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Courtesy of Benjamin Vermeulen A set of magnetic furniture from Benjamin Vermeulen. Magnetic furniture which snaps together without the need for a single screwdriver could be the future of the flat-pack interiors industry. The ‘MAG’ (Magnetic Assisted Geometry) range by Benjamin Vermeulen first debuted at Dutch Design Week in October this year and has been causing quite a stir within ...

Shutterstock Scientists say that toys can harbor cold germs for weeks or even months. Prior research has already concluded that two common bacteria that cause colds, ear infections, and strep throat don’t often live for long outside the human body, but a new study finds that they can linger a lot longer than previously thought. Your best defense? Well-scrubbed hands. ...

Courtesy of Benjamin Vermeulen A set of magnetic furniture from Benjamin Vermeulen. Magnetic furniture which snaps together without the need for a single screwdriver could be the future of the flat-pack interiors industry. The ‘MAG’ (Magnetic Assisted Geometry) range by Benjamin Vermeulen first debuted at Dutch Design Week in October this year and has been causing quite a stir within ...

Teddy Bear Tea Party at the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden. Kids get a tour from an actress who plays the proprietor’s wife. TEA FOR TOTS BYOB – bring your own bear! The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden on the Upper East Side hosts a honey of a brunch on Sunday to cure kids’ post-holiday blahs. Children ages ...

Catherine Jones/Getty Images/iStockphoto Year after year, losing weight is top on the list of Americans’ resolutions. New Year’s resolutions are as easy to break as they are to make, but experts say keeping it simple helps people hold onto those promises of self-improvement. From losing weight and eating better to fighting less and giving more, resolutions run the gamut, but ...

Pearl Gabel/New York Daily News Rahul Saggar, founder of Presentation Dating Experts would tell you that it’s not good to brag about your personal failings on a first date. But Rahul Saggar is no expert. His dating strategy involves boasting to prospective lovers about years of coming up with wacky inventions — yet selling none of them. And now the ...

CARLO ALLEGRI/REUTERS UPS delivery man Vinny Ambrosino, with Rudolph nose, got these packages delivered on time on Christmas Eve, but the company failed to get thousands of other Yuletide presents down the chimney for the holiday. Where’s Rudolph when you need him? The United Parcel System admitted Wednesday that it would be unable to deliver Christmas packages to thousands of ...

The Municipal Art Society of New York These before-and-after pictures show the potential skyline over Central Park with the proposed development of 57th St. mega-towers. Welcome to Central Dark. A new generation of mega-tall skyscrapers being built along 57th St. for foreign billionaires will cast a long shadow over New York’s premier greenspace, a new report shows. JR/New York Daily ...

ABC News Connor Sorensen’s first Christmas is cause for celebration at Florida Hospital in Orlando. The premature baby was given a 33% chance of survival, but he is now starting to thrive. The tiniest baby ever born at a Florida hospital is finally home, just in time for Christmas. Connor Sorensen was born four months early on June 29, weighing ...

RICHARD DREW/ASSOCIATED PRESS The “Grand Salon” of the Pierre overlooks Central Park, with four adjoining terraces. The room is 78-feet long by 46-feet wide with 23-foot ceilings, featuring an 18-foot high fireplace and 10-foot chandelier. It’s a biggest pre-Christmas sale than the one going on at Macy’s! The spectacular three-story, 16-room penthouse co-op at the Pierre Hotel is now on ...