Free Land in the Middle of the Pacific? Sign Me Up

Now, along with Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland; Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost city in the U.S.; and the whole continent of Australia, I have added another destination to my travel bucket list: the Pitcairn Islands.

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If You Total a Rental Car in Florida

If you listen to her saying, "My collar bone is broken. My collar bone is broken," you might think, "Well, maybe if you had been paying attention, we wouldn't have gotten into this mess in the first place."

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Finally Reading HP: Let's Get Sirius

The shift toward even darker parts of Harry's story in this book were very welcome — and I know I will only grow more delighted as the series carries on and Ralph Fiennes, minus his nose, rises again to seek his revenge.

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TV Review: Comedy Central's 'Detroiters'

There was the Detroit skyline, the Renaissance Center rising high; there was Comerica Park, home of the Tigers, as Sam and Tim drove to a meeting; there was the Ambassador Bridge, lit up at night, as our main characters somewhat oddly saluted a parade of sanitation engineers

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