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Music Review: Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘You seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ is her best work yet

NEW YORK (AP) — Olivia Rodrigo's done it again. Her third album, "You seem pretty sad for a girl so in love," is her best yet — a giant step forward for the songwriter who emerged a promising young talent before she could even parallel park. Across 13 tracks, Rodrigo telegraphs the story of a romance — from a first date to its dissolution, with a lot of self-realization along the way. It's a concept album about a first big love — one that dares to dive into the revelation that sometimes the greatest mirror is revealing yourself to another. The world's introduction to Rodrigo ...

Roast vegetables make a healthy, filling summertime option

When the weather warms up outside, the desire for healthy, lighter fare rises alongside the mercury. That leads many people to turn to vegetables, which can satisfy hunger pangs but do not typically create feelings of sluggishness. Vegetables can be cooked in myriad ways, and some can even be eaten raw. If raw vegetables don’t sound all that appealing, then roasting is a great way to eat healthy without sacrificing flavor. This recipe for “Roasted Vegetables With Pignoli Nuts” from Lines+Angles is sure to please. Roasted Vegetables with Pignoli Nuts Makes 4 Servings 2 red bell ...

Michael Mina shares an Alexandria-inspired steak sandwich recipe from ‘My Egypt’

Not far from the Corniche along the Eastern Harbor in Alexandria, Egypt, there's El Fallah, a tiny place that only makes one thing: liver sandwiches. You say liver sandwich in Alexandria and people know you're talking about this spot — it's so famous that the owner has dozens of pictures of himself posing with Egyptian celebrities. The reason the sandwich works is the meat is cut paper-thin and is generously seasoned with spices. That liver sandwich inspired this recipe in my book "My Egypt," made with rib-eye, which applies similar flavors to steak sliced super-thin (as in, Philly ...

5 tomato superstars for a mouthwatering summer harvest

Tomato time is my favorite time. In spring, the anticipation of slicing into a juicy, meaty ball of perfection has me planting more than I should. By midsummer, plumping tomatoes on fragrant vines motivate me. And in late summer, when the payoff arrives here in my zone 7 garden, I'm reminded why they're the most popular backyard vegetable. Tomatoes, of course, are technically fruits, as is every crop with seeds inside its edible part. True vegetables are plant parts such as flowers, stems, leaves and roots. Still, we colloquially refer to tomatoes as vegetables, so who am I to ...

Fruits and vegetables recommendations for school-aged kids

Growing bodies require lots of TLC so kids grow up to become healthy adults. According to the Healthy Eating Research (HER), a national research program dedicated to improving children’s nutrition and preventing childhood obesity, school-aged children between the ages of five and eight are ready to learn about healthy eating. Parents also might benefit from a rundown of what constitutes healthy eating for school-aged kids. Serving sizes Parents accustomed to reading food labels undoubtedly recognize that serving sizes are a key component on packaged goods. But what about fruits and ...

Massive Shiite crowds mark the holy day of Ashoura

NABATIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — Shiite Muslims on Friday marked Ashoura, one of the most important days on their calendar, with large gatherings in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and other parts of the Muslim world to remember the seventh-century killing of Hussein, the grandson of Islam's Prophet ...