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Have you seen anything good lately? Mr. Magpie and I always talk about how we’re living in the golden age of television thanks to the content scramble amongst various streaming services. We’ve come a long way from the set of Central Perk. The production value on so many of these series is unbelievable — it almost feels like an embarrassment of riches! I’m thinking specifically of that Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman murder mystery miniseries on HBO, “The Undoing.” It watched like a proper Hollywood studio movie — glossy, gorgeous, with high caliber actors and incredibly written and produced plot...

Love is in the air, and we’ve found 29 custom Valentine’s Day gifts to make for someone special. Scroll down and get ready to create a DIY Valentine’s Day gift for parents that comes straight from the heart. photo: Daria via Pexels Plant with Heart Grab a succulent or another indoor plant (we love Bloomscape), add a few hearts, and you've got the perfect DIY Valentine's Day gift.  photo: The Best Ideas for Kids Heart-Shaped Pencil Toppers Pencil this idea in, and you have a pretty gift for your Valentine. We love The Best Idea for Kids use of pipe...

After seeing a good amount of movies, you start to see the patterns in the story lines, in the way certain characters are portrayed and even can quite easily guess the events that were supposed to be unexpected plot twists. The predictability might be one of the factors why a movie could be considered to be bad or at least boring.But Reddit users have many more reasons that completely ruin a movie that initially seemed promising. User lawyeratyourservice asked “What ruins a movie instantly?” and people provided their opinions on what movie directors’ decisions distract them from enjoying the movie...

Make your own scratch and sniff name art with just a few simple materials! What a great way to explore early literacy concepts with a simple 5 senses activity. Are you following my Name Activities Pinterest board? Kids love their names! That’s one of the main reasons I always suggest starting with kids’ names when asked how to teach the alphabet. Children are very interested in their own names, thus making names a meaningful base to teach from. This scratch and sniff name art came about because many of my preschoolers, at the time, were really into anything that engaged...

Today in food commerce, Instacart is partnering with Chase and Mastercard, and 7-Eleven is getting into subscription commerce. Plus, Aldi is opening its first cashier-less checkout supermarket in London. Instacart Launching Credit Card With Chase and Mastercard Credit card issuer Chase and online grocery platform Instacart announced Wednesday (Jan. 19) an expansion of their partnership with Instacart’s first credit card, with Chase as the exclusive issuer and Mastercard as the exclusive payments network for the new offering. 7-Eleven Launches Subscription to Make Delivery Economics Work in All Parties’ Favor 7-Eleven announced in a Wednesday (Jan. 19) press release the launch...