Allie Townsend

Allie Townsend is TIME's social media producer and a reporter who covers technology and toys. She still hasn't seen Star Trek.

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Watch: Occupy Wall Street, Broadcasting Live

With a cell phone and Ustream channel, protester turned independent journalist Tim Pool is your window into Occupy Wall Street.

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‘Steve Was My Hero Growing Up’: The World Reacts to Steve Jobs’Death

In a testament to just how far Steve Jobs’influence reached, notables from politicians to athletes to technology executives have issued statements on the Apple founder’s passing.

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Hasbro’s New Easy-Bake Oven Ditches the Light Bulb

Though NewsFeed’s childhood would suggest that cookies taste better with burnt fingers, society seems to have come to an impasse with dangerous kiddie cooking.

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Happy Star Wars Day! Celebrate with Yoga

May the 4th be with you.

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Why ‘Geronimo?’For Some, Bin Laden Code Name Holds Anti-Native American Implications

In the situation room Sunday, President Obama waited to hear if Geronimo was dead. Then word came. “We’ve IDed Geronimo,” said a voice.

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The Best Tweets From The TIME 100 Gala

For the seventh annual TIME 100 Gala, honorees gathered Tuesday at the Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.

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What if Hell Doesn’t Exist? TIME’s Facebook Commenters Weigh In

Is there a hell? You said, “Yes.”

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A Feat of Fiction: Blogger Reading All of TIME’s 100 Best Novels

Bryan Wright hates Naked Lunch. So why did he read it? We told him to. 

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At 50, Ken Is Sexy Again — And Back With Barbie

Suddenly, Ken Carson is the comeback kid. He’s been everywhere lately.

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The Top Facebook Status Trends Of 2010: All About Slang

Natural disasters and pop music had Facebook users talking, but this year: Get ready for a vocabulary lesson.