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Get out and play in Washington's winter wonderland
Summer isn’t the only season for outdoor fun. Winter brings cooler temperatures, glistening snow and plenty of opportunities for play.

 

Photography, celebrity and mutation
(Globeandmail.com) - Could there be celebrity – in the contemporary, ravenous, idolatrous sense – without the medium of photography? The answer is no. But the next question is: How has the photographic treatment of celebrity shifted over the past near-century?

 

Diets: A primer
(CBC.ca) - There's nothing magical to losing weight. The average 150-pound person burns about 1,800 calories a day just in the act of living. Add any kind of activity to that, and your body will need more fuel to maintain that weight. If you increase your activity but keep your calorie intake the same, you will eventually lose weight.

 

The Red Shoes
(Vogue.com) - The Red Shoes is magical, often sited as many film makers' favourite film. Martin Scorsese feels so strongly about this British classic, made on a relative shoe string in 1948, that he helped lead its three-year-long restoration. It was re-introduced, by him, this year to the audiences at the Cannes Film Festival.

 

Bankrupt hotel? Check in with caution
(MSNBC) - How do you make the most of a visit to an almost-bankrupt hotel? Here’s how to spot a property and what to do if you find yourself checking into one.

 

Tap your inner adventurer in the Evergreen State
More and more Americans are cutting back their vacation plans in an effort to combat the rising costs of travel. By cutting back, families are traveling across the United States, exploring the rich scenery and life of this country without spending a huge amount of money.

 


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Diets: A primer
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(CBC.ca) - There's nothing magical to losing weight. The average 150-pound person burns about 1,800 calories a day just in the act of living. Add any kind of activity to that, and your body will need...

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