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When I say my son has become a water park connoisseur by the age of five, it’s a status…
In partnership with Ferrero International. If you’ve been counting down the days till Christmas, you now really have a reason…
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If you’ve never seen a Cirque du Soleil, you need to grab tickets to this show ASAP. Over the years, I’ve…
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We gave up cable two years ago. Between my hectic traveling schedule and Maximo caring less about many of the…
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If you happen to be walking on 19th Street and 10th Avenue right under the High Line and see a…
I remember when I was a brand new mom in the city and wondered if it was okay to just…
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Oh Dunkin’, just when we think we can’t love you anymore – you go and make our day. Since Dunkin…
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Listen – you all KNOW I am totally not creative. Seriously, I can cook, I can play football with the…
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