I€™ve always rolled my eyes at those froufrou cookies and frosted bakery-style treats for pets that cost more than their for-human-consumption counterparts. Please. As if a cat or dog gets excited by a doughnut. But maybe they do if it tastes really good. After some surfing around the Internet, I discovered that most of the [...]

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Arvo Pärt, the septuagenarian Estonian composer, ranks among the most important living composers of what for lack of a better term is still called “classical music.” His often ethereal, soaringly beautiful compositions are modern without jarring the listener as some avant-garde works do; they’ve caught on so thoroughly with listeners outside the usual classical circles [...]

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There’s more to honey than what you find in a plastic bear on your supermarket shelves. Bees are busy all year long in every part of the world, so that we can add golden sweeteness to a cup of tea, a loaf of bread, even a facial. Plus, honey is good for you; it’s the [...]

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You€™ve heard it before: All work and no play make Johnny a dull boy. That€™s because play is more than just a good time. It actually engages parts of the brain needed for certain cognitive, social, physical and emotional abilities, while giving rest to our overused €œwork€ brains. If you can€™t afford to play hooky [...]

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One Hollywood secret anyone can take advantage of are self-tanners and bronzing lotions. Skip skin-destroying sunbathing and tanning beds in favor of these products, and you€™ll look like you just came from a resort in Mexico. Scott Barnes Body Bling is popular with Hollywood makeup artists and entertainers like Jennifer Lopez and Faith Hill. This [...]

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More commonly known as gypsies, the Romani people number about 15 million worldwide and represent the largest ethnic minority in Europe. In the U.S., gypsy culture has been stereotyped and characterized in film and literature as bands of wandering families in caravans who sell wares, play music and tell fortunes. Yet there have been and [...]

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Everybody and his dog these days has a scheme to sell video content using the Internet. From online rental clubs that mail physical DVDs to pay-per-download services like iTunes, a world of entertainment is only a credit card (and sometimes, a mountain of tech hassles) away. Few old-school corporate titans, though, are interested in giving [...]

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