Wednesday's Daily Brief

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Arianna Huffington: It's Triplets! Introducing HuffPost Culture, HuffPost Celebrity, and HuffPost San Francisco Arianna Huffington: They say good things come in threes, and in that spirit, I'm delighted to announce three great additions to the Huffington Post: HuffPost Culture, HuffPost Celebrity, and HuffPost San Francisco. HuffPost Culture is designed to be a one-stop shop that will give you the latest news -- and hopefully spark impassioned conversations -- about the worlds of film, theater, art, architecture, music, opera, TV, and design, while HuffPost Celebrity happily embraces our country's ongoing obsession with celebrities... it's the latest news, the biggest deals, the sexiest looks, the scariest mug shots. And HuffPost San Francisco will cover all the Bay Area has to offer, from its glamorous, fun side to the issues -- including homelessness and unemployment -- that are threatening to turn the City by the Bay into a tale of two cities... one marked by opulence and plenty, the other by misery and deprivation. Check out all three sections, and let us know what you think. MEDIA Rupert Murdoch, News Corp Drop Bid For BSkyB POLITICS McConnell Offers Debt Ceiling Out, But Obama Keeps Focus On Deficit POLITICS Janice Hahn Wins California US House Race TECHNOLOGY Netflix Announces Major Price Hike, Revamps Plans BUSINESS Subprime Lending Is Back, Thanks To Private Firms BLOG POSTS John R. Talbott: Who Caused the Crisis and Why Is the Recovery Taking Forever? Many people think that the government caused the economic crisis and that the government is at fault for not creating more jobs and jumpstarting a faster recovery. Think again. Ricky Gervais: Life's Too Short to Go With the Flow I don't know what happiness is but it's definitely NOT just going with the flow. Stop the flow, start the flow, but don't under any circumstance just go with the flow. It may ruffle a few feathers, but some people's feathers need a little ruffling. Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.: Can We Really 'Cure' Loneliness? Persistent loneliness is not only emotionally painful but can be more damaging to our physical and mental health than many psychiatric illnesses. Psychologists have created dozens of interventions designed to try to tackle this epidemic. Jared Bernstein: The Opportunity Costs of the Debt Ceiling Debate Instead of dealing with the fundamental challenge to the living standards of everyday people, Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate, spent the day yesterday figuring out a way to avoid having to vote to raise the debt ceiling. Interpol: A Short Film Collaboration With David Lynch We approached Lynch in earnest late last year to try and realize some kind of collaboration. Lynch volunteered a little character that perhaps we'd find interesting. "I Touch A Red Button Man," was his name. He was literally just a sketch on a sheet of paper.

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