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I was silly to let someone else tell me that I was never going to be good enough.

I came across a story in a London tabloid recently making the rather perverse argument that William was marrying the wrong Middleton sister. It asserted that the real catch of the Middleton girls was Kate's younger sibling, and Maid of Honour, Pippa. Not only does Pippa have the well-honed party planning skills (her website The Party Times is a must read for entertaining experts and pretenders alike), but her growing profile as a West London socialite and bar-butterfly would appear to be good boot camp for learning how to wield a champagne bottle—before smashing it across the front of a ship.

The multi-award winning singer-songwriter would spend the day in Maui — walking along the beach with her family, getting an outdoor massage, and going for a romantic dinner with her husband at Mama's Fish House

In today’s news: someone finally explains Facebook; searching for happiness may make you sad; Japan’s troubled nuclear reactor; the lost city of Atlantis gets found; and mommy bloggers are inadvertent marketers.

We’ve all been deeply touched by the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan last Friday. According to the Red Cross, Canadians have already raised over one million dollars as of Sunday, in support of one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Social media has played a huge role in the success of these relief efforts, with celebrities and organizations urging others to donate via Twitter.