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Falling Gently Into Fall: 20 Books About Starting Over to Dive Into Now

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 For many people fall means new beginnings and starting over. From back-to-school to the start of our slow-cooker Sunday (What? Not everybody does that?), we love the new energy of autumn. Right now, we’re putting…
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It’s Not Me, It’s YOU: 5 Steps to Dump a Loser

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 You know it’s time. In fact, it’s probably well past time. Still, why can’t you get rid of that bad boyfriend? You know he’s not the one for you. He probably knows you’re not the one for him. Yet the two of…
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How to Handle Passive-Aggressive Emails

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 Whoever started that tidbit about how emails shouldn’t be read into was outright lying. Emails are made of words. And words are fully loaded with meaning. You can twist them around. Toss them. Fast-pitch a strike with…
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Mind Control: 15 Ways to Become More Telepathic

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 When you were a kid and you dreamed of having a superpower, what was it? Did you wish you could fly? Maybe you wanted to time travel. Or maybe you wished with all of your being that you could read people's minds (and…
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Words Can and Do Hurt: Tips to Handle Name-Calling

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 By now, many of us are aware of the school bus monitor who was teased to tears by boys who posted the video on YouTube. Karen Klein, 68, has received support worldwide, and more than $650,000 has been donated to a…
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Mother’s Day For Those Who Hate Their Moms

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 Mother's Day is not a happy event for all. Especially not for those who hate their own moms.  Los Angeles native and screenwriter Nicole Gonzalez McIntosh was eight years old when her mother first threw her…
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4 Life Lessons from Les Miserables

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 Les Miserables by Victor Hugo was published in 1862 and is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century, not to mention one of the longest ever written! It has been adapted for the stage as a Broadway…
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The Lipstick Pick: 10 Classic Shades that Help your Choppers Shine Bright

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 There’s nothing like the evidence of a girls’ night out on Instagram to force us to confront the reality that the glamorous coral lipstick we were sporting makes our teeth look totally yellow. Already occupied…
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The Chic of Natural Beauty: 10 Reasons why Men Hate Makeup

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 Many of us fear the idea of natural beauty because, frankly, we are not Gisele. Many of us also know that men are relatively simple creatures. They want to be fed, satisfied in bed, have a fulfilling job and a partner…