Author: candacebd
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Your Fourth of July Party Playlist
There’s something about summertime that demands an anthem (or, at the very least, a party playlist). Every year, websites, DJs and magazines jump to try to claim which song will be THE song. The one everyone can’t stop playing. The one every great memory of those wild months of freedom is tethered to. The one…
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These Epic Slip & Slides Are Taking Over Cities Across the U.S.
Now that there’s a themed 5K for just about everything, offering you the chance to get covered in brightly colored powder, drink beer while you jog, or leap over fire and crawl under barbed wire, it only makes sense event organizers are branching out into other interactive events that can tour the nation. Particularly ones…
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Why We Sometimes Crave Movies That Make Us Cry
Why do we like to watch movies that make us cry? Tearjerkers tap into our empathy, but they’re more than an oxytocin release.
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Themed Theme Park Outfits Are A Thing Now
While scrolling Pinterest one day, one particular pin caught my eye: “Theme Park Outfit.” I’d seen collage-style photos for just about any type of setting — what to wear to a job interview, a wedding, a boozy bachelorette brunch — but this was a first. Some pins were practical, explaining the virtues of wearing layers…
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What Jennifer Morrison Really Thinks About Her ‘Once Upon A Time’ Role
As the star of ABC’s Once Upon A Time, Jennifer Morrison’s gotten used to playing the good guy (er, girl). She’s known as the savior, after all, destined to rescue the town of Storybrooke from an Evil Queen’s curse, in this mash-up of epic Disney fairytales. This past season, the tables were turned, with her…
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Take a Mid-Week Trip to the Taronga Zoo
Sneaking off to the zoo isn’t exactly an easy (or feasible) way to spend your lunch break, especially when that zoo happens to be in Sydney, Australia — requiring, at the very least, a boat ride to get to the Taronga Zoo, if you live in the city. Or, if you’re like me and live…
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Making Peace with Being Tall
When you’re a girl who’s 5’11”, people usually have one reaction when they meet you: “Whoa, you’re tall.” It often comes before hello, and is usually followed up with, “Do you play basketball?” Sometimes, they’ll ask if you model, which feels a little less carnival freakshow-ish, since it implies that the person may think you’re…
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Zucchini Spaghetti Is One Feel-Good Dinner
Spiralizers always seemed a little snake oil-ish to me. They promise to turn any vegetable into faux-pasta, but I just couldn’t believe it. Texturally, maybe, but taste-wise? Fuhgettaboutit. Then I received a handheld spiralizer. It sat in my cupboard for months, until one day, while trying to eat like Gwyneth Paltrow (cooking entirely from her…
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Frontiers: 6 Reasons to Book a Trip to Bruges
Just about every time Nate and I told people we were headed to Belgium, they immediately asked whether we were headed to Bruges, followed shortly by: “Have you ever seen In Bruges?” It wasn’t in our immediate plan — I was headed to Brussels for work, so really, Brussels and chocolate, chocolate, CHOCOLATE! was all…
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Frontiers: 9 Places You Can’t Miss in Brussels, Belgium
Just weeks after visiting Brussels, terrorist attacks in the airport and a nearby metro station killed 32 people and injured several others. Nate and I were heartbroken to learn this news, and we pray for the families of everyone affected. I wrote this post before the tragedy, and now it seems just as important to…
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6 Things I’m Loving This Spring
Normally, I’m not a big shopper…until the first glimmers of spring pop up in store windows (and in my inbox). In that moment, something weird comes over me. Maybe I’m just really susceptible to marketing, and I subconsciously think that picking up new bathing suits and shorts and sundresses and sandals will magically will warmer…
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Kate Hudson’s Squint Test
We’ve all been there: You’ve been running nonstop, constantly feeling three items behind on your to-do list from where you need to be, and the tasks keep piling up. You’re feeling overwhelmed and you just want to break down, but you know you’ve got to power through — at least for the next few minutes,…
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