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10 New Year's Eve Party Cocktails (Plus One Hangover Cure) Because Champagne Isn't Everything
New Year's Eve! When everyone slips into their sparkliest getups, hits the dance floor, and drinks champagne...or Prosecco...or champagne...or...what's that you were saying? I started nodding off. Begin 2014 with a little variation from the usual…
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10 More Etsy Holiday Decor Picks Because We Just Can't Stop
We're officially Etsy addicts. It's the virtual epicenter of all things cute, crafty...and sometimes super strange (someone please get me that crocheted boob pillow). If you're still searching for the perfect way to make your home a little extra…
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10 New Holiday Party Ideas Because Mistletoe Is Creepy
Let's face it: hanging up some weird plant in a doorway in an attempt to force strangers to rub their lips together is a pretty weird tradition. Also, that giant animatronic Santa your mom sent secretly scares the hell out of your roommates —…
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20 Lovely Last-Minute Christmas Gifts For the Procrastinators Among Us
Aaaaaand...you waited until the last possible moment to start brainstorming holiday gifts...again. Don't despair! Unlike last year, you won't be giving your loved ones a Whitman's Sampler and McDonald's gift card wrapped in tin foil. Yes, it's…
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10 Unique Advent Calendars: The Countdown Is On
Are you this excited for Santa's imminent arrival? Not so much? Supercharge your X-mas cheer (or thaw your icy, icy heart) with an advent calendar this year. Read on for 10 creative ways to make even the most diehard Scrooges look forward to…
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10 Yum-tastic Thanksgiving Breads & Muffins While There's Still Time
Carbs! Your best friend/worst enemy. Luckily, Thanksgiving is the perfect excuse to file your diet under "later," throw on something comfy (pro tip: stretchy waistlines are of the UTMOST IMPORTANCE), and feast on all the breads and muffins that have…
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11 Christmas Hostess Gift Ideas That Will Get You Invited Back Next Year
Not sure what to bring the host of an upcoming holiday soiree? Here's a hint: fruitcake is NOT an option, and wine is, well, kinda boring. If you aren't going to get a chance to prove yourself as host-with-the-most this holiday season, you might as…
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10 Gorgeous Holiday Party Ideas for the Overworked and Underpaid
You know the drill: it's Friday, you've worked 50 hours in the last five days and you've already blown most of your paycheck on $14 cocktails and $25 Pilates classes (worst of all, maybe they canceled each other out?). The classy-casual holiday…
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16 Alcohol Gifts Because How Else Do We Get Through the Holidays
UGHHHHHGAHHHHHH! That's the sound of me trying to decide what to give my friends for the holidays this year. But then it hit me! What does pretty much everyone in my age group love (hint: I'm 24)? Alcohol, of course. While these might not be…
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15 Unexpected Food Combinations that Shouldn't Work...But Do
Superstar restaurateur and Top Chef winner Stephanie Izard got married last month, and the epic wedding cake was the star of the event: a layer of strawberry Nesquik-infused marble cake with bacon buttercream, topped by a layer of Cheez-It cake with…
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18 Leftover Turkey Recipes You'll Actually Want to Eat
Congrats! No more hosting the in-laws, no more freaking out over place settings, no more holiday stress in general (for another 3 weeks, anyway). Everyone's favorite day to gobble up gobblers — and then lie face-down on the floor in a delirious…
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10 Thanksgiving Decor Ideas to Make You Seem Like Martha's Young, Hot Niece
Don't get me wrong—I worship on the perfect, meticulously decorated altar of Martha Stewart. Proof: my favorite Thanksgiving recipe of all time EVER belongs to Martha, she happens to be one of the world’s top Halloween icons (along with Heidi Klum,…
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8 Weird New Developments in Japanese Fast Food
Lately there have been huge fast food shake-ups here in the United States: Wendy's rolled out the pretzel burger, McDonald's now offers — GASP — vegetables, and Burger King unleashed Satisfries while trying to convince everyone on Twitter that their…
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15 Strange, Cool Kitchen Gadgets You Didn't Know You Needed
Do you think cooking is a total yawn? Does your iPhone list Seamless as an emergency contact? Are you..well...lazy? (Nothing wrong with that.) Chances are, finding the right kitchen gadget could turn you into a bonafide Rachael or Giada, or at least…
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9 Easy Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas that Will Look AWESOME on Instagram
It's 12am the night before Thanksgiving. You're standing in a dimly lit grocery store holding a pie crust, a can of creamed corn, and a jar of cherries that may or may not have expired in 2008. We all know the feeling (and when I say "we," I mean…
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10 Unreal Pads That Cost Less Than NYC Rent
Living in New York City can feel like the most intensely fun, exhilarating thing in the world...until the first of the month, when you hand half your money to a scary landlord who calls the gaping hole in the ceiling a "skylight." At the moment, the…
