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- Contest shopping trip is a Christmas wish come true
The day? Nov. 18, 2004. What happened? Pilar Clark, a social worker from San Diego, shopped all night in a Schaumburg, Ill., department store.
- IN THE KNOW
The New Year doesn't always fall on Jan. 1
Most Americans and Europeans think of New Year's as a holiday that always happens on Jan. 1 and provides an excuse for a great deal of celebrating.
- Raising awareness: parental stereotypes
Many parents teach their children that stereotyping is bad. It fuels divisiveness, they say.
- Re-gifting finds its place among holiday traditions
It will be the the fate of things unwrapped yesterday, fruitcakes and toasters, of innumerable things given-but-not-pined-for, for soulless items (house slippers, Chia pets) that were never really destined to be treasured ... and that can't be returned for store credit.
- Class puts on its holiday finest for a spot of tea
Watching the parents was almost as much fun as watching the kids. Almost.
The kindergarten children were completely captivating, but their moms and dads and grandparents were a treat to see as they crowded the corners and peered through the doors and windows of the classrooms where their youngsters were sipping tea.
- Add some shimmer to holiday wardrobe
Want to start the new year in style? Get yourself some sparkle and shine.
- Some women find their sparkle with pieces of costume jewelry
Gilt metal and glass gemstones, this is your moment. From discount stores to Dior, vintage-inspired earrings, antique-looking necklaces and bejeweled brooches – muchos, muchos brooches! – outsparkle all comers in the accessories department this season. Costume jewelry is party-wear perfect.
- DAVE BARRY
With stick-to-itiveness, you, too, can tile a floor
Today's topic for homeowners is: How to install a tile floor. Any home decorator will tell you that there is nothing quite like a tile floor for transforming an ordinary room into an ordinary room that has tile on the floor.
- DEAR ABBY
Cheater, beater, guess who's next
A month ago, I celebrated my 10th wedding anniversary. My husband and I have been together for 12 years. He didn't lay a hand on me until a year ago.
- TELL ME ABOUT IT CAROLYN HAX
3 adults, 2 cats too much for 1 apartment
My brother was supposed to move in with me in October so he could look for a job in the area. His girlfriend was to spend a night and then move on to another town.
- Turn Fido into a star with these photo tips
We love to take pictures of furry, four-legged family members and many of them like to "glam for the cam."
- Meeting the parents shouldn't be stressful
We've all been there – the first meeting with the boyfriend or girlfriend's parents. You're wrought with anxiety, worried if they'll like you (and if you'll like them).
- Here's the real king of pop
The Styrofoam peanut must be seething with envy. After all, what other piece of packaging inspires such affection? And barely a thumb and forefinger can resist its sweet, stress-relieving, crackling allure.
- Demand grows for military hero bracelets
Army Capt. Kristopher Mitchell bought one in memory of a friend killed in Afghanistan. Navy Lt. j.g. Kelly Weaverling ordered her "hero bracelet" to simply honor a fallen comrade. So did Airman 1st Class Jana Allen-Wugh.
- Horoscope
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