It's just a little wood and glass. So why is getting stuff framed so expensive?

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Getting stuff framed is a confounding and expensive endeavor. Does it really have to be like this?

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At the start of the year, I decided that I would become America's bravest woman. I would frame some art on my own.

How Hermès became the ultimate status symbol

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The Birkin bag. A square silk scarf printed with horse bridles. A cashmere throw blanket splashed with the letter H. For years, Hermès' iconic products have been coveted by those in the know.

ChatGPT has been losing its mind and no one seems to know why

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Sam Altman's AI chatbot has started to respond to users with nonsense.

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10 ways wealthy Americans save big on taxes, from putting mansions in trusts to guaranteeing inheritance for future generations

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Walmart and Amazon face legal trouble for using a points system to track and fire employees over absences: lawyers

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Both Amazon and Walmart use a points-based attendance system.

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Sorry, parents: The American dream is only for DINKS

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This year, homebuyers with children are likely to spend 66% of their income on mortgage and childcare expenses, Zillow found.

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Ex-Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernández, former US ally, to stand trial in NY for alleged cocaine smuggling empire

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Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández will stand trial on drug trafficking and weapons charges.

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The way companies handle layoffs is brutal — and bad for business

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The death of free shipping

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Free shipping and no-cost returns have become a baseline expectation in the modern online shopping experience. That's coming to an end.

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'Social' media is both the cause of — and solution to — our loneliness problem

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