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A Sampler of Fall Festivals

By: Irene S. Levine

September 6, 2012

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A Sampler of Fall Festivals

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Ten Toys of the 60s - A New Interactive Exhibit from the World's Largest Children's Museum

By: Irene S. Levine

July 17, 2012

Remember these toys of the 60s? A new interactive display at the world's largest children's museum in Indianapolis allows you to vote for the winners among 100 iconic toys that have defined childhood. The museum is a great place to visit with children or grandchildren—-and you can visit this display online. If you are a teeny bit sentimental, you may even still have one or more of these toys (either yours or your kids') stashed in a closet.

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Winston Churchill's Earplugs and other Online Auction Items

By: David Weiss

March 29, 2012

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Winston Churchill Earplugs: $3K a Pair

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Wearing Blue Jeans Today? It May A Sign You're Depressed

By: Irene S. Levine

March 21, 2012

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What you wear may be a reflection of your mood and how you are feeling

A new study suggests that clothing choices are tied to mood and wearing blue jeans could be a sign of depression.

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World's Best Department Stores

By: Susan Breslow

February 6, 2012

The world's best department stores are more than retail temples; they're places that reveal a country and what it values. While magnificent museums, soaring cathedrals, and historical treasures are all typically part of a traveler's itinerary, if that's all you see, you're missing out! 

macys herald square best department stores

paris department store galeries lafayette best

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Pre-Spring Cleaning: Ghosts in the Garage

By: David Weiss

February 18, 2011

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Spring is close enough at hand to have driven me to my own personal chamber of horrors: my two-car garage/mausoleum de junk, where spiders and rats have found a home among my invaluable forgotten possessions. I have watched episodes of Hoarders on A&E and have been dutifully horrified and mystified all at the same time. What is it that makes people save old pizza cartons, expired grocery coupons and other useless detritus?