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Is your hairstyle boring or have you grown tired of the same old look? Are you ready to try a new style, but don't know where to begin? Whether you're vying for a new haircut, or are simply trying to mix things up a bit, there are all sorts of techniques...

Have you ever been in the middle of drawing something, only to realize you didn’t have an easy way to neatly blend your work? If so, then you need to try using a tortillon. A tortillon is a cylindrical tool artists use to smudge or blend marks made by a v...

Calligraphy means “beautiful writing” in Greek and spans thousands of years and countless cultures. There are several styles, including Western, Eastern Asian, Southern Asian, and Islamic. All calligraphy uses the same basic principals to create beautiful...

Taking an exam for the first time can be a nerve-racking experience for a young student, but they do not have to feel anxious or upset about the exam. To help your child prepare, you should educate yourself about the test. While you can't take your child'...

A fear of dogs, also known as cynophobia, is a very common animal phobia. Animal phobias fall into a category known as specific phobias, as opposed to social phobias. A phobia, in general, is an uncontrollable, irrational and persistent fear of somethin...

A cool magic trick can improve your performance whether you’re an aspiring magician or a bit more experienced. You might have a few “wow” tricks up your sleeve, but you’ll need an additional ‘’cool’’ trick to be remembered. Cool tricks may look intimidati...

Grab your cape and top hat, because you're about to create magic. Math magic! All of those math tricks you've seen performed by friends, teachers, and YouTubers...they're actually much easier to learn than you'd think. And you're in luck, because we're wa...

The Waltz Jump is the first jump most figure skaters learn. It is a half revolution jump and is a gateway to many more complex jumps. This article will show how to do a waltz jump for right-handed skaters(counter-clockwise rotation).

Sometimes a new guitar needs to be set up to achieve a smooth sound. If you notice that your strings are difficult to hold down or buzz while you play, you’ll need to change the action and intonation of the guitar. To do this, you can adjust different pa...

When you’re on a roll stapling together papers for an office meeting or an assignment for class, it can be really disruptive to experience a sudden jam! Thankfully, it shouldn’t take you more than a couple of minutes to resolve the problem and resume stap...

Ouch! You’ve had the misfortune of accidentally getting a staple in your hand while using a stapler or staple gun, and have sustained what is known as a puncture wound. Puncture wounds tend to be narrow and deep, making them harder to clean and increasing...

If your lawn or garden seem to always be the toilet target of your own dog or neighborhood dogs, there are measures you can take to keep dogs at bay. A combinations of barriers, repellents, and distractions can encourage dogs to surpass your garden when s...

Sweeping floors keeps them free of unsightly and unhygienic dust and debris, and is often the first step in more extensive cleaning projects. While sweeping may seem like a common sense task to most people, there is a right and a wrong way to do it. Learn...

We've all seen "pick a card, any card" tricks where the magician does something amazing and finds your card. This one is slightly different, as it requires a partner, but it is extremely easy.

People are naturally social creatures. It is normal to want a sense of belonging because from an evolutionary standpoint, it is what has helped us survive over the years.[1] X Research source If you've moved to a new school or just constan...

Science fiction became popular when Mary Shelley published Frankenstein in 1818 and has become a diverse genre in books and film. It may seem challenging to write, but if you have a good story in your head you can easily work through it. Once you have ins...