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Gak is Back! and More Modern-Day Versions of Familiar Favorites

“There is no such thing as old, only retro.” If you think about all of the products that you loved as a kid that are still kicking around, this design philosophy seems to ring true. The toys, fashions, and snacks of our youths would be pretty dusty and outdated by now if they remained unchanged… but time marches on, and we’re seeing some considerable upgrades on familiar favorites.

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A Modern-Day Cinderella Nightmare

Twenty years ago, a dress changed my life. I was living a modern-day Cinderella nightmare. The villain: my physically abusive husband. Instead of worrying some prince would never rescue me, I agonized over how to leave my pseudo soulmate without dropping out of the MBA program I needed to secure a future free of bruises and erratic terror. In the middle of this drama, a long-standing upper crusty friend took me to New York City.

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Gluten-Free Cornbread Recipe

When I think of Thanksgiving, I often wonder about the first Thanksgiving and what that might have looked like.The first Thanksgiving occurred in the fall of 1621, between the Pilgrims and the native Wampanoag people. The meals were thought to have occurred for almost a week. Many of our modern-day traditional foods such as cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes were not even invented yet!Although our Thanksgiving meals have transformed over the years, I …