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How to awaken your curiosity with travel – tips from a modern wayfarer

Henry Miller once famously wrote: “One’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.” That was over 60 years ago, yet still holds true today. Travel broadens the mind, opens us up to new experiences and changes how

This is what modern Holocaust denial looks like. No wonder British Jews are so scared

In 1959, accepting an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, the Jewish comedian Jack Benny said: “I don’t deserve this award, but then I have arthritis and I don’t deserve that either.” In doing this, he summed up the experience of living

Here’s What ‘The Simpsons’ Living Room Would Look Like in the Real World

As one of America’s longest-running television shows, aThe Simpsons‘ brightly colored living room is as familiar to most of us as our own digs. But as Today reports, it might be time for a makeover. HomeAdvisor teamed up with NeoMam Studios to reimagine the iconic space in different popular home

Decor Inspiration for a Minimalist Bride

Ok, you know we love an opulent wedding here at Brides—but that said, more and more brides and grooms have chosen to go in a minimal, less over-the-top direction for their wedding decor than in years past. Minimalism doesn’t mean eliminating all decorations completely, but rather, it’s a matter

Minister orders audit into school cleaning shambles

Every Melbourne state school will be audited amid concerns some cleaners have had their pay cut and are struggling to do their job. Education Minister James Merlino announced the audit after The Age revealed parents were complaining about dirty schools and some cleaners were being paid

Taranaki mother and teenage daughters traumatised by intruder in bedroom

Judith Hazelgrove was woken by a stranger looking around her house in the early hours of this morning. A mother and her two teenage daughters have been left terrified after waking up to find a hooded intruder in their bedrooms searching for valuables. In

At Ironwood, a Fresh Approach to Dining and Presentation

Behind the signature patchwork door, a revamped dining room is on the menu at Ironwood. The new decor will be unveiled Friday evening. “It’s a face-lift, if you want to call it that. We are a very busy restaurant, and the wear and tear

Man with sledgehammer smashes through windows, glass doors at Comerica Park

DETROIT – Comerica Park was vandalized overnight Monday, when someone damaged windows and a door, police said. A security guard found glass on Witherell Street at 2:30 a.m., first from a couple of doors and then from some windows. The double-pane safety glass needed many blows with a heavy sledgehammer,

Global windows & doors market to exceed $260 billion by 2024

The global market for windows and doors is forecast to exceed $260 billion by 2024, with projected annual gains of 3.5% between 2018-2024, according to new research by Global Market Insights Inc. The worldwide market for these products was valued at more than $190

Furniture Maker Heritage Home Files Chapter 11 with $98MM DIP Commitment from PNC

Heritage Home Group LLC announced that it, its parent company HH Global II BV, and its related U.S. affiliates have filed petitions with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in Wilmington to commence a restructuring process that will allow the Company to