Natalie Aronno is attending UC Irvine remotely to study dance. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) Part of a year-end series revisiting subjects of some of our most popular arts articles of the year. For freshman starting college this fall, COVID-19 upended their education, as some colleges closed their campuses and offered […]
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Chilmark: Island’s great ponds – The Martha’s Vineyard Times
The Solstice has passed so our days are getting brighter by about four more minutes of light each day. Last week’s snow made it more festive and peaceful. I’ve been enjoying holiday lights and trees lit in windows in my Island travels. I want to wish everyone Happy Holidays. As […]
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Curtis Stone’s Last-Minute Entertaining Tips Are Here to Save the Holidays
The holidays are almost here. It’s Christmas Eve Eve! New Year’s is next week! And in the interest of keeping it real, we have to admit — we could still use some help planning things out. Cooking a last-minute celebratory meal isn’t necessarily in our wheelhouse, so we decided to […]
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Covid-19: The international students making NI home at Christmas
By Chris AndrewsBBC News NI image copyrightReuters For many people Christmas is a time to be surrounded by family and friends, to give and receive gifts and to maintain age-old traditions. While the festive period was always going to be different during a pandemic, for many it has meant they […]
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Mindy Kaling Says B.J. Novak Will Dress Up As Santa For Her Kids As New Tradition
Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak are making new special memories together. “The Mindy Project” creator revealed during a virtual interview with fashion designer Tory Burch on Friday that she plans to have her co-star of “The Office” come to her home dressed as Santa Claus on Christmas Day to surprise her […]
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15 Biggest Software Companies in the World
In this article, we are going to list the 15 biggest software companies in the world. Click to skip ahead and jump to the 5 biggest software companies in the world. If you are reading this on your laptop or desktop, that medium is hardware. The program that runs your […]
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Christmas Table Ideas: Christmas Table Decoration Ideas
You may not be entertaining for as many, if any, this Christmas but that doesn’t mean you should skimp on a decadent table setting for this special day. If you’re looking for some easy Christmas table ideas, here we show you how to make Christmas extra special by decorating your […]
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Holidays At Harvard Business School
Photo: Harvard Crimson The holiday season looks a little different this year. With travel restrictions in place and much of the US experiencing yet another surge in COVID-19, many b-schools students are left spending their holidays without their families. The Harbus recently looked at how students at Harvard Business School […]
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The 25 best TV shows of 2020
The best shows of 2020 This past year, we’ve spent more time indoors than ever before. It’s no wonder, then, that streaming services have blossomed as more people switch from cable and terrestrial television channels to Netflix, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime, HBO Max, Peacock, Hulu, and more. There’s a lot […]
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What we’ll do differently next year
As 2020 shudders to an end, many of us will be eager to move on, hoping that 2021 shows a path out of a pandemic that has upended our way of life. In that spirit, we asked Monitor writers and editors, near and far, to reflect on what COVID-19 has […]
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These Were the 5 Best Stay-At-Home Stocks of 2020
Between a pandemic and global recession, one would imagine that consumer-facing companies had a brutal 2020. There’s no shortage of stocks that struggled in this year, but the ceiling was high for consumer companies positioned perfectly to cash in on the stay-at-home movement. Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON), Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY), Wayfair (NYSE:W), […]
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Best Gift Cards
Yahoo Lifestyle is committed to finding you the best products at the best prices. We may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Everybody loves the right gift card. (Photo: Amazon/Chewy/Sephora/Brooklinen/Baublebar) Holiday shopping season is in full swing. So […]
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Our Health Care Heroes Are Getting Fed Up With Us
Front-line health care workers see you. They see you traveling for big, indoor holiday gatherings. They see you packing into bars. They see your social media posts from house parties. They see you without a mask. And they know they’ll see some of you again soon, crammed into increasingly crowded […]
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Onto Innovation Is a Sleeper Stock That Can Rally 85%: Portfolio Manager
This article first appeared on SumZero, the world’s largest research community of buyside investment professionals. In some cases, Barron’s edits the research for brevity; professional investors can access the full version of this thesis and tens of thousands of others at SumZero.com. Disclaimer: The author of this idea and the […]
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Travel guide with 2021 twist: Writers laud American places
Sixteen notable writers have created a combined list of places that they believe helped shape and define America, from coastal Oregon and Solvang, California, to Ellis Island and New Hampshire’s Black Heritage Trail. The resulting collection of mini-essays, including contributions from memoirist Cheryl Strayed, novelist Jodi Picoult, humorist David Sedaris […]
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2020 was a rollercoaster, but it also brought a renewed love for golf
Covering golf, at every level and on every tour, in 2020 was unlike anything our writers have experienced. Through the end of the year, our staff is looking back on what will forever stand out from the season of COVID – a season during which every aspect of the game […]
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Make these 8 money moves now to get 2021 off to a strong start
Make these 8 money moves now to get 2021 off to a strong start It’s been a long, strange, tiring year, and many of us are eager to leave 2020 in our rearview mirror. After all, there’s a lot to look forward to in 2021: the vaccine rollout, maybe even […]
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Americans are spending more on Christmas in 2020. Here’s why
René and Joe Hauser’s home is decorated with not one, not two, but three Christmas trees this year—a seven-footer in the foyer covered with their children’s ornaments and ones they’ve received as gifts, a six-footer in the living room decorated with blue lights and blue and silver ornaments, and a […]
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What NYC Should Learn From Guadalajara’s Mercado Libertad
The Mercado Libertad in Guadalajara. Photo: Angela Ostafichuk/Shutterstock / Angela Ostafichuk During these long months of visiting and revisiting the familiar landscapes within walking distance of my home, my mind has kept circling back to one work of architecture I saw shortly before the pandemic hit — not a baroque […]
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Food Notes: This holiday season, consider gifts of food
As we continue this year of firsts, many beloved events have been curtailed including holiday parties, concerts, shows and family gatherings. We know the drill; at this point all we can do is make the best of everything, be grateful for our health and make the tastiest Christmas dinner possible […]