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Hi-Tech Romance: Finding Mr. Right This Holiday Season

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I met my husband thanks to technology. OK, so it wasn’t online dating or a mobile app, but rather a Web 2.0 tradeshow that found us both catching some fresh air outside an afterparty club, and a number of additional shows in the months following that led us to continued encounters (he lived more than [...]

Life After Heart Failure

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I almost died today. No, really, I know that sounds like the overly-dramatic opening to some tear-jerker chick flick, but in this case, it’s true. The sentence has been floating around in my head for the last 24 hours, not seeming any more real with each passing repetition. Just last night, I was cuddling with [...]

South Florida Eats: Racks Downtown Eatery, Boca Raton

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Racks Downtown Eatery in Mizner Park had the potential to be a great hidden gem in Boca Raton, and I was looking forward to writing a great review of the restaurant. From the moment I walked through the door, I was greeted by a happy, friendly hostess and a clean, modern-looking restaurant with raw bar, [...]

Fall Fashion Tips From O.co

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The editors at O.co have put together a variety of fun, flirty, edgy, cozy, and otherwise hot fashion tips in a helpful buying guide. I’ll take one of each, please!

Soulja Boy Takes Over Macy’s Broward Mall This Weekend

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I’ve always been fascinated by hip hop artists. They may be the only high-profile professionals who find it (and aren’t called out on it) perfectly acceptable to bring their entire posse to work with them – and give them random, odd jobs (or none at all). Soulja Boy is no different. The rapper made an [...]

Seeing Red: Louboutin Loses Trademark Its Signature Soles

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Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery…unless it’s in the business arena. Yesterday, infamous French footwear designer Christian Louboutin lost a suit attempting to protect its trademark red outsoles. Specifically – the designer was protecting the use of Pantone 18 (Chinese Red) in outsoles – a color that has become synonymous with his brand [...]

Chef Jimmy McIntyre Offers Stress-Free Tips For Being The Perfect Dinner Party Hostess

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I love cooking, and I love to entertain. However, planning a dinner party (or any group get together) can become stressful, especially at the last minute. That’s why I was pleased to receive this expert how-to list of tips from Chef Jimmy McIntyre, Executive Chef of New Zealand’s seven-suite destination retreat – Otahuna Lodge (www.otahuna.co.nz), [...]

Twenty-Five Years Later, Baby Is Back Out Of The Corner

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Following in the popularity of such dance flicks as High School Musical and Glee (and following the announcement of the planned remake of Footloose), Lionsgate has announced that it will be remaking the 1987 dance classic, “Dirty Dancing.” While no casting decisions have been publicly made, Kenny Ortega has been slated to direct the remake. [...]

New Series: Home Makeovers 101

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The last month has been a whirlwind of activity for my husband and I. After more than a year and a half of searching, we finally found our dream home – and after four months of debate back and forth, we finally closed on the house in mid-July (hip-hip, hooray!). Since then, life has been [...]

South Beach Style: The Sanctuary

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South Beach means many different things to many different people. To out-of-towners, South Beach is a melting pot and fashion mecca, home to celebrities like Madonna and Sly Stallone and destination spot for the rich and famous. For those guests – SoBe carries an aura of the exotic – appealing, attractive, and a place to [...]