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This weekend, SNL brought back one of my all time favorite recurring Weekend Update segments - “Really?!” with Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler. The deserving target of this week’s tirade was finance behemoth Goldman Sachs, who got H1N1 (that would be the Swine Flu) vaccines for all their employees, even though there’s a nationwide shortage. In case you were wondering, this ...

If you're lucky enough to have a waffle iron around the office (or think it might be a good time to run out and get one), do we have news for you! Apparently you can make delicious cookies in just 90 seconds in a waffle iron. Not a whole batch, mind you, but if you're looking for a little pick-me up ...

The office manager at my company loves to do corny decorations for holidays. This year she did a whole Halloween thing with orange streamers and cutouts of ghosts and stuff. In the break room, there were a whole bunch of paper tombstones on the wall. My friend and I got a sharpie and wrote names of people who got laid off ...

I know I said two weeks back that I wasn’t going to blog about assisting but rather about what we (Ethan, Sadie and I) are doing behind the scenes of ProAssisting however after coming across this story through my fashionista reading, I had to post about it! Bree Shaffer, daughter of Anna Wintour (one the hardest people to work for as ...

There are so many celebrity cameos in the upcoming second Sex and the City movie — Liza Minnelli, Penelope Cruz, Miley Cyrus — that when Bette Midler showed up on the set, nobody was surprised. However, the Divine Miss M wasn’t there to tape a scene. She was there to visit her daughter Sophie, who worked a stint as a production ...

No reason in particular, just a little "aaaw" to get you through your morning. Courtesy of the Official White House Flickr page.

Since their job is so visible — to people inside the company and customers — Administrative Assistants need to look their best at all times. You're representing your company, right? So how do you manage to look great without earning a CEO's salary (yet!)? Got a tip on a great store or a classic style that doesn't break the bank? Share ...

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Tuesday passed a $124.3 billion agriculture spending bill that pays to add millions of people to the food stamp rolls as rising numbers of the jobless are forced into the program. Money for the federal school lunch program is going up 12 percent as well, while a popular program that gives additional food aid for poor ...

Love playing Mafia Wars or Farmville on Facebook? Think again. Turns out many of them are run by companies who are just out to scam you. Read the article and protect yourself!

Eau Claire (WQOW) - A Clark County woman calls 911 to report herself as a drunk driver. Mary Strey, 49, of Granton was driving home from the bar around 11:28 p.m. on Saturday night when she called 911 to report a drunk driver. When the dispatcher asked Strey if she was following the drunk driver, she told police she was the drunk driver. ...

Celebrity assistants often deal with crazy situations. Sometimes that means keeping their boss from drowning in the bathtub or coping with your boss’ stalker. Actress Amanda Peet’s assistant, 26-year-old Michelle Werner, walked in on a robber stealing jewelry from Peet’s home. From Entertainment Lawyer via Page Six: "It all happened on Wednesday morning when Amanda’s assistant walked into Amanda’s house and ...

Ever been desperate for money? Ever been so desperate for money that you applied for a job at a fast food place? Well, one man was that desperate - and then some. A man in Haverstraw, New York went into a Taco Bell, intending to hold the place up. He pulled a gun on the clerk and demanded money. So far ...

[photo:47167] Not sure if it's "news" since it's from 1963, but it's still interesting to see how much things have changed.This is a letter written by an Australian government employee in 1963 to the Director of Trade Commissioner Services, arguing against hiring women, including such arguments as "A spinster lady can, and very often does, turn into something of a battleaxe ...

Scientists have discovered bees in Thailand that drink human tears! This is insane! I don't know if I'm creeped out or totally amazed.

Even the most seasoned among the Vogue fashion team were quite literally staggered by the arrival of these Alexander McQueen mega shoes. Dubbed the "armadillos”, these python numbers dwarf even the most towering stilettos. Measuring an otherworldly 12 inches tall, we couldn’t resist giving them a whirl, but miserably failed to make it further than the Vogue fashion cupboard. How those ...

Thanks to that exact form of science known as “monitoring people on Facebook,” we now have conclusive proof that people hate Mondays. Those of us with jobs know this already, but for some reason people seem to believe things whenever there’s a study to back it up. The Facebook team charted status updates on particular days to see when people were ...

The Muslim Brotherhood In Egypt is a political organization that once included Sayyid Qutb, the man who inspired Al-Qaeda. It was founded to promote Islamic law, oppress women etc. And now it wants to keep Beyonce out of Egypt!

Women of child-bearing age routinely pay more for health care because they're women. If they're pregnant, they can be legally denied coverage. Women face other problems in today's insurance market: They tend to need more preventive care and therefore are subject to more co-pays and deductibles, and single heads of households are often women, meaning they're responsible for the family's health ...

Ivanka Trump wants a $1,300 Tiffany bowl for her nuptials today. Christina Hendricks is hoping for barware. And Zooey Deschanel needs an avocado tool. Check out the craziest A-list gift lists.

This year many people (especially busy admins) are considering having a simpler holiday season: Less lavish parties, fewer gifts, shorter vacations. It isn't just a way to save money — it's a stress-buster as well. Are you considering scaling back on all the trimmings this holiday season, or have you found that going overboard makes you and your family happier? Are ...