Lifestyle

Everyone has their favorite flavors of the holidays. For some, it’s gingerbread. Others prefer pumpkin (or pumpkin spice). At Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A, it’s peppermint.

A Texas woman says she was banned for life from Carnival cruises for trying to board a ship in Miami with CBD gummies. Carnival said it’s following federal law, and that the gummies were against its policy.

“My Name Is Barbra” is an autobiography but it’s also an enormous physical artifact that forces you to alter the way you consume books: Balance its 3 pounds on your chest and you could crush a sternum. Its unwieldiness is an apt metaphor for memoirist Barbra Streisand, who has tried to control everything since she became a star at 19.

Let’s admit that Thanksgiving Day leftovers, though familiar and comforting, are boring. But with the roasting, toasting and simmering already done, they make a blank canvas for the adventuresome cook.

PHILADELPHIA — Marc Satalof donated blood the first time in case his mother, who was undergoing surgery, needed it.

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: I bought a vintage Pendleton shawl collar maroon and navy button-up sweater on eBay. I am a big fan of Pendleton sweaters and vintage clothing in general. I have happily worn the oversize sweater and received compliments on it from male and female friends.

LIMA — Mercy Health Bright Nights will return for its fourth year this Friday, lighting up the night at the Allen County Fairgrounds.

It was a week before Thanksgiving and a day before the world changed forever.

FICTION

With so much information at the touch of my phone or computer, I find myself opening a book less often. Shame.