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Dear Readers: Because of syndication scheduling, I write and submit my columns two weeks in advance of publication. Due to this time lag, the Q&A’s will not reflect the latest information about the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic we are currently facing. Dear Amy: I wish I could undo some of the terrible mistakes I’ve made. My daughter hasn’t spoken to me in years. When she was very young, I divorced her dad and moved hundreds of miles away. I married a man with two sons and a parenting method that I didn’t agree with, but I felt trapped with him —...

As far as design goes, offices can be pretty uninspiring. A swivel desk chair here, a filing cabinet there…it’s easy for workspace style to end up being strictly utilitarian (you are, theoretically, there to work, after all). But that doesn’t have to be the case. Just take a look at Studio McGee‘s recent photo of the design firm’s new headquarters on Instagram.    View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Studio McGee (@studiomcgee) on Aug 9, 2019 at 1:50pm PDT It’s only a sneak peek, but it’s enough to provoke some serious decor envy. The matte black-stained chairs,...