Kate Middleton Is All Smiles as She and Prince William Accompany Queen Elizabeth II to Church

Kate Middleton Is All Smiles as She and Prince William Accompany Queen Elizabeth II to Church

Kate Middleton and Prince William were all smiles on Sunday morning as they accompanied his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II to church services near her summer estate in Scotland. Kate and William’s children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, were not spotted. The whole family flew to Scotland on a budget flight last week to

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6 Astonishingly Easy Ways to be Happier, Designed by Experts

6 Astonishingly Easy Ways to be Happier, Designed by Experts

You’re probably well aware of Google’s smashing employee benefits package, and in a moment of incredulous jealousy you might even have scoffed at the pampering. Among the boons to Googlers are: massages, a bountiful and excellent free canteen, swim-in-place pools, free haircuts, laundry services, and gym equipment—even travel insurance for you and your family. Now,

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This is Your Brain on Discounts: The Science of Why We’re Slaves to a Sale

This is Your Brain on Discounts: The Science of Why We’re Slaves to a Sale

In 1869 the store’s savvy owner, Aristide Boucicaut, introduced a novel component to the buying process: the price tag. A fair-feeling phenomenon that replaced haggling, the price tags at Bon Marché are reported to be the first time customers ever encountered a set price. But Boucicaut soon realized that fixed prices had even more potential—they

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