Topic: Vacation

How to Enthusiastically Prepare for Summer 2013

Flickr/Mongoose Flemmish

All over the U.S.A. it is pretty darn nice out. People are wearing their summery dresses, their shorts, their sandals, their T-shirts and pants, without the necessity or precaution of an added jacket covering just in case. It is finally, maybe, summer. What should one do about that? Get ready. Like so.

By Adam Martin

Jun 15, 2012

Summertime Fun for Procrastinators

We tried to warn you. Summer is coming, and you've got to get ready, we said. Save up some money and make some travel plans and get a pitcher of iced coffee going, we said. But did you listen? Well, maybe. If not, though, we understand.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jun 8, 2012

Today in Research

Vacations Aren't Really Vacations; The Kids with the Worst Allergies

Discovered: We don't disconnect when we go on vacation anymore, the kids who get the most allergies, why the uterus doesn't reject a fetus, and a very life-like robot fish.

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By Adam Martin

Jun 8, 2012

Boozing Bankers Bummed About Busted Summer

CNBC's John Carney must have an iron liver. How else could he elicit so many embarrassing comments from so many Wall Street types about their summers not spent relaxing in the Hamptons.

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By Adam Martin

May 18, 2012

The High Cost of Summer: How Hotter Weather Hits Your Wallet

Summer started earlier this year and is on track to be hotter than almost any on record. And that means it's going to be expensive, because whatever it is you like to do during the summer, you're going to do more of it and that's going to cost you.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jan 4, 2012

Mark Zuckerberg Takes His Vacation Fantasies to South America

After spending Christmas in Vietnam, Zuckerberg has taken his crew to South America for the New Year and post-New Year's beach time

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 28, 2011

These Are Mark Zuckerberg's Vacation Fantasies

Like anyone taking a vacation, Mark Zuckerberg wanted to escape his every-day (not-so-boring) life. And he did: hopping to Vietnam, a country where Facebook is illegal. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 6, 2011

Your Post-Labor Day Depression Isn't Going Away

Science has found that there's an unpleasant mood for every season

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By Heather Horn

Jun 15, 2011

Comment of the Day: Behind the Comments on the Newt Photo

So it's okay to make fun of people if they're not fit?

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By Ray Gustini

May 24, 2011

What the Tweet?

Oil Giants, Badgers and Nice Guys

The tweets that gave us pause today

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