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Global News

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 11:05:46 +0000

Global News is the news and current affairs division of Global Television Network in Canada, overseeing all local and national news programming on the network’s twelve owned-and-operated stations.

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The Pioneer Woman

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:13:52 +0000

Ann Marie “Ree” Drummond is an award-winning American blogger, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, food writer, photographer and television personality who lives on a working ranch outside of Pawhuska, Oklahoma. In February 2010, she was listed as No. 22 on Forbes’ Top 25 Web Celebrities—one of only four women. Her blog, The Pioneer Woman, which documents Drummond’s daily life as a ranch wife and mother, was named Weblog of the Year 2009, 2010, and 2011 at the Annual Weblog Awards (The Bloggies). In 2009 TIME Magazine named Drummond’s Confessions of a Pioneer Woman one of the “25 Best Blogs” in the world.

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Facebook Newsroom

Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:29:04 +0000

Top news and events from the newsroom of popular social networking service Facebook.

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FiveThirtyEight

Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:27:18 +0000

FiveThirtyEight is a polling aggregation website with a blog created by Nate Silver and owned by ESPN. During its first five and a half years, FiveThirtyEight won numerous awards both when it was an independent blog and when it was published by The New York Times. These included “Bloggie” Awards for “Best Political Coverage” in 2008 and “Best Weblog about Politics” in 2009, as well as “Webbies” for “Best Political Blog” in 2012 and 2013.

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The Bloggess

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 23:30:17 +0000

An incredibly popular blogger and now a New York Times bestselling author, Jenny’s blunt, incisive writing style and willingness to lay everything bare have made her a blogging favorite.

The Bloggess is by Jennifer Lawson, an American journalist, author and blogger from Wall, Texas. She is the co-author of Good Mom/Bad Mom on the Houston Chronicle and a columnist for SexIs magazine — and she’s well known for her irreverent writing style. She was recognized by the Nielsen ratings as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Mom Bloggers and Forbes listed thebloggess.com as one of their Top 100 Websites for Women.

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The 4-Hour Body

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:28:13 +0000

The 4-Hour Body, by author Tim Ferriss, is the result of an obsessive quest, spanning more than a decade, to hack the human body. It contains the collective wisdom of hundreds of elite athletes, dozens of MDs, and thousands of hours of jaw-dropping personal experimentation.

Why it’s in the showcase: The 4-Hour Body site looks completely unique and custom, and accomplishes this simply through custom CSS and Javascript—peel that away, and you’ll find it’s built on top of the Twenty Ten theme.

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4-Hour Chef

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:14:23 +0000

Tim Ferriss is author of the #1 New York Times best sellers The 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body. His latest book, 4-Hour Chef features tips and tricks from chess prodigies, world-renowned chefs, pro athletes, master sommeliers, supermodels, and everyone in between. This “cookbook for people who don’t buy cookbooks” is a guide to mastering cooking and life.

Why it’s in the Showcase: The 4-Hour Chef site looks completely unique and custom, and accomplishes this simply through custom CSS and Javascript—peel that away, and you’ll find it’s built on top of the Twenty Ten theme.

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Chartbeat

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:45:13 +0000

News from Chartbeat, the popular real-time web analytics platform. Why it’s in the showcase: the Chartbeat team is using the popular Toolbox theme as a foundation for a beautiful CSS-based design that matches their branding and product design.

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A City At Work

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:42:34 +0000

An exhibition of the 1912 photographs from the Klauer Collection and the 2012 photographs by Tim Olson. Why it’s in the Showcase: A City at Work is an excellent example of using WordPress to showcase photographic museum exhibitions.

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MIB Watch

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:41:37 +0000

MIB Watch is a fan site dedicated to the Men In Black movie. Why it’s in the Showcase: The design is striking and shows how using custom CSS can be used to extend the default Twenty Eleven theme to a unique looking design.

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Snoop Lion

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:02:23 +0000

Snoop Lion is the official blog of rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor known as Snoop Dogg, and most-recently as Snoop Lion. Why it’s in the Showcase: Snoop Lion has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.

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The Gap Theory

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:00:49 +0000

A proper rock band from the U.S. that inexplicably tours more in India than at home. Why it’s in the Showcase: The Gap Theory uses WordPress.com to feature stories, tour dates, music, photos and videos. They have been featured on http://wordpress.com/music/

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C-Scape

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:39:26 +0000

Larry Kramer’s blog about the changing landscape of media and business. C-Scape stands for the fact that the four themes driving change all begin with the letter “C”: Consumer, Content, Curation and Convergence.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Larry Kramer is the founder and Former CEO of CBS Marketwatch.com, the first president of CBS Digital, and currently sits on the Boards of Discovery Communications, Inc., American Media Inc., Freedom Communications, Inc., Answers Corp., Black Arrow Inc., Harvard Business School Publishing. Former reporter and editor for The Washington Post and San Francisco Examiner.

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fig & fennel

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 23:23:19 +0000

Fig & Fennel is a food blog promoting a soon to be released cookbook. It features recipes from the cookbook, information about healthy living, and local inspiring people and places.

Why it’s in the Showcase: The Fig & Fennel website makes use of the WordPress.com Custom CSS upgrade, along with photographs of wide variety of delicious looking food, to share recipes.

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Whole lotta lovely

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:13:50 +0000

My blog [Whole lotta lovely] was created to share all the beautiful things that inspire me and hopefully they’ll inspire you too.

Why it’s in the Showcase: The blog makes extensive use of the WordPress.com Custom CSS upgrade, along with a number of high-quality photographs, to present a visually impressive website with a wide range of content.

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kiss my spatula

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:18:10 +0000

i’m a girl who loves being in the kitchen, behind the camera and in front of life. i believe in cooking and eating with the ebb and flow of the seasons. i believe in picnics by the sea, campfire s’mores and small acts of kindness. i believe you should never pass up the chance to make someone happy and you should always say yes to ice cream. i love the french countryside, my herb garden, handwritten letters, strong espresso, tofu and bacon. i love those magical moments captured by a photo, a story or a good meal. pull up a chair and stay for supper.

Why it’s in the Showcase: The kiss my spatula site makes use of the WordPress.com Custom CSS plugin and quality photography to present a very visually impressive website.

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Carl Bildt

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:07:33 +0000

Carl Bildt is a Swedish politician and diplomat. He served as Sweden’s Prime Minster from 1991 to 1994 and is currently the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Even though blogs are getting more and more common among politicians, they are still relatively uncommon. Bildt’s popular and frequently updated blog is both unique and notable.

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The Orwell Prize

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:08:20 +0000

Since August 9, 2009, The Orwell Prize has been blogging George Orwell’s diaries, allowing you to gather your own impression of Orwell’s face – behind the screen, rather than the page. Each diary entry is published on the blog exactly seventy years after it was originally written by Orwell, beginning in 1938.

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