Calling Cat Valentine. I’m Cat Valentine! Who’s calling? [laughing] Your Secret Santa. Oh my God! Yay! [laughing] And your Christmas present is… your very own cotton candy machine! Whoa. [screaming] That’s right. This man, Larry Stein, will follow you around all week and give you all the cotton candy you want! Oh, my God,…
Read moreThe morning of September 11th, 2001, was sunny and warm, and it started out like other mornings which had come before it – people hurried to work, kids rushed off to school, and people boarded airplanes. But, September 11th, soon became the day that changed a nation and forced the world to recognize the threat…
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Ten seconds really isn’t long enough to enjoy a great Snapchat message. Some are so good you just have to take a screenshot so you can laugh at it over and over again. And if you’re friends with any of these clever users, it’s especially true. These guys really know how to take advantage of every hilarious…
Read moreCookie decorating dates back to at least the 14th century when in Switzerland, springerle cookie molds were carved from wood and used to impress Biblical designs into cookies. The artistic element of cookie making also can be traced back to Medieval Germany where Lebkuchen was crafted into fancy shapes and decorated with sugar. The story…
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Jillian Owens knows you don’t have to spend a lot of money to dress well and she has no interest in keeping that bit of information to herself. On her website, ReFashionista, Owens shows her readers how to take the relatively inexpensive, unfashionable clothes you might find in a thrift store and turn them into…
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Over the summer, the Hawaiian town of Pahoa saw an eruption from one of the island’s most active volcanoes, Kilauea. While it isn’t anything out of the ordinary for the residents of Big Island, the path of the 2,000-degree lava has taken a different turn this time. This week, the flow began entering neighborhood areas as it…
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If you want to learn about the relationship between two bordering countries, look no further than their physical boundaries. Some of them are natural wonders. Some are unwelcoming walls. Others are polite lines drawn in the ground that seem to simply request you not cross over without making your presence known to government officials. Aside…
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You can hear faint influences of Disco in modern music, but boy am I glad that the fashion hasn’t followed. Just in case you forgot, here is what we used to look like when we all had Disco Fever… It wasn’t pretty. EMMY AWARD WINNING?! Oh boy. AfulLibraryBooks Just in time for Christmas! GrayFlannelSuit Yuh…
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You’re not really a world traveler until you experience awesome country-specific menu items of your favorite fast food restaurants. Anyone can go on trips to foreign countries; only a true traveler gets exhausted that they’re no longer interested in new and different places to eat. You don’t have to be road weary to eat chili cheese…
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