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One lover. Two Lovers. Three Lovers. Four.
I am a 60-something-year-old working, professional woman who has traveled the world, had some wild adventures, and then hunkered down to work and family,…
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Hallelujah! Barbie’s Body Has Finally Evolved
Since 1959 Barbie has had one look: tall, thin and blonde. Fifty-seven years later, Mattel has finally caught up to, well, 2016, with what…
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Social Qs: When Risky Photos Resurface
Back in my younger and more carefree days, I allowed a boyfriend to snap pictures that were sexual in nature. I’m married now (seven…
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Jane Buckingham’s Guide to Life
We get it: The term “lifestyle guru” may invoke your skepticism, but trust us when we use it to describe Jane Buckingham. Or better…
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Glance into the Future
with Kellie Gerardi
In the last 50 years we’ve put men on the moon, we’ve built and occupied the International Space Station, we’ve sent a probe into…
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GoldieBlox and its Fast-Forward Girls 2015
GoldieBlox continues to get it right again! The toy company won over everyone’s hearts with its 2014 Super Bowl ad and it is continuing to win…
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The Good Life Should Have Some Degree of Discomfort
Over the last couple of generations, Americans have been taught to expect the best for themselves, thanks to several movements centered around self-care and…
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The Big Easy, aka New Orleans, Is Calling Your Name
If you think of New Orleans and only think of booze, beads and boobs, then chances are you never wandered off Bourbon Street, and,…
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Social Qs: A Hostess Gift Comes & Goes
Q: We hosted a party at our house, and a couple brought two bottles of wine as a hostess gift. There was enough beer,…
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Jamming for the Greater Cause
The Bayfront Park Amphitheater in Miami was an unlikely place for a ninth grade Catholic school girl to be hanging out in 1994. At that…
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No Kids? No Problem
I always assumed I would have kids. As a child, I envisioned myself married, most likely by my mid-20s, and being so close to…
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The Music Sensation You’ve Been Waiting For
Thank goodness for YouTube. It has launched countless careers, from baker Rosanna Pansino to beauty guru Bethany Mota and pianist Scott Bradlee. A few…
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Ushering in a New Generation of Toys
Think about the last gift you purchased for your niece or nephew. Or a present for your pregnant friend, or the last item you…
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One Month, One Neighborhood, NO CARS!
I can’t express enough how much I dislike driving, and I imagine the feeling is mutual for anyone riding shotgun with me. I learned…
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Have You Played “Tampon Run”?
The weapon of choice is a tampon. This isn’t your average web video game; this is Tampon Run, a nostalgic eight-bit interface created by…
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