Check out: Ann Curry’s 26 random acts of kindness, then pay it forward.

Salute: Lena Dunham, Time’s “Coolest Person of the Year.” Since we like to pretend she’s our best friend, that makes us cool by association, right? 

Read: Refinery29’s Fashion Yearbook. Picking just one favorite style moment from 2012? Impossible.

Know: Ben Affleck is rumored to be considering a run for Massachusetts Senate. Cue millions of women making a career change to politics (us included).

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