Stacey Leasca

Deputy Social Media Editor and SUMOskinny Editor, LA Times

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Deputy Social Media Editor @latimes / Co-founder of SUMOskinny.com @TheSumoSkinny / Lover of high fives. #LA #Boston

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Journalism Is The Sexiest Profession, Fact

buzzfeed.com — 5,282 Views · Tagged: journalism, characters, hot, journalism, news, sexy How about Lara Logan, an ACTUAL JOURNALIST? As in, this woman infiltrated the Northern Alliance of Afghanistan immediately after 9/11, embedded in Iraq, reported on street fighting in Haifa - the list goes on. And she is ridiculously hot. C'mon.
Humble brag...Thanks for adding me! MT “@ckanal: Are these 'rising stars' the future of #journalism? Yes, they are. huff.to/17Hdwhv

Are These 'Rising Stars' the Future of Journalism? Yes -- Yes, They Are

huffingtonpost.com — These are the Millennials. They grew up with computers, instant messaging on AIM, using Facebook in school, they're not afraid to communicate in GIFs or acronyms, and they're poised to do great things in the future. That's why they're worth watching. And that's why I thought I'd put together a list of them.
Tailor thought it was weird that we asked to hem a wetsuit. Frankly I find it weird it doesnt happen more often #surf instagram.com/p/Zb0LovD3jR/

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Got Google Glass? Don't Be a Glasshole

mashable.com — If your first reaction to Google Glass is, "That's amazing and also horrifying!", you're not alone. Wearable Internet is certainly the future, and probably the nail in the coffin of social grace. SEE ALSO: This Is What the World Looks Like Through Google Glass We've noticed that holding a conversation and even walking around in public can be tough while wearing Glass.

At Google Conference, Cameras Even in the Bathroom

bits.blogs.nytimes.com — Nick Bilton/The New York Times The future came crashing down on me this week at the Google I/O developer conference while I stood at a bathroom urinal. I had just wrapped up a conversation with a man who owned a pair of Google's Internet-connected glasses, Google Glass.

If Obama went Bulworth, here’s what he’d say

washingtonpost.com — The New York Times reported Thursday that President Obama frequently fantasizes to close aides about "going Bulworth," a reference to the 1998 movie in which Sen. Jay Bulworth, played by Warren Beatty, drops all pretense and begins saying exactly what he thinks.
.@lifetimetv writers must be having a freaking field day lately MT @latimes Lifetime to chronicle Jodi Arias saga lati.ms/l6LiQ

Jodi Arias to be subject of Lifetime movie 'Dirty Little Secret'

latimes.com — Well, that didn't take long. Barely a week after being found guilty of murder, Jodi Arias is the subject of a planned Lifetime movie. The story of Arias will be dramatized in "Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret," which has been scheduled for June 22.
@whensarsattacks I'm so jealous! Bottle up the smell of the East Coast and bring it back with you!
Only from soccer, not from being sexiest man alive RT @scottkleinberg David Beckham announces his retirement. trib.in/1047vUj

David Beckham announces retirement

chicagotribune.com — LONDON (Reuters) - Former England captain David Beckham announced on Thursday that he will retire from professional soccer at the end of the season. "I'm thankful to PSG for giving me the opportunity to continue but I feel now is the right time to finish my career, playing at the highest level," the 38-year-old Paris St Germain midfielder said in a statement.
Delivery guys now smuggling KFC to Gaza goo.gl/2TfdU some people just really need their original recipe. h/t @erinmcunningham

KFC delivers food to tunnels in Gaza

thesun.co.uk — DELIVERY workers tramp through tunnels under Gaza - carrying bags and buckets of Kentucky Fried Chicken. The famous fast food has gone underground as Palestinians order the takeaways from Egypt. Boxes and bags emblazoned with Colonel Sanders famous red and white logo move swiftly through the smuggling tunnels that run beneath the border.
Imagine the undercover work involved RT @NBCNews Police bust senior citizen prostitution ring nbcnews.to/1806FNE @NBCNewYork

Man, 75, Accused of Running Prostitution Ring in New Jersey Senior Housing Complex

nbcnewyork.com — A 75-year-old resident of a New Jersey senior citizen housing complex is suspected of running a prostitution ring that employed some elderly residents as sex workers, NBC 4 New York has learned. The suspect, James Parham, 75, was also accused, along with Cheryl Chaney, 66, of allowing residents and visitors to use crack in their apartments, police said.
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