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An Exquisite Winter Fabergé Egg Is Expected to Fetch $27 Million at Auction

A world record-setting egg is going under the hammer for a third time — though it’s not the kind you’d eat on toast. Carved in rock crystal and adorned with over 4,500 diamonds, The Winter Egg is heading to auction Dec. 2 at Christie’s London, where it’s expected to fetch upward of an eggstraordinary $27 […]

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Friendships Aren’t Just About Keeping Score — New Psychology Research Looks at Why We Help Our Friends When They Need It

Despite how natural friendship can feel, people rarely stop to analyze it. How do you know when someone will make a good friend? When is it time to move on from a friendship? Oftentimes, people rely on gut intuitions to answer these kinds of questions.

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“Create Space for Understanding”: Expert Advice on How to Stop Being Easily Offended

If you feel as though others are constantly ruffling your feathers, or that any mention of a particularly sensitive topic can push you over the edge, here’s some insight to consider: Although everyone takes offense at times, doing so too easily may be more detrimental than you realize. “Learning not to be so easily offended

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At Nonprofit Beautiful Day, Making Granola Helps Refugees Learn Job Skills and Find Community

For most, granola is simply a snack, enjoyed atop a morning bowl of yogurt or when the midday munchies hit. For refugees working with Beautiful Day, though, it’s a pathway to a better life. By teaching these individuals to make and package granola, the Rhode Island-based nonprofit helps equip them with the skills they need

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The Woman Who Warmed Up Our Winter Driving Woes: How Margaret A. Wilcox Invented the Car Heater

It’ll probably happen sooner than you’d like: waking up to frigid temperatures, scurrying from your house to your vehicle, and rubbing your hands together while waiting for the car heater to kick in. And once that gloriously warm air rushes through the vents, thawing your frozen face and clearing the fog from your windshield, you

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Christmas Movie Dreams Come True: You Can Stay in a Real-Life Replica of “The Holiday” House

A crackling fire, snowy view of the countryside, and charming Jude Law appearing at your doorstep are what holiday dreams are made of (OK, maybe minus that last one for some folks). But if watching Cameron Diaz sip wine and dance around the cozy English cottage in the house-swapping film The Holiday gives you a

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Turn Shopping Stress Into Purposeful Gift Giving by Cultivating “Consumer Wisdom” During the Holidays

Every fall I anticipate the winter holidays with almost childlike joy. I look forward to familiar traditions with friends and family, eggnog in my coffee, and the sense that everyone is feeling a little lighter and more connected. At the same time, I feel anxious and annoyed by the manufactured sense of urgency around gift giving: the endless searching and second-guessing shaped by advertisers, retailers and cultural expectations.

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How Pecans Went From Ignored Trees to a Holiday Staple — The 8,000-Year History of America’s Only Native Major Nut

Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds of million of pounds of pecans — 80% of the world’s pecan crop. Most of that crop stays here. Pecans are used to produce pecan milk, butter and oil, but many of the nuts end up in pecan pies. 

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“Poetry in Motion”: The Story of Maria Tallchief — America’s First Prima Ballerina

It’s impossible to tell the story of American ballet without giving credit to trailblazer Maria Tallchief, who would’ve celebrated her 100th birthday earlier this year. The legendary dancer leapt and twirled her way to international stardom during the mid-20th century and is widely considered America’s first prima ballerina. “A ballerina takes steps given to her

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