Calling out 'Lincoln' inaccuracies

"How could congressmen from Connecticut — a state that supported President Lincoln and lost thousands of her sons fighting against slavery on the Union side of the Civil War — have been on the wrong side of history?" This is what congressman Joe Courtney (Democrat) said about the film. Courtney did some investigating and verified his hunch that those Connecticut congressmen depicted in the film -- and two more who weren't portrayed -- were actually key in the passage of the 13th Amendment. Connecticut voted for it across the board.

$200 to quit Facebook challenge issued by father

A father promised $200 to his daughter if she quit Facebook. The deal that Rachel Baier made would pay her $200 to quit Facebook for five months. According to a report from Wednesday (Feb. 6), it was actually her idea in the first place. It turns out that Rachel had an idea to make money by quitting the social network for a little while and went to her dad with a request for $70 to do it. When he countered with five months as the duration of time she must spend away from Facebook, she negotiated the total up to $200. It seems that Rachel knew that Facebook was creating a distraction and this gives her every incentive to stay off the web site. According to her father, "She mostly wanted and needed the money as she has been frustrated by not finding babysitting jobs. She is honors student but she says Facebook can be distracting." Getting paid $200 to quit Facebook may have been enough for this girl, but it's hard to say if the proposal would work for everyone. If Rachel Baier can make it the full five months, though, she will have proven that it is an incentive that could work for other parents. Author: Ryan Gamble

Trinidad James sheds light on himself for you

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Rihanna fires up for Terry Richardson photo shoot

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Women’s five biggest dating lies

Lie #1: “There are no good men left out there to date” According to Ahlers, if you fall for this Big Fat Lie told by your inner critic, guess what types of men you’ll end up attracting? Yep, you guessed it: a bunch of jerks that will perfectly prove your (incorrect!) hypothesis. So, try adopting a different thought process. “Instead of convincing yourself that all the good men have been taken by continually repeating this [internal] mantra, begin telling yourself that there are amazing, interesting, deep, soul-filled men out there,” Ahlers advises. “Once you’ve begun doing this, start collecting evidence to prove it so that you’ll really believe the words you’re saying.” When you think this way, Ahlers asserts that thinking this way will undoubtedly make the laws of attraction work in your favor, because you’ll exude the kind of energy that makes you irresistible to men. “With this train of thought, you’ll be amazed at how many wonderful men you’ll attract,” she says. Lie #2: “It’s too late for me to find love” Ahlers says that when you believe this Big Fat Lie, your mind fills with excuses as to why you shouldn’t put yourself back out there, and you end up procrastinating in your search for The One. But remember: there really is no time like the present. “If you are alive and reading this, you still have time to go for it!” says Ahlers. If you can’t help pondering, “What’s the worst thing that could happen?” You must also allow yourself to wonder: “What’s the best thing that could happen?” When you start believing that you could actually find The One and fall madly in love with each other, you’ll realize that there are happy folks everywhere who aren’t in their early twenties, but went for it anyway — even if it seemed like it might be “too late” for them. Once you do this, Ahlers says that you’ll be more likely to abandon your fears, embrace risk, and just go for it. Lie #3: “I’m too fat/thin/ugly/(insert other insecurities here) for anyone to love me” Falling for this Big Fat Lie can leave you hiding from the dating scene while riddled with self-doubt and insecurity, says Ahlers. Naturally, when you’re in this state of mind, you’d rather sit at home alone watching reruns of The Real Housewives of New Jersey with an entire pint of Ben & Jerry’s instead of going out on a date (and we all know how many women met Mr. Right doing that, don’t we?). To break out of this pattern, the next time you’re getting ready for a big date, if you find your inner critic berating you again, say the negative words and phrases swimming like sharks through your head out loud while looking into the mirror, suggests Ahlers. “Bring the Big Fat Lies out of the darkness and into the light so they can be healed; often, just hearing the words spoken aloud will wake you up and shake you out of your emotional slump,” she explains. Then, take a moment to ask yourself who you’re comparing yourself to, exactly. (“Too fat” compared to whom? “Too ugly” compared to a supermodel who’s been airbrushed and Photoshopped to death?) “After you honestly answer those questions, take a moment to find a quality you love about yourself and know that one day, you absolutely will find a person who truly loves you for who you are,” Ahlers says. Lie #4: “I need another person in my life to feel complete” Before you beat yourself up over falling prey to this Big Fat Lie, cut yourself some slack. This one really is a part of the American cultural experience — we have everything from songs to poems to movies to greeting cards that indoctrinate us with the idea that we’re somehow less than complete until we’ve got a partner (Jerry Maguire, anyone?). Despite this Big Fat Lie’s status as part of our pop-culture mentality, believing it is a big-time dating danger. In fact, Ahlers says that whenever you’re on a first date and subscribing to the “I need a man to complete me” ideology, you might as well be wearing skunk-scented desperation perfume. To redirect your thought process in a positive direction, before going out on another date, it’s important to take some time to realize all of the things about yourself that are actually pretty amazing — and then commit to being your own best partner. Doing so will make you focus on finding someone to complement you, not complete you. Lie #5: “I can change my date into the ideal mate” When you buy into this Big Fat Lie, Ahlers says that you end up choosing someone — anyone — who will fill the empty space in your life. “My husband and I always joked that we were taking each other as-is when we got married, like a gorgeous, non-returnable designer gown that has a few flaws — as it should be!” she says. Since there’s no such thing as a perfect man (or woman, for that matter), realize that your partner will have some flaws — and odds are, you won’t be able to do a thing about them, either. The question shouldn’t be whether someone has flaws, but rather, if they’re deal-breakers for you. “When you’re out looking for Mr. Right, look at the person sitting across from you and believe him for who he says he is and who he shows up as [when you’re together],” suggests Ahlers. “Once you’re clear on this, be 100% certain you can accept him for who he is right now. If not, walk.” When DC-based journalist Chelsea Kaplan isn’t helping you solve your relationship problems, she’s making jewelry. Check it out at www.chelseabellejewelry.com.

A Rumor, This Is: Disney’s first ‘Star Wars’ spinoff film will center on Yoda

"Yoda: Jedi Master" has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? Or maybe just "The Jedi Master." Well, before it can have a title, it has to actually exist, and for now a stand-alone "Star Wars" film that puts the powerful pint-sized denizen of Dagobah front and center is just the latest rumor to come out of a galaxy far, far away (well, not that far anymore -- it's now at Disneyland, after all). Ain't It Cool News first brought word that Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy might be doing a lot more than just having secret meetings with J.J. Abrams as she's apparently in the early stages of what Disney does best: milking a brand for all it's worth. Sure, Abrams is going to be directing "Episode VII," but there's more than just a new "Star Wars" trilogy in store -- we're going to be getting a bunch of spinoff films as well, and if Zack Snyder's rumored (and since denied) Jedi-centric riff on "Seven Samurai" isn't going to be the first one out of the gate, then maybe a Yoda movie will be. Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger has since confirmed in an interiew with CNBC that the studio is indeed planning a series of stand-alone character-based "Star Wars" films that will be separate from the new trilogy. Lawrence Kasdan, who penned "The Empire Strikes Back and "Return of the Jedi," and Simon Kinberg, who just wrote "X-Men: Days of Future Past" for director Bryan Singer, are currently hard at work on the spinoff projects, though of course there's no word on which characters will be involved. AICN reports that the Yoda film is top priority, though there are currently no plot details to speak of (our guess would be it's an origin story -- actually, how about "Begin, Yoda Shall" as a title?). Disney declined to comment on whether a Yoda-centered spinoff is in the works.