January 11, 2025

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Kiplinger on Travel: Best travel apps for the holidays

Rina Risper07 mins

  By Miriam Cross and Kaitlin Pitsker

 
 Not to test the limits of Murphy’s Law, but the holidays seem particularly prone to travel mishaps. While we hope it will be nothing but smooth sailing for you between now and the new year, it pays to be prepared. Can’t find a bathroom on your road trip? There’s an app for that. Can’t decide what to have for dinner? There’s an app for that too. Grandma’s house is overbooked? There’s even an app for that. 
 

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Movie: Dear White People

Rina Risper06 mins

  Studio:   Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions (100 min.)

Plot:     The lives of four black students at an Ivy League college converge after controversy breaks out due to the ill-conceived annual Halloween party.

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MICHIGAN APPLE RECIPES: Individual Apple Upside-Down Cakes

Rina Risper03 mins

  Ingredients:

CAKE:
3 tbsp. butter, melted
3 tbsp. firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
4 medium (about 2 1/4-inches in diameter) unpeeled cored Gala or Empire apples, sliced 1/2 -inch thick
1/2 cup dried Michigan tart cherries
1 box dry yellow cake mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup apple juice
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs

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Kiplinger on Travel: Best cruises, airlines, and booking sites for your travel dollar

Rina Risper04 mins

  By Miriam Cross and Kaitlin Pitsker

 
 Who doesn’t love a getaway? But traveling can be expensive – and daunting as you try to find affordable airfare and accommodations, plan the perfect trip and deal with all hassles of getting to your destination.

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Movie: Fury

Rina Risper06 mins

 

Studio:   Columbia Pictures (134 min.)

Plot:     A battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank called Fury and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.
Cast:    Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, Jon Bernthal
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     ***

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Kiplinger on Travel: A new tax on the sharing economy

Rina Risper02 mins

  By Sandra Block

Kiplinger
 
 Kathleen O’Malley first used Airbnb in the summer of 2013, when she traveled through Washington State and British Columbia with her fiance. After that, “we were hooked,” says O’Malley of Portland, Oregon. The couple used Airbnb to book a cottage in Sonoma for their honeymoon in September.

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MICHIGAN APPLE RECIPES Apple Cherry Raisin Crisp

Rina Risper01 mins

  

 

 

There are more than 9.2 million apple tree in commercial production, covering 36,500 acres on 850 family run farms in the great state of Michigan. 

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