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Over here, I rarely lift a finger

In Abu Dhabi, my laundry gets delivered and my groceries are carried for me. This situation can't be right 6:34 PM EDT 0 0

Judith Timson

This Fatal Attraction has boiled her own bunny

With an abrupt decision to abandon ship as Alaska governor that brings to mind Glenn Close's unhinged performance, the question must be asked: What's Sarah Palin thinking? 6:40 PM EDT 0 0

Leah McLaren

Learn to love your cottage cheesecake

If you're female and you've got thighs, chances are you've got cellulite Jul 04, 2009 8:37PM EDT 0 0

Girls’ night out

Mommy wants a drinkypoo

They blog about their boozing. They curse in front of the kids. They soothe themselves with cosmo therapy – and they're not afraid to admit it 6:34 PM EDT 0 0

Maternal anxiety

Stress during pregnancy may lower baby's IQ

Severe prenatal stress may damage a baby's brain and put the child at greater risk of anxiety, depression and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, according to a new study 6:32 PM EDT 0 0

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Gourmet cookout

Food stylist Adele Hagan takes the kitchen outside for a memorable meal in the wild Jul 04, 2009 4:13AM EDT 0 0

Detroit

Michael Jackson's career began at Motown Records, which delivered the Jackson 5, Aretha Franklin and other stars. On the label's 50th, Brad Wheeler visits the modest house in Detroit where soul music was born Jul 04, 2009 4:14AM EDT 0 0

Regulating romance

The (not so) hard and fast rules of dating

They're ubiquitous in the dating scene: I only date guys with blue eyes; no bad tattoos; no sex for the first 90 days; I only date men with beards. Rules may help daters weed out the duds, but experts say they can also shutter windows of opportunity. Jul 02, 2009 4:56PM EDT 0 0

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Paula Abdul/Moscow/Sasha Fierce

Impress your guests

Place cards: message in a bottle

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Strut your stuff in these strapping wonders

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DIY summer cocktails

Be your own bartender when the weather heats up. Beppi Crosariol demonstrates two simple, classic drinks sure to impress your guests

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Never dump a half-full bottle of wine again. Beppi Crosariol shares his tips on keeping vino fresh after it's been opened

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The rockets' damn glare, tips for rich artists and tsk, tsk, tsk

A daily miscellany of information by Michael Kesterton

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James Gordon Tanner

Husband, father, grandfather, brother, scientist, scallywag. Born June 11, 1931, in St. Thomas, Ont. Died March 29 in Victoria of pneumonia and dementia, aged 77.

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Don't pass the salt

The Globe talks to some of the country's top food talents about their flavour-boosting tips and what home cooks can do to punch up the taste while cutting back on sodium