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Extreme Living: Homes at the End of the Earth
Sometimes the daily grind of modern life can make you want to retreat far away from civilization, with nothing but a warm fire and Mother Nature to keep you company. From a log cabin nestled deep in the woods to a snug house bedded beneath a fleece of snow, there's something comforting about living with only the bare necessities. While many of us dream of a secluded lifestyle, we’ve tracked down the people who are actually living it, in homes that are completely off the grid
Lovemoney Lifestyle
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The Best Part of the Chicken (That You’re Probably Throwing Out)
This one goes out to all the roast-chicken carvers. You know who you are. While others are setting the table or tossing the salad or asking you, “Hey, is the chicken ready yet?” you are at the cutting board, apron on, knife in hand.
Food52 Food & Drink
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10 Things Not to Keep in Your Basement
If you don’t have room for it, stick it in the basement, right? Well, maybe not. Basements are prone to dampness, mold, and temperature swings, which can adversely affect many of the items commonly kept down there. Always think before you stash, and never store these 10 things in your basement.
Bob Vila Lifestyle
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Halloween Costumes for the Whole Family
Halloween can be fraught with endless searching to find the perfect costume for your tiny monster (pun fully intended.) Checking every store, every Pinterest board, every mommy blog, finally finding the exact one your child wants (located three towns over, of course) only to have them change their mind the night before when they discover all their friends are being unicorns. Let's just skip all that, shall we? Having a family costume makes...
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19 Unconventional Spin-Offs of the Iconic Tan Trench
Ah, the iconic neutral hued trench. It’s a staple—an outerwear classic that transcends seasonality, seamlessly transitioning from month to month as the rest of our wardrobes changes. Even more incredible: Despite its timelessness, the trench coat always manages to look modern, fresh and totally on trend. MORE: Cutting-Edge Ways to Style a Muted Autumn Wardrobe Tan trenches are so versatile we could practically live in them. But sometimes, we crave something different. Sometimes, we want to inject a little flair into an otherwise routine outerwear selection. Sometimes, we wish our go-to trench came in a variety of colors, textures and silhouettes—rather than just the one. Whenever this desire arises in us, we turn to our favorite designers and retailers—crossing our fingers that they’ve offered unconventional spins on tried-and-true outerwear basics. And this season, they definitely have. So if you’re looking to add some flavor to the standard trench template, there are plenty of revamped spin-offs to shop. MORE: How to Take Your Favorite Jumpsuit from Season to Season Now, we’re certainly not advocating for abandoning the flagship neutral toned trench altogether. (We’d never!) But these reimagined descendents of the classic design offer the same wearability, with just a touch of unconventionality. From luxe satin fabrics in of-the-moment colorways to patent designs and embossed textures, these trench coats give the quintessential staple a contemporary makeover. This is e-commerce content. If you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story we may receive a small commission of the sale.
StyleCaster Lifestyle
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Here's Why We Celebrate Halloween
The history of Halloween goes all the way back to a pagan festival called Samhain. The word "Halloween" comes from"All Hallows' Eve" and means "hallowed evening." Hundreds of years ago, people dressed up as saints and went door to door, which is the origin of Halloween costumes and trick-or-treating. Although it's fun to dress in disguise and collect treats, there's much more to Halloween than many realize. The history of the holiday goes back...
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Forget Route 66, This Is Actually America’s Greatest Road Trip
We’re (highway) number one! We’re (highway) number one! Route 66 has long-enshrined itself as the Gold Standard American road trip. Sure, it’s nice to have your bragging rights and know that you drove across the contiguous U.S., but really the accomplishment isn’t so much as making it across the U.S. but making it to the other side without tossing your traveling companions (or yourself) out of the car.
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I Tried Amazon Prime Wardrobe and Here's What Happened
We tried on the Amazon Prime Wardrobe service on for size and found it might not be a good fit for everybody. While it does have convenience on its side in many ways, when it comes to selection, size, and even price, the try-before-you-buy perk from Amazon Prime didn't always deliver.
Cheapism Lifestyle
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10 Photos of the Royal Family Dressing Up in Costume
The royal family has lots of rules and protocol about how to dress up for formal occasions. But when it comes to dressing up in costume, there's more room to have a little fun. Here are a few of the times that royals wore costumes or masks.
INSIDER Lifestyle
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How to Get Free Drinks on a Plane
Air travel is stressful, and one of the easiest ways to alleviate stress is to get slightly blitzed. Plane drinks are, however, a little overpriced: Therefore, we feel okay about offering a few sneaky ways to get free libations while you’re flying.
Lifehacker Travel
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The Craziest Things You Can Buy for Your Kitchen
Food lovers and amateur chefs can go crazy when confronted with gadgets in a home store, from the pasta makers and brie bakers to three-tier fondue fountains, automated espresso machines, and robot bartenders. But most of these pricey devices become useless clutter for the 99 percent of the year they're not in use.
Cheapism Lifestyle
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How to be a good male colleague in the age of #MeToo
This story is from the Globe Magazine’s annual Women & Power issue. We’ll reveal the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts on Friday morning. Women have spent decades contorting themselves to fit into workplaces designed for men, says Joanne Lipman, author of That’s What She Said: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together. About a year has passed since the #MeToo movement seemed poised to change that, yet...
The Boston Globe Lifestyle
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What Divorced Women Wish They Had Done Differently In Their Marriages
We’ve all been there: A long-simmering relationship issue bubbles to the surface. In the heat of the moment, we say things we don’t mean. Other times, we’re too scared or too proud to clearly communicate our needs. After a breakup or divorce — and with the benefit of hindsight ― it’s easier to see where things went wrong and how issues could have been handled differently. We first asked divorced men to share what they would have done differently...
HuffPost Lifestyle
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Tigers dwindling: just six sub-species remain, says study
Six different sub-species of tigers exist today, scientists confirmed Thursday, amid hopes the findings will boost efforts to save the fewer than 4,000 free-range big cats that remain in the world. The six include the Bengal tiger, Amur tiger, South China tiger, Sumatran tiger, Indochinese tiger and Malayan tiger, said the report in the journal Current Biology. Three other tiger subspecies have already gone extinct: the Caspian, Javan and Bali tigers. ...
Relaxnews (AFP) Lifestyle
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20 Ways You’re Accidentally Being Rude
Did your parents raise you well and teach you excellent manners? Do you say “please” and “thank you,” and avoid putting your elbows on the table? Well done! But are you overdoing it? Here are a few well-intentioned habits that may seem polite on the surface but can easily cause offense.
Espresso Lifestyle