Category: things to do
Uncover things to do when you’re bored, or on a rainy day or stuck at home. We’ve also got ideas for things to bake/cook and places to go.
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Meet Rigby the Red Panda!
Sometimes, more than an “Aha!” moment, you need an “aww” moment. Just something beyond adorable to boost your mood. This is that something. While at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, Nate and I found the red panda exhibit, and met one pudgy little red panda who couldn’t decide whether he was hungry or sleepy.…
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8 Things You Can Do to Push Yourself Out of Your Comfort Zone
It’s all too easy to get caught in routines, especially when it comes to the school/work/weekday grind. The repetition makes our lives easier, but it can also make waking up each morning just a little more “meh.” Sometimes you just need to wildly disrupt the same old, same old to truly feel alive and regain…
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Pretend It’s Someone’s Birthday Today
Two years ago, my cousin Shania (then 11), pulled one delicious, delicious prank: She discretely whispered to our server that it was my mom’s birthday, and at the end of our meal, half a dozen waiters plopped a chocolate fudge cake in front of us and serenaded Mom with a rousing rendition of “Happy birthday.”…
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5 Things You Must Know About Taylor Swift’s 1989 Tour
Whether your tickets are booked for an upcoming show — or you’re just curious to see what all the fuss is about — we’ve got you. Here are the top moments from Taylor Swift‘s 1989 tour (specifically, the New Jersey stop, but it’s applicable to the whole shebang), and takeaways to keep in mind if…
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A Workout That Tricks You Into Exercising
I’ll be real: I like the idea of exercising way, way more than actually sweating it out at the gym. Over the years, I’ve tried group classes, exercise DVDs, P90X, jogging, even a Bollywood Boot Camp — and while they were varying degrees of fun, there weren’t any I really looked forward to. It was…
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You’ve Got to Check Out St. Petersburg’s Street Art Scene
As a kid, the words “St. Petersburg” made me cringe. That’s largely because any time they were mentioned, it meant my brother, sister and I would be tagging along with my mom as she spent hours in a government building filing permits for work. Blecch. And, at the time, that was all downtown St. Pete…
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21 Things to Do This Summer
Memorial Day weekend may not be the official start of summer, but it might as well be. (That, or the day when school gets out.) To make the most of every sun-soaked day, we started compiling a bucket list of things to do:
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6 YouTube Cooking Shows You Need in Your Life
Whether you want to take your culinary skills to the next level — or just enjoy some food-focused entertainment — you’ve got to subscribe to these YouTube creators’ channels. The One You Can Geek Out With Nerdy Nummies, Rosanna Pansino Her face has been plastered on billboards everywhere for a reason — this YouTube star…
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How to Get Your Best Haircut (and Color) Ever
I don’t know what happens to me when I sit in that swiveling chair at the salon, but it’s like my brain short circuits. I start babbling in rambling sentences, using hair terms I don’t fully understand—but hey, that magazine told me to suggest it!—gesturing at photos wildly, until I finally mumble something along the…
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How to Make a Font Out of Your Handwriting
People have said for years that email and texts have killed the handwritten letter. Some have gone so far as to declare that penmanship will be lost forever (you’ve heard those debates about whether cursive should be taught in schools, right?). We’ve found a practical solution: Turn those scribblings of yours into a font! Then…
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Reclaiming Mondays: An “Ease into the Week” Playlist
As Natalie Portman famously proclaimed in Garden State that a song can change your life, we’re firm believers that the right melodies can change your entire day. Even an “I’m not ready for the week to begin!” Monday morning. That’s the inspiration behind our Reclaiming Mondays playlists, and in the weeks to come, we’re inviting…
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Add This to Your Bucket List: The Lantern Fest
Chances are, you or least 12 people you know have taken part in a themed 5K or obstacle course within the past two years. (Heck, the thought of being splashed with colorful powders like a human tie-dye t-shirt was enough to sign up, and I consider running a form of Sisyphean torture.) Now, though, there’s…
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