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...Skate! 'Tis the holiday season - which means it's time to strap on a pair of blades, fall smack on your bum many times, then reward yourself with hot chocolate. Chicago has free entry at its rinks through Feb. 28, 2009, with skate rentals running about $5. (See 10 things to do in Chicago.) In Santa Monica, Calif., you can go from the beach to the ice rink (5th Street and Arizona Avenue, two blocks from the Third Street Promenade outdoor mall), for a surreal transition. The $10 admission through Jan. 19, 2009 includes skate rental. (See 10 things...
...store owners big and small, 'tis the season of sweating brows. U.S. retail sales dropped a record 2.8% last month, just the latest in a string of bad months. By the end of 2008, 148,000 retail establishments will have closed, the largest number since 2001, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers. A rough holiday season will produce an additional 73,000 store closings in the first half of 2009, the council predicts. "In the first six months of next year there will be a lot more retail museums than retail stores," says Beemer...
...think of America, what makes your heart swell with pride and your eyes well up? Is it the idea of steel mills, microwaves, and the Internet? Or is it “American Gothic,” the Lincoln Memorial, and “My Country ‘Tis of Thee?” The fact is that when politicians stopped supporting artists, they stopped supporting the country’s vision of itself. We may have grown as a country since then, but that does not mean we have grown as a culture...
First came the crash. Now come the ripples. At business schools around the country, 'tis the season for MBA recruiting. But for Wall Street wannabes who banked on school yielding a six-figure finance job, bitter reality is setting in. Offers from financial firms are slowing, as budgets get slashed and freezes take effect...
...Tis now the season for canning: As the bounty of summer fruits and veggies dwindles, food-bloggers are busy swapping recipes and tips for preserving or pickling the last of their tomatoes, berries and drupes. Modern-day pickling recipes often go beyond using the traditional dill and vinegar solution; they include aromatics like lime or ginger and spice things up by adding copious amounts of jalapeno pepper. Canners are also experimenting with mixing subject and medium - pickled grapes anyone? Food writer Eugenia Bone, author of the upcoming cookbook Urban Preservation, even cans her own tuna, which she describes as "sumptuous...