’t realize they are reading a satirical news story from the Onion – classic. This story got a lot of play from people with poor observational skills. [Facebook screenshot]
Even elected official can be fooled! [Facebook screenshot]
That is one magnificent business card. NSFW printed language. [picture]
I don’t have a problem with your ignorance, but don’t defend being ignorant. More NSFW language. [Facebook screenshot]
The 50s were a simpler time. [picture]
By Stephanie Doctrow, RP Staff, on Wed Feb 8, 2012 at 1:30 PM ET Why the Obama administration’s contraception ruling might mean more to the 2012 election than you think: [Time]
Karen Handel, one of the top officials of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, stepped down Tuesday after the organization’s controversial decision to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood was reversed. [NY Times]
Online dating might make it easier to meet people, but does it make it harder to find The One? [CNN]
Good news, frequent flyers. New evidence shows there’s not a greater risk of blood clots when flying economy class versus first class (but it’s still a good idea to walk around mid-flight). [USA Today]
Double dipping might be a germaphobe’s biggest party nightmare, but how bad is it for you really? [Wall Street Journal]
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