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Need some Sizzling Beach Fodder? Tan Lines by JJ Salome

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Are you looking for a sizzling summer read that will put you in the lives of the rich, famous, and dirty?  Look no farther than Tan Lines by JJ Salome.  This was one novel I simply couldn’t put down and as I neared the final chapters, I was hoping for just a few more Metro […]

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Book Review: The Eye of Jade by Diane Wei Liang

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I didn’t choose this book because the Olympics Games are coming to China, it was a present to me from my lovely son and his family. It is a story of a young female detective, Mei Wang, seemingly searching for an ancient and valuable artefact.
Interwoven is Mei’s haunting family history, which as the tale unfolds, […]

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United States Independence Day

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If you live in the United States, you already know that today is Independence Day, a holiday that is always celebrated on July 4th.    For history buffs out there, you may remember that that date was chosen as this day because the Second Continental Congress adopted the unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of […]

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Movie Review: Sex and the City

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Oh ladies, wasn’t it fabulous? The end of May saw women from all over the world reaching for a Cosmo and gathering their gal pals as our favourite girls from New York graced the Big Screen for a long over-due catch-up. Yup, I’m referring to the premiere of Sex and the City – one of […]

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Office Drama

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Office Bullies.  I hear everyone has to deal with them sooner or later.  Well, it seems my time has come and I have my very own, shiny, new office bully!  I don’t know whether to frame her and hang her on the wall, or maybe shove her in a closet and try to forget about […]

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Inspiring Women: Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson

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Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and has been in a wheelchair since the age of seven. She is one of the world’s most respected sportswomen and is considered Britain’s greatest ever Paralympian. Dame Tanni started her sporting career in 1984 representing Wales in the Junior National Games. She has since won 16 […]

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Canada Day

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While those of us in the United States are looking forward to the upcoming three-day weekend we get for Independence Day on July 4th, today is an important day of note for Canada, and I wanted to take a moment to wish our Canadian readers and contributors a Happy Canada Day!
What’s Canada Day?
It’s not […]

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From the Editor: Welcome to Spice of Life (July/August 2008)

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It was poet William Cowper who said “Variety is the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor.”   We here at All Things Girl are strong believers in that whole train of thought and are pleased to bring to you the fourth issue of 2008:  Spice of Life.
As you scroll through the virtual […]

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