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What constitutes ‘upstate’ is a little controversial.

You might know everything there is to know about New York City slang, but the moment you leave the city, fuhgeddaboudit. Upstate New York has its own set of regional colloquialisms, often depending on which area of the state you’re in.

Rick Marshall
These gifts will allow your organized loved ones to fully engage in their Type A tendencies.

For hyper-organized loved ones in your life, it can seem like they have everything they need. These gifts will be the perfect surprise for organization fiends out there.

Molly Gregory
















(It might have something to do with sick days.)

The day after Thanksgiving, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, has a rather sinister label: Black Friday. How did that happen?

Jake Rossen
Black Friday means shopping deals galore.

It’s the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, but where did this tradition start? And just how big is it?

Ethan Trex