You survived the U.S. presidential election. Now, citizens of Facebook, you are being asked to cast another ballot.
Instagram, Facebook's photo-sharing social network, announced Wednesday it will no longer support a feature that allows its photos to show up on Twitter.
"A Cold Creek Noel" by RaeAnne Thayne; Harlequin ($5.25, paperback)
MENLO PARK, Calif. - In just eight years, Facebook signed up more than half the world's Internet population.
I first encountered Julia Wertz with her 2010 graphic memoir "Drinking at the Movies," a relentless and, at times, lacerating self-portrait of the artist as a young woman wrestling with alcohol. It was not Wertz's first autobiographical comic - her earlier work is gathered in two collections, "The Fart Party Vol. 1" and "The Fart Party Vol. 2" - but it represents a bridge between the narrow form of the comic strip (many of its chapters are a single page) and a more long-form approach to storytelling, as well as a very funny and moving exploration of a troubled time.
"The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking" by Oliver Burkeman; Faber & Faber ($25)
"Life Among Giants" by Bill Roorbach; Algonquin Books ($24.95)
"The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World" by Sean Carroll; Dutton ($27.95)
Here are a few books that might appeal to teen readers. From mystery, to magic, to knee-slapping comedy, these books would make a great gift for a son, a daughter or a friend, or even a nice treat for yourself.
"Inventing the Christmas Tree" by Bernd Brunner, translated by Benjamin A. Smith; Yale University Press ($18)
Twenty-four hours after Facebook opened the polls, more than 100,000 users have cast their votes 10 to 1 against Facebook's proposed changes to its policies.
Facebook is getting out the vote - on whether users can continue to vote on policy changes at the giant social network.
David Oliver Relin, co-author of the best-selling book "Three Cups of Tea," said in legal filings about a year before his recent suicide that his career suffered from allegations of lies in the story of a humanitarian who built schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
2012 has been a very good year for cookbooks. Here are seven mouthwatering choices for the cooks on your gift list.
Questions about the new Medicare tax and about buying retirement credits are this week's "Ask the Experts" topics.
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