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I've Bought This 1 Inexpensive Item Every January For Decades And It's Changed How I See My Life

"My datebooks will tell the story of not only what I was up to, but who I was and who I was becoming over time."
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I Sacrificed Everything To 'Make It' As A Singer. My Dream Came True — But It Wasn't What I Expected.

"Life was a train with cut brakes, moving at such a high speed that the only way to stop was to crash."
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My Dad's Christmas Tradition Was The Stuff Of Legend. Then Tragedy Struck.

"When Christmas came that year, we struggled to find joy in our usual traditions."
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My Best Friend Died On Pan Am Flight 103. I Should've Been On That Plane — And It Haunted Me For Decades.

"Thirty-five years ago today, a bomb exploded aboard Pan Am 103 heading from London to New York, killing 259 people, including 35 of my classmates."
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If You Desperately Want Taylor Swift To Marry Travis Kelce, This Is For You

A recent op-ed urged Taylor Swift, 34 and dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, to get married. Here's what the conversation is missing.
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My Mom Canceled Christmas And Invented A New Holiday. We Doubted Her At First — But Now It’s Our Favorite Day.

A decade ago, my mother announced we were no longer celebrating Christmas. “Does anyone else think this is kind of crazy?” my brother asked.
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Leonard Bernstein And I Loved The Same Man. Here's What Bradley Cooper's 'Maestro' Doesn't Show.

"I learned more about the real Leonard Bernstein in one afternoon ... than I learned from seeing 'Maestro.'"
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I Received Death Threats After Elon Musk Put A Target On My Back. Here's The Truth Of What Happened.

"With liberal usage of the N-word and homophobic slurs, they said that I, along with my family, should be hanged for treason."
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Tired Of Feeling Let Down By My Family On Christmas, I Made 1 Major Change — And It Saved Our Holiday

"I needed to shake up this holiday and find another way to come together with my family. My leading emotion had become resentment and I didn’t want to feel that way anymore."
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I Tried To Track Down 3 Strangers I'd Met On Vacation With Just A Photo. 4 Days Later, I Got A Miracle.

"How would I go about locating these three random individuals in a sea of people without any idea what their names were or what city they lived in?"
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