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Consider this an invitation to chill out. Your office probably doesn’t have a slip n’ slide, and running through the sprinklers likely won’t go over well with your boss. Don’t sweat it — you can still feel like a kid again by ordering ice cream on demand...

Let’s say you live to age ninety. How many days do you have left to live? Take your age now and subtract it from ninety, then multiply that number by 365. That’s pretty finite, isn’t it? It might seem like you have plenty of days left (especially...

On this day in history… December 01 1783 – Jacques Charles & Nicolas Roberts make first untethered ascension with gas hydrogen balloon in Paris 1835 – Hans Christian Andersen publishes his 1st book of fairy tales 1878 – 1st White House telephone...

Back in November, I asked readers to share what their favorite female-driven YA novels were. Because the response was tremendous (hundreds and hundreds!!) it took me a while to round them up into a useful post. But now it’s here! These span all genres...

Ah, the life of an expat. Most of us only dream of packing up for a new life abroad. As daunting of a commitment it may be to leave a family and home behind, experiencing a new country for the long term can be an equally fulfilling endeavour. Some expats...