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Martha Stewart says in the last 30 years she's seen the food offerings at parties become a lot more interesting and varied. "Our interest in all kinds of things culinary, and all kinds of things related to celebration has really expanded tremendously," she says. Fadil Berisha/Magrino PR hide caption
Here Are Martha Stewart's Tips For Hosting A Terrific New Year's Eve
'Reluctant Psychonaut' Michael Pollan Embraces 'New Science' Of Psychedelics
Coloring Without Borders — a book featuring contributions from more than 80 artists — invites kids to fill in the blanks. Young artists can draw a friend for Jim Field's Squirrel (left) or finish Max Ulichney's house (right). Coloring Without Borders hide caption
Book 'Without Borders' By 80+ Artists Lets Kids Color Outside The Lines
An Argument Against Life Sentences, Especially For Juvenile Defendants
Loudon Wainwright III Opens Up About The 'Exes & Excess' That Inform His Music
From Slavery To 'American Wonder': Revisiting Frederick Douglass' Remarkable Life
In the story "The Mole and the Sun," Mole's mother is sick. A medical seer tells him she will recover if his friend Ya Sun can orbit the earth in the opposite direction that it's rotating. The sobering moral is that you can't go against the rules of nature. Pieter Henket hide caption
In 'The Dakota Winters,' Finding A New Story To Tell About John Lennon
Ahhh, the joys of reading. Gulfiya Mukhamatdinova/Getty Images hide caption