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Diamonds 101: Cut, Color, Clarity, and More

Diamonds 101: Cut, Color, Clarity, and More

The Four Cs (Color, Cut, Clarity, and Carats), inclusions, points, certificates, and more—all express different facets of diamond quality and authenticity.

Multi-Color Knitting: Intarsia and Fair Isle

Don’t let knitting with more than one color intimidate you—they are both easy to learn!

Shakespeare in Brief: Romeo and Juliet

Written around 1595–1596, Romeo and Juliet is the best of Shakespeare’s early tragedies.

Buying a Digital Keyboard for Your Home

Digital keyboards are popular for the home because of their potent combination of features and cost-efficiency.

Handwriting Analysis: What Margins Say About You

Every aspect of handwriting can tell us something about ourselves.

How Your Brain Functions When You’re In Love

When it comes to love, the brain, not the heart, is the engine that gets romance started.

Did you know … ?

If it hadn’t been for his father, Charles Dickens might never have written his most famous works.Learn More …

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Charles Dickens: The Cast of Characters

Charles Dickens came up with some of the most memorable characters in English literature. See if you can match the character names to the novels in which they appear!

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The Compleat Idiot

Adventures of an Information Addict

Love Actually

Friday’s Food and a Flick: Love Actually (2003) with Chocolate Fondue

I have to admit, there are very few romantic comedies that are on my favorites list. The whole boy-meets-girl, boy-loses-girl, oh-wow-guess-what-they-get-back-together-just-in-time-for-a-totally-predictable-syrupy-happy-ending thing just gets on my sodding wit. But this one owns a huge chunk of my heart because it tells the tales of love from every angle, at every stage, and at all ages. More…

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