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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The Jane Dough Newsletter - On Location At The Athena Film Festival: "The Lady" Who's Saving Burma

	On Location At The Athena Film Festival: "The Lady" Who's Saving Burma Just the other day, The Jane Dough had the privilege of attending the Athena Film Festival, a festival dedicated to "illuminating the stories of women from across the globe who have made a difference in their countries and communities." And boy, did they live up to their mission statement. Read More »
	Is Tory Burch Going Public? Tory Burch is pretty much plastered to the news this week -- she had her star-studded show at New York Fashion Week this morning and the story of her legal battles with her ex-husband grace the pages of the latest issue of New York magazine. Here's the cherry on top: now everyone's asking if she'll go public. Read More »
	Holy Cow -- You Just Spent $1.8 Billion On Valentine's Day Flowers We’re all a bit analytical here at The Jane Dough, so instead of compiling a “Top 10 Fuzziest Pink V-day Gifts” slideshow, we decided to expose the — pardon our language — butt-ton of money people will be spending on various gifts for their loved ones this year. We’re all about throwing around money to fuel the economy, but come on guys -- 17 billion dollars on presents? Really? Read More »
	Résumé Tips For The Long-Term Unemployed Employers generally tend to want to hire people who currently have jobs, making it harder for the long-term unemployed. That's why when you've been unemployed for a long time, you may feel insecure about your résumé. It's obviously natural to want to hide the fact that you haven't had a job in a while, but there are better ways to deal with this predicament. Read More »
	Fox Pundit On Sexual Assault On Women In The Military: "What Did They Expect?" There are few things more infuriating than the "she was asking for it" defense to rape and sexual assault. No one is ever asking for it. No one should ever have to "expect" it. This goes without saying. Or at least I thought it did. Read More »
	Guess Which Brands Are Winning (And Losing!) In Social Media? Yes, dollars and cents, stock prices, and all that are true measures of brand value. But what about sociability? Which brands are ranking high in the world of social media? Read More »
	Is It Okay To Work A Lot When You Have A Newborn? Is it okay to work all the time as a new mother? It's an issue no one really wants to tackle, but researchers are finally exploring it. A UC Irvine researcher says she doesn't see it as being negative. Read More »
	EOD Dossier 2/13 EOD Monday: A Swiss Army knife that's also a smartphone tripod, the donating gal's guide to non-Komen breast cancer organizations and a must-read on women in the tech industry. Need we say more? Read on. Read More »
	Update: Oprah Explains Why She Deleted Tweets Earlier this morning, we noted the seemingly shady fact that Oprah had taken down a tweet in which she urged viewers to tune into the OWN channel. Now she's explained why. Read More »
	Martha Stewart And Her Dog Complete Treacherous Journey To Winning At Westminster Much like Martha Stewart's pies and crafts, her dog is perfect. The pup took a top breed prize at the Westminster Dog Show. His full name is "Ch Pazzazz's Genghis Khan." Basically, we want to be him. Read More »
	"Portlandia" Shows What Happens When Kickstarter Campaigns Go Horribly Wrong Kickstarter is a complex tool. On the one hand, the crowd-sourcing site can be a wildly effective fund-raising tool for entrepreneurs' worthy projects. Then again, it can also become a time suck for failed vanity projects that never get off the ground. Read More »
	Hugh Hefner's Son Arrested For Allegedly Hitting His Playmate Girlfriend More depressing news today: a celebrity guy allegedly attacked his Playboy bunny girlfriend. Read More »
	From Bobby Brown To Chris Brown: The Grammy's Domestic Violence Amnesia The Grammy's executive producer Ken Ehrlich was on the defensive this morning. His choice to bring controversial singer Chris Brown on to perform during the awards show last night -- not once, but twice! -- has drawn considerable ire for obvious reasons. Read More »