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Today is International Day of Happiness

by Swipp March 20, 2013

In 2012, all 193 United Nations member states adopted a resolution to place a greater focus on the happiness of their citizens, and today – March 20th – they have deemed as the first International Day of Happiness. The idea is to inspire action for a happier world by sharing the latest scientific data from [...]

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Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is now Pope Francis I

by Swipp March 13, 2013

The Papal Conclave has ended. A little after 12pm PST today, Cardinal Protodeacon Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran announced the name of the new supreme pontiff of the Catholic church to be Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires. He shall now go by ‘Pope Francis I’. He is the first Pope named from the Americas, and [...]

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Happy National Pistachio Day!

by Swipp February 26, 2013

In Iran, they’re known as the “smiling nut.” In China, they’re called the “happy nut.” In the USA, they are simply referred to as the “get in my belly nut”. Well, at least in my household they are. Today we are honoring this little green nut, and we want to know – what do you [...]

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Sip ‘n Swipp

by Swipp February 23, 2013

Friday activities at the Swipp Headquarters. Thanks for setting it up Carfi! Next time though, bigger cups.

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Oscars 2013: Best Director Nominees

by Swipp February 22, 2013

The Film Director. The one who controls the artistic and dramatic aspects of a movie as s/he guides the actors and crew along every inch of the way. The director sets the tone. They set the scene. They basically ‘own’ the success or failure of any given movie based on every single miniscule decision they [...]

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Oscars 2013: Best Actress Nominees

by Swipp February 21, 2013

It is a diverse group of ladies up for the Best Actress Award this year, and at this point, it looks like there are several key contenders. Both Chastain and Lawrence won Golden Globes (Chastain for Drama and Lawrence for Comedy), Chastain won the BFCA’s Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actress, and Lawrence took home [...]

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Oscars 2013: Best Supporting Actress Nominees

by Swipp February 20, 2013

Five talented, and diverse, actresses have been nominated for this Award, and we cannot wait to see who takes the coveted Oscar home on Sunday night. Hathaway’s heart-wrenching performance, while short-lived (only 18 minutes) in the film, has a lot of the online world a buzz. Nominated for a Best Actress award before, some say this [...]

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Swipped The Kiss from Auguste Rodin

by Swipp February 19, 2013

Spent a little time walking through the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco this weekend and came across a collection of sculpture’s from Auguste Rodin. The Kiss was originally sculpted in 1889, in marble. The embracing couple depicted in the sculpture appeared originally as part of a group of reliefs decorating [...]

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Oscars 2013: Best Supporting Actor Nominees

by Swipp February 18, 2013

The Academy Awards are upon us, so we will be spending a little time this week reviewing the Movies, Actors and Directors that have been nominated to receive the coveted Oscar this year. First up are the nominees for ‘Best Supporting Actor’. Interesting to note, all five nominees are past Oscar winners. Jones has already [...]

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Obama’s 2013 State of the Union Address

by Swipp February 12, 2013

Tonight US President Barack Obama will give his State of the Union Address in which he will report on the condition of the nation and outline his legislative agenda (sure to include plans to create jobs and growing the middle class) to the people of the United States. Here at Swipp we want to know what you [...]

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