Winter Magic in Brussels
If you're in the midst of searching for a last-minute, magical escape this Christmas, look no more. In addition to the traditional, German-style market every European capital boasts nowadays, Brussels...
View ArticlePreventing Bullying By Preschool
I was bullied for three years when I was a kid. Second, third and fourth grades were a constant refrain, of "What's that smell? Oh, it's Marilynn," "It's an earthquake! No, just Marilynn," or my...
View ArticleFunny Family Photos: Movie-Fan Parents Re-enact Famous Scenes With Baby Son
Leon Mackie, Lilly Lang and their 10-month-old son, Orson, recreated famous movie scenes in photos and the results are amazing and hilarious!
View ArticleAudrey Gelman On Terry Richardson: Lena Dunham And I 'Both Have Regrets'
Audrey Gelman, real-life best friend to Lena Dunham and ex-girlfriend of infamous fashion photographer Terry Richardson, has officially weighed in on the recent debate over whether female celebrities...
View ArticleThe 24 Pieces That Should Be Required Reading For Women From 2013
Thought-provoking, hilarious, heart-wrenching writing by women was everywhere this year -- despite some suggestions to the contrary. So for the second year in a row we've curated a list of pieces we...
View ArticleAre You Giving From Your Heart This Christmas?
Christmas is by far the season in which people feel they HAVE to give because everybody does it, because that's what Christmas is all about or because that's how it's supposed to be. It's grown into...
View ArticleThe Number Ten
As a young man I was an above average footballer. In my mind my destiny was to equal and then surpass all the famous number 10's in world history, Pele, Maradona, Greaves and Law. As a supporter of QPR...
View ArticleTime Outdoors Should Be a Right for All Children
Every season brings a fashionable topic that people can get concerned about over a latte without having to lose any sleep. It's always an issue that's important and visual but not too depressing, the...
View ArticleParty Revellers Warned to Avoid 'STI New Year'
With festivities in full swing, an important message for revellers this party season is to keep safe from STIs - and avoid what could be an unpleasant start to 2014. For many, Christmas is undoubtedly...
View ArticleTop 10 Tips for Weddings on a Budget
New data reported in the Huffington Post yesterday found that Christmas Eve is the most popular day for UK proposals. Fingers crossed, that means a lot of happy couples will be off organising wedding...
View ArticleA Look Back At All The Vertigo-Inducing Spots We Saw This Year
Would you stand on the edge of the mountain? How about perched atop a precariously tall building? Vertigo-inducing attractions have a special appeal. They're exhilarating, terrifying and give just...
View ArticleHow To Reduce Damage From A Week Of Too Much Eating And Too Little Exercise
Daily exercise can mitigate the effects of overdoing it around the holidays, a small new study suggests. The Journal of Physiology study showed that people who exercise on a daily basis are less...
View Article5 Healthier Takes On Your Favorite Christmas Breakfasts
We could try to tell you to, say, top your oatmeal or your Greek yogurt with some festive red and green fruit... but then we'd officially be worse than the Grinch. Because we know Christmas morning is...
View ArticleHow to Survive the Family Christmas
I've been doing Christmas at home for the last twenty-four years, granted the first few of those I didn't have much say in, the last three have been spent in the perpetual state of...
View ArticleNine Essentials to Get You Through a Christmas Hangover
Contrary to popular belief, this is not the time of the year to celebrate the birth of our lord and saviour. No. It is in-fact the time of the year to split your time right down the middle, a perfect...
View ArticleWhy You Should Never Date a Christmas Fanatic
Previously, I warned you against the man you should never date at Christmas: The Christmas Refusenik. Today, meet his bauble-loving evil twin. It's July. You awake to a sound that seems at odds with...
View ArticleMarathons 2014: Where The Top Races In The World Will Be
While runners have only a slim shot of getting into next year's marathons in London, Boston, and Berlin, here is a preview of some of the biggest races happening around the globe -- from the six World...
View ArticleKeeping A Low Profile
Despite saying I wouldn't again waste my money paying for an online dating service, I found myself signing up for a 3-month period. Its expiry date coincidentally Christmas Eve, 4 years since the first...
View ArticleWhat's Old Is New Again - Deja Vu and Christmastime
Every day of every month we are hyper focused on what's new -- from food to travel; cars to celebrities; technology and entertainment; to work and life trends...there is an obsessive, irresistible pull...
View ArticleWhat Do Polar Explorers Eat on Christmas Day?
The media threw all their weight behind Prince Harry and his fellow adventurers in the Walking With The Wounded expedition at the South Pole and for once he behaved himself. A story which involves a...
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