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Amp up your style without setting back your savings with these hot fashion and beauty picks

You don’t have to have a dog to appreciate this recent Slate column by writer Jesse Bering. But it helps. The article examines the reasons behind an unpleasant phenomenon familiar to most pet owners, and that is the domestic dogs’ affection for grinding against the funkiest and most foul-smelling objects they can sniff out.

It’s not that my daughter doesn’t like my boyfriend — she really does. She just hates when he sleeps over, because what she doesn't like is not sleeping with me.

Looking for a way to tighten up your core? Planks are a great ab exercise because they help to build strength and endurance all the way around your middle and in your back. That's why taking the Plank A Day challenge can help reduce back pain and flatten your abs.

Of all of the fates that aging can bring, Alzheimer's disease — which afflicts 34 million people worldwide — is understandably one of the most feared. It's characterized by a mental deterioration that leaves the inflicted unrecognizable to family and friends, which is eventually accompanied by a swift physical decline. But are there steps we can take to avoid contracting Alzheimer's?

The Do Diet: From zit zappers and wrinkle fighters to SPF-boosting superfoods, we've got the inside scoop on how to get gorgeous, radiant skin from the inside out

Instant party: A spicy Caesar goes down smoothly with crispy blue-cheese battered wings

Instant party: Take a sip of this fruit-filled cocktail – delicious paired with a cheesy toast snack – and imagine kicking back on a sunny Greek island

Instant party: Make like it's an Havana night and throw a soiree with these tall cool drinks and savoury golden squares

If The Map of Time were a movie, who'd play H.G. Wells, Andrew Harrington or Gilliam Murphy? Here are our picks.

Those questions and more (how much to save before moving out, advice on financial planning) answered by financial expert, Caroline Cakebread

I had never tried the ancient technique of smoking food before, but when my brother found a kettle-smoker set by the road for trash pick-up, he took it home, refurbished it and brought it to the family cottage