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15 Magnificent Margaritas For Your Cinco de Mayo Bash
Whether you prefer your margaritas blended or on the rocks, classic or creative (like a green tea, grapefruit, and basil option), we've got a recipe to satisfy your craving. Stock up on tequila and limes, then browse the collection, choose your favorite, and pair it with tortilla chips, guacamole, and salsa.
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What It Really Means to Eat a Big Mac at the Arctic Circle
Alaska native Elisabeth Fairfield Stokes on the technicolor fantasy of McDonald's.
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Freak Out: The Body as a Canvas
A far cry from bespectacled, retro-inspired geek chic – or the homogenized ‘normcore’ look, is the trend for increasingly extreme tattooing and body piercing.
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A Look At Sports And Health In America
Americans' relationship with sports changes as we grow older. About three-quarters of adults say they played sports as children. By the time people are in their late 20s, only about a quarter do.
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The Irish Rite of Passage in the US
The tragic death of five Irish students in California this week drew attention to a longstanding Irish tradition - a summer of work and travel in the US.
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The Ice-Cream Maker of Gaza
In the heart of Gaza City, one man is making and selling ice cream that is famous among Israelis and Palestinians alike.
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Middletown: America’s Shangri-La?
When I heard the bells I knew. After so many years in the New World I had finally found it: America’s Shangri-La.
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Eye Injuries Caused by Fireworks Doubled in Last 3 Years
In the past three years, eye injuries caused by fireworks have more than doubled, according to the annual fireworks injury report issued Friday.
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Why Little League is Better Than Major League Baseball
Little League may be for kids and Major League Baseball for adult athletes, but when it comes to being a spectator, I strongly prefer the former. Here’s why: In Little League, anything can happen A Little League game is not decided until the very last out of the last inning.
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NSFW 16 Men and Women Share Their Sexts and the Stories Behind Them (Warning: Very NSFW)
What love and sex really look like in the 21st century.
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Living the High Life
Workers walk along wires as they inspect newly-built electricity pylons above crop fields in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, July 9, 2015.
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Old Traditions, New Pastures
I accompanied a flock of sheep and goats from the region of Seia during the first three days of ascent, living alongside some of the last shepherds who preserve this ancient tradition. Modern-day shepherds may have mobile phones to keep in touch with family and friends, but their lifestyle has changed little for centuries.
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10 Incredible Tree-House Hotels in the U.S.
Take your love of the great outdoors to new heights by staying in one of these amazing treetop hotels.
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Growing Up Fundie: The Painful Impact of Conservative Religion
In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage, and with research indicating that the numbers of Americans who identify as religious are declining, the Religious Right seems to be losing its grip on American politics.
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Ballpark Chaser Chuck Booth Out to See a Game Each Day of the Major League Baseball Season
From time to time when we get together, my best friend Dave and I will sit around and discuss our retirement plans.
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As the Light Guides Others to Safety, Two Guide the Lighthouse
On a hot, sunny evening last week, Richard Skidmore and Joan LeLacheur sat at a picnic table on the porch of a small cottage at Aquinnah Circle that has served as headquarters for the Gay Head Light relocation project.
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Northern Enclosure: Alaska's One-House Town, Home to Hundreds
Whittier, including its hospital, school and city government, functions within one self-sufficient structure: a Cold War behemoth.
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Great U.S. Tea Shops Join The World’s Best
Americans are learning to love the tranquility of traditional tea shops, to savor their distinctive smells, each tea with its signature aromas.
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A fractured life, put back together
She didn’t want to give up her career. But the pace was killing her. How one woman left behind the jet-set life, found success and returned to her family.
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The Video Game Dream: A Pakistani Teen Gets Rich Quick In E-Sports
In the spring of 2014, after a decade of visa problems, the Hassan family moved out of its spacious house in Karachi, Pakistan, to an apartment in Rosemont, a suburb of Chicago near O’Hare International Airport. They were a family of eight, two parents and six kids, jammed into a three-bedroom space. Money was tight and work unsteady; for most of them, the move was a struggle. But their 15-year-old son, Sumail, was thrilled—being in the U.S. meant less lag time when he played Dota 2.
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