Every once in a while a story surfaces about a returned library book overdue by an obscene number of years. The incident is usually laughed over and the fine forgiven – much to the relief of all of us who secretly wonder what “overdue” items we might have hiding in our own houses. Over the
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With the New Year comes new resolutions, new ideas, and of course, new laws. France is no exception when it comes to that latter category. But one of the country’s most recent laws may be a bit too invasive for many French families. According to the Paris publication Glamour, the latest law bans parents from
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Many of us want more time with our families, for engaging in sports and leisure activities and even for an occasional vacation on a remote tropical island. Instead we decide to spend more time at work. Whether it’s for economic reasons or pressure from our boss to finish that big project ahead of schedule, indulging
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Brand new Cole-Haan leather shoes, just my size: $5. Four matching framed prints of old Roman coins: $4. Ralph Lauren windowpane-checked three-button suit: $20. Waist-length mink coat: $32. Real pearl and rare stone necklace: $3.50. Hand-painted wine carafe imported from Israel: $2. Twinkie warmer circa 1983: $1.50. I’m talking thrift store here, as in Goodwill.
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In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, two towns 100 miles apart boast different names but nonetheless were named for the same person—though he never set foot in either one. The towns are Kipling and Rudyard, and the honored individual was Rudyard Kipling. A re-reading of a poem he first published 106 years ago is a good way to end
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Carrie Fisher once said her life could be summed up in a single sentence: “If my life weren’t funny, it would just be true.” At the heart of this sentence lies the reason I will miss Carrie Fisher: She was honest. The love of truth is a rare thing. T.S. Eliot and others have observed
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