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How to Prepare in Case of Emergency or Disaster

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Logical and straightforward steps you can take to reduce your risk and protect yourself.  More »

Recipes to Celebrate Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors

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Wishing you a happy Holi day filled with flying color, bhang thandai and all the vadas you can eat!  More »

Try These Holiday Traditions: Mummering, Chinese Food and Mari Lwyd

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Looking to think outside the neatly wrapped box this year? Try these traditions on.   More »

How Do Native Americans Celebrate Thanksgiving?

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Thanksgiving brings to mind a long table laden end-to-end with cornucopias of fruit, glasses of wine, bowls of puddings and a platter of bronzed turke  More »

Photo Essay: 20 of the Freakiest Custom Bikes on the Road

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For those out there who think bikes are nothing more than two wheels, two pedals, and a chain.  More »

The Ten Ugliest Cars Being Made Right Now

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If there is a nuclear apocalypse that wipes out all civilization, the only things that will survive will be cockroaches and PT Cruisers.  More »

Peta Asks The Difficult Question: Who’s The Sexiest Vegetarian Of 2009?

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The contest reminds us of the "meat-free hotties" who are "shunning flesh" in the Entertainment World and points out that vegetarianism is a great way  More »

The Culture of Credit Cards Worldwide

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Find out why Americans love their flexible friends, why the Japanese are really not interested in paying with plastic, and why India has witnessed suc  More »

Obama On Leno – What Would Bill Hicks Have Thought?

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Hicks, always merciless, had a particular penchant for pointing out that the once-funny Leno had sold his soul to the devil years ago.  More »

10 Tattoo Clichés To Avoid At All Cost

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If you have tattoos (like me) then you know people are often asking for advice about being inked. If you’re not tattooed, here's are mistakes to avo  More »

Banksy: Artist, Activist, and Legend

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In response to Banksy's increasing notoriety, he offered a piece to an art auction with the sentence "I can't believe you morons actually buy this shi  More »

Off the Beaten Path Holiday Guide to New York City

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In NYC this year? Consider these lesser-known holiday activities.  More »

Five Film Festivals for Your Travel Fix Between Trips


It’s nearing the end of the year and you’re either out of dough or out of vacation days. Good time for films.   More »

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