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Free Online Courses. Advance your College Education & Career. MapCrunch - Random Google Street View. Silk — Interactive generative art. Abandoned Suitcases Reveal Private Lives of Insane Asylum Patients.

If you were committed to a psychiatric institution, unsure if you’d ever return to the life you knew before, what would you take with you?

Abandoned Suitcases Reveal Private Lives of Insane Asylum Patients

That sobering question hovers like an apparition over each of the Willard Asylum suitcases. From the 1910s through the 1960s, many patients at the Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane left suitcases behind when they passed away, with nobody to claim them. Upon the center’s closure in 1995, employees found hundreds of these time capsules stored in a locked attic. Working with the New York State Museum, former Willard staffers were able to preserve the hidden cache of luggage as part of the museum’s permanent collection. Things to do when you're bored - a bumper list of pointless timewasters.

The Word Bookstore Montreal. The C.S. Lewis Foundation invites you to help with the founding of the C.S. Lewis College. Hello fellow Narnia Fans!

The C.S. Lewis Foundation invites you to help with the founding of the C.S. Lewis College

Kids Explain Marriage. Jon Rafman. An international community exploring what it means to live life to the fullest. New York Diaries: 1609 to 2009 (Modern Library) (9780679643326): Teresa Carpenter. So you want to be a modern poster designer? Capitol Couture, Profile: Effie Trinket. With a keen eye towards cutting edge trends and a willingness to break boundaries, Capitol-born style icon and District 12 Escort Effie Trinket has been a fashion pioneer since her very first Hunger Games. She has been known to take the iconic building blocks of contemporary Capitol fashion such as sleeves, hairpieces and bold colors and craft stunning looks that go on to influence all of Panem’s fashion-forward citizens. Increase Your Flexibility and Improve Your Life. The Ultimate Daily Stretch.

Increase Your Flexibility and Improve Your Life

Fotoshop by Adobé (Adobe) The Cat Piano. A few thoughts on thrifting. There is nothing more fun than getting a friend addicted to thrifting–which is something I managed to do recently (yay for new thrift buddies!). I have been thrifting since I was a child, and remember with delight accompanying my mom on Saturday mornings to the local thrift shops and digging through the racks of $0.25 tees and exotic-looking vintage. (Little did I know that I’d grow up and wear some of those pretty frocks!) Although I’ve covered some of these tips in several of my thrifting videos, I thought I’d compile them into a post as I get asked these fairly frequently. The internet is your friend. Matter - Online Tangram Puzzles @ gieson.com.

Dreams and happy things to do. Hipster Disney Princesses Are Here. Here’s a trope people can’t get enough of: taking Disney princesses and putting them in hilarious other contexts, be it Vogue covers, fashion illustrations, subcultures and historically accurate dress.

Hipster Disney Princesses Are Here

The Way We See It. 5 People Who Can Help You Make Your College Decision (who you might not think about) Bach Stradavarius Trumpet Earrings by Harmony Jewelry. Writing Prompts for Better Body Image. Welcome to Body Loving Homework.

Writing Prompts for Better Body Image

This is an online writing series created with the express intention of bettering our relationships with our bodies through creative means, including, but not limited to, writing and performance. Is This The Krusty Krab? No, this is Patrick... 101 Conversation Starters People Love. Below are 101 types of conversation starters to use on your first date, at a party, in business, with guys or girls, or on family and friends.

101 Conversation Starters People Love

The 101 great conversation openers are simple and effective. Do not be fooled. The most important point to remember when using any conversation starter is they aim to start the conversation. “Ice-breakers” break the ice; they don’t heat up the planet and make mother nature flourish. (Tweet this.) New Year, New Thinking: Fresh Ideas to Make ANY Small Space Feel Larger. We talk a great deal here at Apartment Therapy about the idea of making spaces feel visually larger than they really are - changing up paint colors and using mirrors and more natural light, but those are all yesterday's news.

New Year, New Thinking: Fresh Ideas to Make ANY Small Space Feel Larger

Today we have 5 fresh (and simple) ideas to open up almost any space. 1. Money Saving Websites - Sites That Will Save Money. The 5 Most Insane Original Uses of Famous Products. Plenty of products we use every day have interesting little back stories to them.

The 5 Most Insane Original Uses of Famous Products

For instance, we bet your fourth grade self could find no greater joy than discovering that Q-tips were originally called "Baby Gays. " But what is even more interesting than that is how some world-changing inventions were created for a completely different, and often stupid, purpose. For instance ... #5. Lysol Was a Terrible Gynecological Snake Oil. The Best Chocolate Mousse of Your Life Under 5 Minutes : Cafe Fernando – Food Blog - best chocolate mousse - best chocolate mousse recipe - chocolate chantilly - chocolate mousse recipe - herve this - Chocolate. December 22nd, 2010 | Category: Chocolate Two ingredients (seriously, only chocolate and water) and five minutes later, you will be eating The Best Chocolate Mousse of Your Life.

The Best Chocolate Mousse of Your Life Under 5 Minutes : Cafe Fernando – Food Blog - best chocolate mousse - best chocolate mousse recipe - chocolate chantilly - chocolate mousse recipe - herve this - Chocolate

I promise. Ta-da!! The Contest-Winning Essay, with Q&A. YARN is so pleased to bring you the final, revised and edited version of “Eyes Like Mine,” the winner of our Family Gatherings Essay Contest with Figment!

Ta-da!! The Contest-Winning Essay, with Q&A

Jackie Lewis is one heck of a writer—fearless in her words, and in her writing process. We really hope you—especially if you are an aspiring writer, or a teacher—will take a look at her original essay, still on Figment, because we think it shows how awesome a writer Jackie is, and by extension it shows what it takes to get an excellent draft (a prize-winning draft!!) Ready for publication in a literary magazine. Jazz Trumpet Video Collection. - StumbleUpon.