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The End of the USSR
Photos from the late 80's showing the fall of the communist nation.
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Why we love to hate Myspace
Myspace is gradually inviting users to "new Myspace," the first big refresh in the post-News Corp era, and already the claws have come out.
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Understanding Why Music Moves Us
We dance to music, but to not paintings, or architecture, and the latest research hints at why.
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Why Facebook Makes Me Feel Like A Loser
I'm sat here, in my dressing gown. My fingers are greasy from eating crisps all morning. My back aches because I spent all night playing a stupid video game.
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The birth of emoticons, 125 years ago
The birth of emoticons, one of 100 diagrams that changed the world: Emoticons made a discreet entrance, arriving in print for the first time in this March 30, 1881 issue of Puck magazine.
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Festive Vintage Photos from New Year’s Eves Past
In case you haven’t been planning your ensemble/resolutions for months now, New Year’s Eve is just around the corner.
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New Years Eve Traditions
Tomorrow night we will say goodbye to 2012 and hello to 2013. Here are some fun New Years Eve traditions to enjoy as you spend the evening with your family.
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Holiday Sales Disappoint, E-Commerce Roars Ahead
Nature, politics, make for disappointing bricks-and-mortar shopping season.
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The Top Fashion News of 2012
From Alexander Wang’s big promotion to Michelle Obama and Ann Romney’s campaign style, it was an eventful year for fashion. See the highlights of 2012.
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How To Avoid Drunk Texting This New Year's Eve
The only thing worse than a drunk text is a drunk holiday text. Here's how to protect you from yourself this New Year's Eve.
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Why Do We Drink Champagne on New Year's Eve?
Ever wonder why we celebrate New Year’s Eve with champagne? The answer dates back at least 1,500 years. And it involves a mix of history, location and -- not least -- skillful marketing.
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12 Buzzwords You'll Hear in 2013
What buzzwords will have workers buzzing in 2013? Here's what small business owners, PR people and entrepreneurs had to say.
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Rethinking the value of Scrabble tiles
When Alfred Butts invented Scrabble in 1938, he based the values and distribution of letters on the frequency of their appearance on the front page of the New York Times. Today, Butts' distribution is still the standard for English play.
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Kid has to sign 18-point terms and conditions from his parents to get iPhone.
'No porn, no dirty texts and no ignoring our calls': Mom makes son, 13, sign 18 terms and conditions before giving him an iPhone for Christmas.
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Top 10 Strategies for Making Your New Year's Resolution Stick
2013 is on the horizon, and most of us are scrambling to make up a few New Year's resolutions that, frankly, we'll probably forget about in February. Here's how to create a resolution that actually sticks so you can better yourself this year.
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How a Simple Smartphone Can Turn Your Car, Home, or Medical Device into a Deadly Weapon
From embedded insulin pumps to tire-pressure gauges to home-safety monitors, microcomputers are making many aspects of life more convenient in America. But lack of security and regulation has left these tiny devices, many controllable remotely through smartphones, open to viruses and outside control.
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Triumph of the nerds
IN 1989 Bill Watterson, the writer of “Calvin and Hobbes”, a brilliant comic strip about a six-year-old child and his stuffed tiger, denounced his industry.
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Woman released after 11 days in jail for cursing
The Michigan woman released from jail on Friday after being incarcerated for 11 days for cursing inside a county court told WOOD-TV her legal troubles aren’t over.
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These Are the Worst Case Scenarios for New Year's Eve
If you've ever experienced a really terrible New Year's Eve, one of the things on this list probably happened to you.
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Africans and the desire to bleach their skin
A recent study by the University of Cape Town suggests that one woman in three in South Africa bleaches her skin. The reasons for this are as varied as the cultures in this country but most people say they use skin-lighteners because they want "white skin".
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