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It was last New Year’s Eve. I was reflecting over the events that had made 2010 the memorable year that it was. I resolved to make 2011 just as fresh and opportune. My first step? Move out of my parent’s place, where I had set up camp almost two years earlier having graduated from university.
   
I first needed to find a roommate. So, I did what any 21st Century city gal in...
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You’re overwhelmed. Your patience is running out. Not long after walking into a second hand store are you ready to dismiss the activity of thrifting as something better suited for your costume bejewelled colleague. Fear not – her secrets can be yours too with these five simple steps to succeed in your vintage shopping spree.

1) Find out if the store is buy/sell/trade. If so, pack some used...
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With your toes skimming the sand, the pounding surf as your soundtrack and - best of all - no BlackBerry, there’s no better place to get lost in a book than the beach. Here are our picks for this summer’s best reads.

Read Over and Over Again
The Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
The Brooklyn Follies, by Paul Auster
Summer Sisters, by Judy Blume

Your Favourite Authors
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