The office holiday party is officially back, declares Bloomberg Businessweek! But navigating them can be tricky business. Luckily, the folks at Businessweek—who also gave us an accurate depiction of colleagues and their lunchtime behaviors—compiled another handy infographic that details five common offenders at office parties. So how doyou deal with a close talker who gets "so close you can smell the canapes on her breath?" Tell her you've… Read More >>

Do you have bad holiday photos lying around that will never make the family album? If so, dig out those snapshots and embrace the fashion/hair/pose mistakes, because they could snag you some swag just in time for the holidays. "Awkward Family Photos," the popular website that collects and posts viewers' most cringe-worthy pictures from around the world, is running an Awkward…. Just Read More >>

Before you get too excited about today's date, remember that it happens once a century, like clockwork, or calendar-work, if you prefer. Yup, our fascination with unusual dates (Who will ever forget where they were on 10/10/10?) is old news. And this clipfrom the 1912 New York Times says pretty much all there is to say about 12/12/12. I especially like the artful… Read More >>

Between the gifts, party outfits, and festive nights out, the holidays can pass in a frenzied blur of green (and we don't mean mistletoe). Once the confetti settles on New Year's, it's a good time to reevaluate your financial goals. Personally, I'd like to save for a weekend getaway, and I was excited to discover a tool that can help me with that: Mvelopes, an… Read More >>

When I was in middle school, I used to spend hours clipping items I adored out of magazines and gluing them into a scrapbook of how I wanted my dream room to look. Now, thanks to Remodo.com, I can indulge my pre-teen obsession in the digital world. Okay, so maybe it's geared toward folks under the age of 20, but I can't stop decorating and redecorating my virtual… Read More >>

Now's the time of year when everyone's compiling "best of" lists—mostly made up of bestsellers and the usual suspects. Listen, we loved Gone Girl too, but if you are looking for a literary gift from the road less traveled, consider Jack Gilbert's Collected Poems. Published in March of this year, the book includes 50 years worth of strikingly beautiful poetry that's accessible and can be read… Read More >>

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg might've been more correct to slam sugary drinks than even he realized: A recent Swedish study suggests that men who drink one "normal-sized" soft drink per day might face an increased risk of prostate cancer. According to reports from Outcome Magazine and The New York Daily News, "The study, to be published in the upcoming edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, followed over 8,000 men… Read More >>

I highly recommend making your gingerbread house with a five-year-old: When the finished product looks like a five-year-old made it, you have an excuse. (Yours would have looked like Martha Stewart whipped it up, right? Right. Mine too.) In the meantime, I'm all over these fun takes on the classic I found on Pinterest. From a carousel and a food truck… Read More >>

Cyberbullying is widespread enough to necessitate a Cyberbullying Research Center, but a new trend could help replace online tormenting with online appreciation. Thanks to a handful of studentsfrom Queen's University in Canada, Facebook pages dedicated to anonymous compliments are popping up for colleges and high schools across North America. People can send page administrators compliments, praise… Read More >>

I'm a huge Grace Potter and the Nocturnals fan, so when I found out Grace along with two other powerhouse passionistas, Arianna Huffington and Bobbi Brown, were teaming up to promote great causes with KIND snacks (a treat I was lucky enough to first try and become hooked on when my co-worker Lauren wrote about them.), I immediately knew what every friend on my holiday gift list was getting: The limited edition Snack and Give… Read More >>