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The Map of Time author Felix J. Palma dishes on his pop culture faves—books, characters and more!

Worried that a lot of exercise will lead to overeating? Learn why you shouldn't be, and find out what the research says

There are some bad things associated with exercise. For one, the amount of laundry you have to do goes up. Yucky, sweaty, stinky laundry. Also, you may need to start leaving your running shoes outside and blasting them with a bacteria-killing spray.

Book review: Get swept away with this passionate tale of a castle, a knight and secrets.

Last week the greatest jumpers — freestylers, double-dutchers, all-arounders and speedsters — gathered in Washington, D.C. for the World Jump Rope Championships. I watched the coverage while jumping in my living room. The gifts of coordination and timing are truly awesome to behold in a competition like this one. But it’s the smiles that stand out the most.

The ups and downs of celebrity relationships keep tabloids gossip pages busy on a minute-to-minute basis. Fortunately there’s an almost endless amount of material as every couple of days a boldface name is breaking up, making up, or seen “canoodling”.

Eating might be giving you a high – literally, according to a new study that showed rats fed high-fat diets produced a response similar to what happens when you use marijuana. (Interestingly, they also tested sugar and protein, but didn’t find the same reaction.) The chemical the high-fat diet produced helps regulate mood, stress and appetite.

So many women stop wearing shorts after a certain age, but we implore you not to give up on this summer fashion staple. Find the latest cropped styles that will take you from a picnic to the office

Summer is often the perfect time to catch up on a little reading and gather inspiration for upcoming projects. Here are some of our favourite books on decorating and design

Sometimes it takes an awesome song to push you through a tough workout. With that in mind, every week on this blog we'll feature a new playlist of workout tunes from a notable Canadian woman. This week starts us off with a cardio-happy list from Angela Smith, a Toronto-based fashion and lifestyle producer at ET Canada.

Because this mango variety is grown in tropical climates, we only have access to them for five to six months out of the year. So I say, make the most out of the Ataulfo mango season with these recipes.

Sigh…I’ve had that pre-vacation feeling for weeks now. As in, I am feeling it in my bones that my body and soul need a break. And so as I head out on this year’s staycation (we’ve already spent time in Belgium, the Netherlands and Jamaica this year, so this is a low-key holiday) I wanted to put together a list of to-do things on my vacation that will bring a smile to my face.