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From Beetlejuice, Batman and Barbie’s boyfriend

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Michael Keaton is the man By

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JENNA COLEMANThe British actress spent three seasons as the traveling companion to the Time Lord (Ma Smith)

in Doctor Who before landing her �rst real-life role. Now in Victoria, premiering tonight on PBS’

Masterpiece, Coleman, 30, plays the British monarch in her youth as she ascends the throne to begin her six-decade reign.

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Email your questions for Walter Scott to [email protected]

Will Idina Menzel be singing Bette Midler’s “Wind Beneath My Wings” in the remake of the 1988 film Beaches?

—Sharona B., Westchester, N.Y.

A: Yes! But the Lifetime network’s up-date, premiering Jan. 21, will feature a newly arranged version of the song, produced especially for Menzel, 45, who stars in the role of CC, originally made famous by Midler. Beaches is the story of two young women who meet on the boardwalk and embark on a lifelong friendship. Hillary—Barbara Hershey in the original—will be played by Nia Long, 46.

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Joel McHale stars on CBS in The Great Indoors, airing Thursday nights, as globe-trotting adventure reporter Jack Gordon, who gets his wings clipped when his magazine goes online. This Wednesday on the network, he will use his stand-up comedy chops as host of the fan-voted People’s Choice Awards. Here are five facts about the Emmy-nominated actor.

1. McHale was a member of the University of Washington’s Huskies football team—but he sat out the season on the bench. 2. McHale’s first movie role was as a bank manager in Spider-Man 2.3. He appeared in TV commercials for Burger King as “an office jerk.”4. Being the star of his own show doesn’t guarantee respect: He’s been pooped on by a lemur.5. He became an author with the October release of Thanks for the Money: How

to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be.

Coleman as Queen Victoria

What surprised you about Victoria? I knew she was famous for being temperamental and spirited, but I really didn’t know

about her exuberance and how passionate she was. Also, as somebody who became queen of England at 18, you might think she might want to shy

away a little bit, but she was just so incredibly open.

To play her, what skills did you have to learn? I had to learn how to ride sidesaddle, which was great; I loved it. I tried to learn to play a bit of the piano. We’d have to go to waltzing lessons, and nailing the accent in particular was a lot of work. Her voice changes as

she grows up and inhabits her own role in terms of public speaking.What do you do when you’re not working? I’ve been doing lots of house decorating, and I traveled a lot over the summer. I’ve been getting into photog-raphy, doing lots of reading and seeing friends. It’s been great to just be living, because I went straight from Doctor Who on to Victoria, so I had about 14 months of straight filming. It’s been really lovely to actually be in my own shoes for a while. What’s the best advice anyone ever gave you? I read something on Insta-gram that I quite liked. Ricky Gervais said, “No one else knows what they’re doing either,” which gave me quite a mental comfort.

In what ways was young Queen Victoria a party girl? Go to Parade.com/coleman to find out.

I am excited for the next season of Homeland. Can you give a hint about what will happen?

—Darren M., Tulsa, Okla.A: After thwarting a terror-

ist attack in Berlin, CIA officer Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) has

moved to New York City, where she’ll be in the thick of a tricky transition of a new chief of state after a presidential election. Sound familiar? “As always,” says Danes, 37, “Homeland is charg-ing towards the most compelling event in our culture.” The Emmy-winning series returns for season six tonight at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime.

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MCHALEJoel McHale stars on CBS inThe Great Indoors, airingThursday nights, asglobe-trotting adventurereporter Jack Gordon, whogets his wings clippedwhen his magazine goesonline. This Wednesday onthe network, he will use hisstand-up comedy chops ashost of the fan-votedPeople’s Choice Awards.Here are five facts about theEmmy-nominated actor.

1. McHale was a memberof the University ofWashington’s Huskiesfootball team—but he satout the season on thebench.2. McHale’s first movie role was as a bank manager in Spider-Man 2.3. He appeared in TVcommercials for BurgerKing as “an office jerk.”4. Being the star of his own show doesn’t guarantee respect: He’s been pooped on by a lemur.5. He became an authorwith the October release ofThanks for the Money: How

to Use My LifeStory to Becomethe Best JoelMcHale YouCan Be.

I really like the actress who plays Quinn on Scandal. What can you tell me about her?

—Aaron G., Detroit, Mich.A: Katie Lowes, 35, a native of Queens, N.Y., plays Quinn Perkins, who works for Washington, D.C., crisis manager Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) on Scandal, which be-gins its new season Jan. 19 on ABC.

Lowes has made appear-ances on several other TV shows, including The Sopranos, NCIS,

Leverage, Without a Trace and The Closer. And you may have heard her voice as characters in the animated films Wreck-It Ralph, Zootopia and Big Hero 6.

Please settle a disagreement for me. Did Jude Law ever play Sherlock Holmes? I say yes.

—D. Lawrence, Fallon, Nev.

A: Sorry, the answer is no. But the British-born actor, 44, has played Sherlock’s partner, Watson, in two movies—alongside Robert Downey Jr. as the famous fictional detec-tive—with a third film in the works. Law’s latest role is another fictional character, Lenny Belardo, the first American pope in history, in The Young Pope, a new miniseries be-ginning tonight at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.

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Visit Parade.com/mcdonalds for 20 fun facts you might not know about the hamburger giant.

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COZY UPHygge is more than just the Danish word for "cozi-ness." It’s an attitude, a lifestyle and the hottest trend in health and home décor. Pronounced hoo-gah, it’s the idea of embracing the positive and finding hap-piness in everyday life. From candles and books to throw blankets and cocktails, ’tis the season to hygge. Visit Parade.com/hygge for a gallery of hygge-inspired items.

This Hygge Fine Artisan Candle blends warm floral notes with patchouli and amber. $65, colleenrothschild.com

HISTORY BOOKSAs we prepare for a new president, there’s much to learn from these books about the past featuring an outgoing first lady, a president-elect-in-training and an activist who had no choice but to get political.

The Meaning of Michelle (St. Martin’s Press) is a tribute from 16 writ-ers on the cultural impact of our de-parting first lady, Michelle Obama. $25, bookstores and online

Just in time for the in-auguration, Bret Baier’s Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower’s Final Mission (William Morrow) takes readers inside the three days between Ike’s farewell address and JFK’s swearing in—and how the out-going president intensely advised Kennedy to get him prepared for office. $29, book-stores and online

Coretta Scott King and her accom-plishments—founding the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and cham-pioning the national holiday to honor her husband following his 1968 assassina-tion—are the subjects of My Life, My Love, My Legacy (Henry Holt and Co.). $30, book-stores and online

PARADE’S JAN. 19, 1969, cover story, featuring incom-ing President Richard M. Nixon, reported on the important rela-tionship he would have with the Secret Service, noting outgoing President Harry S. Truman’s

advice that “the Secret Ser-vice is the only boss the

president really has.”FLASHBACK

Say hello to Mac Jr. and Grand Mac, coming on Jan. 18 to all 14,000-plus McDonald’s restaurants nationwide. The original Big Mac was introduced

50 years ago in Pennsylvania by franchise owner Jim Delligatti, who died last year

at 98. His family said he ate at least one Big Mac a week.

Two patties that total a third of a poundA single-patty burger that’s easier to eat on the go

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TUNE IN Join Parade, live!, for the 2017 She Rocks Awards, which pay tribute to top music industry women. Put on by the Women’s International Music Net-work, the fifth annual event honors Grammy-winning bass player and singer/songwriter Esperanza Spalding (left), legend-ary rock guitarist Lita Ford and others. Read about the nominees and performances at Parade.com/ sherocks, and catch the live-streamed show with us on Jan. 20 at 10 p.m. ET.

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Five simple things you can start doing this week for a happier and healthier you in 2017.

By Dana McMahan

1. SNACK SMART Snacking is inevitable, but it doesn’t have to sabotage healthy eating. The key, says Foodist author Darya Rose, Ph.D., is awareness. Notice how you react in the presence of emotions.

People often reach for cookies in response to boredom or stress.

If you’re actually hungry, think about how long it is until mealtime and choose accordingly. “You’re not going to binge on fruit,” Rose says, so an apple can be a go-to. To tide yourself over longer, amp up snack time with a boiled egg or high-quality cheese, foods hard to overeat, says Rose. On the go? “Nuts are great because every corner store has a bag,” she says. Choose pistachios: The nutritional powerhouses have 160 calories, 6 g protein and 13 g fat in a 1-oz. serving (49 nuts). Or be prepared with a preportioned bag of trail mix like Sunkist’s new Trail Mix Ginger Peach Blend ($4, grocery stores).

2. GET SERIOUS ABOUT MEAL PLANNING Raise your hand if you’ve recently ordered a pizza as a desperation dinner. It happens. But taking a more serious approach to meal

planning can save your diet and your grocery budget.

There are a variety of services available that can help. Cook Smarts (cooksmarts.com) delivers easy weekly meal plans to your email. You can finally enjoy all those recipes you’ve bookmarked online with Real Plans, a digital recipe box that also generates a shopping list and prep timeline (realplans.com). Or bring dinner fixings right to your doorstep: With HelloFresh, Purple Carrot, Blue Apron and a slew of others, a week’s worth of preportioned ingredients and recipes comes to you. With many of the services, you can opt in and out of weeks and choose vegetarian entrees.

3. TRACK YOUR HEALTHY HABITSSeeing daily proof that you’ve done something healthy can spur you on—and hold you accountable if you’ve slipped. Starting is easy; many phones have built-in step counters. Apps like the free goal-tracking Coach.Me turn your device into a motivational platform with reminders and celebra-tions for any habit, from drinking more water to medi-tating. Take it further with wearables like the Fitbit and smart watches that prompt wearers to get up and move and even estimate VO2 max, a measurement top athletes use to assess their endurance potential.

5. DO THESE SIMPLE MOVES EVERY DAY If the thought of braving a gym full of machines sends you back to your couch, think simpler. A few exer-cises can have a big impact. For example, bodyweight exercises (moves that use your own weight) are a fit-ness pro favorite for good reason: They’re possible to do anywhere, no equipment needed. One to try: a modi-fied plank, which develops core strength—key to nearly all daily activities. To do it, get down on your hands and knees. Slide your hands forward and place your

forearms on the floor di-rectly under your shoulders. Tighten your rear and lower your hips so your body forms a straight line from your knees to your head. Hold for as long as you comfortably can, aiming to increase the amount of time you hold the plank every day.

At night, elite coach Kelly Starrett, creator of Mobility-WOD, recommends taking 10 minutes for foam rolling before bed. This mini mas-

sage using a simple foam tube (available at sports stores) not only treats stiff-ness but prepares the body for sleep. Try this move to soothe sore calves: Extend one leg and roll from knee to ankle, bracing weight on your arms and opposite leg.

4. GET INVOLVEDStudies show that volunteer-ing reduces stress and helps us live longer, says Basil Sadiq of VolunteerMatch. But start small. Though the temptation may be to dive in, overly enthusiastic people often overcommit (and fall through), he says. Filter your search at volunteermatch.org by interest—such as spending time with animals (another health booster!)—and choose just one opportunity. Spend four hours, and if you like it, he says, gradually add on.

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Michael Keaton, 65, was an unlikely pros-pect for movie

stardom. He grew up in a small town near Pittsburgh, the youngest child in a large working-class family. He attended Ohio’s Kent State University, dropped out and returned to Pittsburgh and got a job on the TV crew of Mister Rogers’ Neighbor-hood. In the mid-1970s, he headed to Los Angeles to become an actor, landing small roles on Maude, Work-ing Stiffs and other TV sitcoms. His first movie success was the comedy Night Shift in 1982, which won him important critical attention. That same year Keaton, then 31, married actress Caroline McWilliams, 37, and they had a son, Sean.

Keaton went on to make a series of more movie comedies and, by the time his marriage ended in 1990, he was a rich, world-famous movie star living on a big ranch in Montana, his life-style underwritten by hit films like Mr. Mom, Beetlejuice and Batman. McWilliams died of multiple myeloma in 2010. P

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How did you do that exactly? I started slowly selecting certain rolesin certain movies for no money, orfor little money, and people startedto take notice. And it was a quick jabin one little movie, and then it wasother quick jabs in other little mov-ies, and people said, “I had forgottenthat he could hit.” And then it wasBirdman. It’s not like it just came outof nowhere.

You’re returning to the comic book superhero genre by doingSpider-Man next. Why? Whywould I not? I have played bad guys,but I’ve not played one of these villains. And also, to be 100 percent honest, I’ve been doing movies where they don’t pay you very much. You can only do those for so long. Thank God my kid’s making a living. I’ve got stuff to pay for. I have a lifestyle I have to pay for.

Tell me about your son, Sean. You’ve said he’s your best friend. Yeah. He’s excellent. He’s married,and lives here in Los Angeles. He’s a very successful songwriter.

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He’s played dudes, dads, superheroes and villains, a hyperkinetic ghost—and Barbie’s boyfriend. Now Michael Keaton takes on burger king Ray Kroc in The Founder.

By Dotson Rader

Cover and opening photography by Steven Lippman/Stockland Martel

They had stayed close following their divorce. Two years ago, Keaton came roaring back with an astonishing

performance in Birdman, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Last year, he was widely acclaimed for his role in Spotlight, the 2016 Oscar winner for Best Picture. Now Keaton

is going for a trifecta with his performance in The Founder, the new drama based on Ray Kroc, the businessman who built McDonald’s into a fast-food empire. It will be released on Jan. 20.

Why did you choose to make The Founder? I consider myself blessed to go from Birdman to Spotlight to The Founder. McDonald’s

Ray Kroc is not a lovable guy, but he’s got an extraor-dinary work ethic and a decency—although once he sells his soul to the

devil, he becomes a different, almost sadistic human being.

You’ve been a movie star for decades, and yet Bird-man was seen by many as your comeback film. I’m willing to accept the comeback thing, that’s totally fine with me. Birdman is a great film and it’s extremely fortunate that it came around when it did. It’s in the win column, and I try to get as many things in the win column as I can.

Wasn’t your career in decline before Birdman? You do some bad films, you go

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quiet for a while, you’re not popular for a while—all that crap happens to everybody. It was happening to me, and I said, “I’m going to figure out a way to slowly get back to where I want to be.” Ultimately, I was going to win. Birdman was not some weird stroke of luck. I put myself in a position for things like that to come my way. I got everything else out of my mind, and I slowly, methodically figured out how to get myself where I wanted to be. When Birdman came around, yes, it was extremely good fortune, but it happened by me methodically saying, “If it’s coming down to me winning or losing, I’m going to win.”

How did you do that exactly? I started slowly selecting certain roles in certain movies for no money, or for little money, and people started to take notice. And it was a quick jab in one little movie, and then it was other quick jabs in other little mov-ies, and people said, “I had forgotten that he could hit.” And then it was Birdman. It’s not like it just came out of nowhere.

You’re returning to the comic book superhero genre by doing Spider-Man next. Why? Why would I not? I have played bad guys, but I’ve not played one of these villains. And also, to be 100 percent honest, I’ve been doing movies where they don’t pay you very much. You can only do those for so long. Thank God my kid’s making a living. I’ve got stuff to pay for. I have a lifestyle I have to pay for.

Tell me about your son, Sean. You’ve said he’s your best friend. Yeah. He’s excellent. He’s married, and lives here in Los Angeles. He’s a very successful songwriter.

How did you convey good values to your boy? Mostly by example. It’s not all that compli-cated. His mom and I are back-East people. She was from Rhode Island, I’m from Pennsylvania. We came from really good families. When Sean was little, whenever we had a break, we went back East. Sean said, “I think God put me in the wrong place. I think I was meant to live in Pittsburgh.” I give Caroline a lot of the credit, and I give me some of the credit too.

Is it difficult being a dad when you are also a big movie star? If you like something, you tend to be good at it. I always wanted to be a dad. I really enjoy it. I don’t feel I’m special because I’ve been a good dad and raised a good kid. That’s what you’re supposed to do. And Sean was an easy kid to raise, a funny, thoughtful, sensitive boy, but not too sensitive, really a joy.

You kept him away from the Hollywood scene by living in Montana? Yes, I guess I did.

Did Sean ever want to be a movie star, like his dad? Many Hollywood progeny do. He wasn’t interested. Honestly, I’m very grateful.

When did you first begin to act? I took a theater class and did a play at Kent State. I was not very good, but I was clearly honing in on being a creative person.

I had to drop out of college twice to make money to pay for college. After the second time I never went back. I drove a cab in Pittsburgh and worked at PBS during the day. I did a play, and I did stand-up comedy in little clubs. I wasn’t

Go to Parade.com/keaton to find out what he had to

put up with as the youngest of seven kids.

is going for a trifecta with his performance in The Founder, the new drama based on Ray Kroc, the businessman who built McDonald’s into a fast-food empire. It will be released on Jan. 20.

Why did you choose tomake The Founder? I consider myself blessed to go from Birdman to Spotlightto The Founder. McDonald’s

Ray Kroc is not a lovable guy, but he’s got an extraor-dinary work ethic and a decency—although once he sells his soul to the

devil, he becomes a different,almost sadistic human being.

You’ve been a movie star for decades, and yet Bird-man was seen by many as your comeback film. I’mwilling to accept the comebackthing, that’s totally fine withme. Birdman is a great filmand it’s extremely fortunatethat it came around when itdid. It’s in the win column,and I try to get as many thingsin the win column as I can.

Wasn’t your career in decline before Birdman? You do some bad films, you go

dependent upon anybody, which is freedom.

Why go into showbiz rather than have a normal career? Because you have to finally admit what you are. I was just never going to have a job like most people have.

You wanted to be rich and famous? No. I was basically doing it for the thing itself. You’ll never be great at any-thing if you don’t genuinely love what you do.

I was talking to a friend one day and he said, “You should come out to L.A. It’s wide open.” So I went and hung out with my Pittsburgh friends.

You seem a lucky man. Where are you happiest? Oh, wow, that’s a good question. I would say it’s mostly when I’m with my son, sitting on my porch at the ranch. That’s fam-ily. Becoming a dad was the best decision I ever made.

But you divorced his mom. My getting a divorce was a failure.

What if your career failed too, and you lost it all? If they took this away from me, I’d probably survive pretty well. I’ll be able to do some-thing. I’ll find another way to make a living. I’ll be fine. I ain’t ever going down!

Michelle PfeifferBatman Returns

His Leading L A D I E S

Keaton’s long, varied acting career means he’s worked

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stars, including these co-stars.

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Chicago native Veronica Roth burst onto the literary scene at age 22 with her 2011 debut novel, Divergent, which turned into a three-book sensation made into three hit movies—Divergent, Insurgent and

Allegiant—starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James and Kate Winslet. While fans hotly debated Allegiant’s end-ing last spring, Roth was already deep into writing Carve the Mark, the first book of her new two-part series, available Jan. 17.

Parade recently talked to the millennial author about her writing routine, her favorite wine and surviving Chicago winters.

What do you typically do on Sunday? I barely recog-nize days of the week, because I work from home. So for me, Sunday is similar to every other day, except that we go to church. Incense, people in robes, a big choir—that kind of church. It’s maybe the one appointment I have per week where I actually have to put on clothes. After church, my husband and I usually go to his wine bar and restau-rant called Income Tax on the north side of Chicago.

So on other days of the week, you don’t get dressed? I usually stay in pajamas until I figure out if I’m going to exercise that day. And then I either get dressed or put on some kind of exercise clothing.

Many writers are very methodical. What’s your routine? I am not a creature of routine. I try to write once a day, and I try to do it in the morning, but some days it just doesn’t work. I try to be forgiving with myself when it’s not working. I go do something else productive.

That sounds like a healthy approach. It’s taken a lot of therapy.

What about your workspace? Sometimes I work in my office in the attic, which is quiet. Some-times I go to coffee shops. I really mix it up. But I do put on music to get into the same mental headspace every time.

What kind of music? It depends on what char-acter or piece of world I’m focusing on. In Carve the Mark, the main male character comes from a country, folksy background, so I listen to folk music when I write him. And I listen to male voices. And when I write the main female character, it’s more female voices. Like Sia, the queen of the angsty ballad.

What do you love about your hometown of Chicago ? There’s so much I love about it. I love the kind of atti-tude that’s here, which is to say that there really is not a lot of attitude. There’s a kind of nice camaraderie. Chicagoans are so proud. And when the Cubs won the World Series, it was madness. Even in my quiet little neighborhood, people were honking and shout-ing at strangers, like “Yeah!”

In Carve the Mark, plants called “iceflowers” are a major element. Do you have a green thumb? I have the opposite of a green thumb. Everything I touch dies. I killed a mint plant last year. Mint is a weed! So I’m not sure where the flowers come from. It’s more like a cooking

inspiration; I’m not a cook either,but there’s just something aboutpotion-making and weird ingre-dients. I loved it in Harry Potter. It’s like magic to me.

What role does language—andpeople not understanding eachother—play in the new book?This galaxy has a lot of languages.If you speak one, that indicatesthat you belong to a particular cul-ture. It became this huge theme.And one of the most romanticmoments in the book—withoutgiving too much away—is hear-ing someone else speak in yourlanguage, finally.

You’ve talked about balancinggood and evil in your books.Why is it so important to seeboth forces at work? It resultsin more dramatic storytelling.It’s important to have a strongvillain—otherwise, what are wefighting against? You need toestablish what the evil is in theworld. You need those things tobe in tension, otherwise im-provement and progress are notpossible.

What’s the most rewarding partabout writing a book? I thinkthere’s something really gratify-ing about the first time you gointo a store and you see the bookon a shelf, or you see it in some-one’s hands. It’s a really specialexperience.

On Sundays, the mega-best-selling author of dystopian blockbusters gets out of the house.

By M.B. Roberts

Favorite wine Pétillant-naturel (pét-nat): “A slightly fizzy natural wine. Think halfway between wine and beer.”

Favorite breakfast Kashi Oat Flakes & Blueberry Clusters: “I have a strict breakfast rou-tine that involves cereal.”

Favorite books as a child The Giver and A Wrinkle in Time

Favorite workout Kickboxing, cycling, running, swimming

Things she’d grab if fleeing to another planet in the middle of the night• Laptop• Dog• Doc Martens• Soylent (meal re-

placement drink)• North Face down

coat: “It’s basi-cally a sleepingbag.”

Favorite TV shows Stranger ThingsSense8Supernatural

ROTH 411

Visit Parade.com/roth to reada thrilling excerpt from

Carve the Mark.

Zoë Kravitz and Shailene Woodley take a flying leap in the 2014 blockbuster Divergent.

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inspiration; I’m not a cook either, but there’s just something about potion-making and weird ingre-dients. I loved it in Harry Potter. It’s like magic to me.

What role does language—and people not understanding each other—play in the new book? This galaxy has a lot of languages. If you speak one, that indicates that you belong to a particular cul-ture. It became this huge theme. And one of the most romantic moments in the book—without giving too much away—is hear-ing someone else speak in your language, finally.

You’ve talked about balancing good and evil in your books. Why is it so important to see both forces at work? It results in more dramatic storytelling. It’s important to have a strong villain—otherwise, what are we fighting against? You need to establish what the evil is in the world. You need those things to be in tension, otherwise im-provement and progress are not possible.

What’s the most rewarding part about writing a book? I think there’s something really gratify-ing about the first time you go into a store and you see the book on a shelf, or you see it in some-one’s hands. It’s a really special experience.

Visit Parade.com/roth to read a thrilling excerpt from

Carve the Mark.

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January doldrums demand food that picks you up and dusts you off for the year ahead. This Herbed Roasted Rice from popular food blogger Tess Masters (of The Blender Girl) is full

of energy-boosting goodness. Made with brown basmati rice, this pilaf from her new cookbook, The Perfect Blend, is packed with flavor and fatigue-fighting fiber, manganese and magnesium. The recipe makes a lot, so you can enjoy some tonight and freeze the rest for a quick pick-me-up another day. —Alison Ashton

Herbed Roasted RicePreheat oven to 400°F. Combine 1⁄3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, 2 cups firmly packed cilantro leaves, 1 cup firmly packed mint, 1 cup diced onion, 2 Tbsp firmly packed oregano leaves, 3 minced garlic cloves, 1 Tbsp stemmed, seeded and minced jalapeño, 1 tsp salt and a pinch red pepper flakes in a blender. Process until smooth. Heat

3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 1 minced garlic clove, 1 tsp salt, pinch red pepper flakes and 3 cups brown basmati rice. Cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add 1 Tbsp finely grated lime zest; cook 2 minutes or until fragrant. Stir in sauce and 6 cups water. Bring to a boil. Cover and transfer to oven. Bake 40–45 minutes or until rice is cooked and liquid is absorbed. Stir and let stand, uncovered, 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork; stir in ½ cup finely chopped cilantro, ½ cup finely chopped green onions and freshly ground black pepper to taste. If desired, stir in cooked green lentils, toasted pine nuts and additional lime zest. Serves 8–10.

Adapted from The Perfect Blend, copyright 2016 Tess Masters. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.

—Tess Masters, The Perfect Blend

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Send questions to marilyn @ parade.com

Ask MarilynBy Marilyn vos Savant

In the winter, my wife and I keep our home thermostat set at 72 degrees. But when the weather is dark and cloudy, we feel colder than when it is bright and sunny—even though the air temperature inside is exactly the same. Is this a real phenomenon, or is it psychological? —Don Robertson, Spanish Fork, Utah

It’s real. Your home thermostat is likely located in an interior hall-way, where it won’t be affected by sunlight streaming through the windows. But you and your wife are probably located somewhere else! A bright sunny day may raise the temperature in many rooms, especially those with southern and western exposures, and that welcome warmth is stored in your furniture, carpeting and more. But when the skies are dim and foreboding, the tempera-ture in the same rooms may go even lower than the 72 degrees in that inside hall. Which is not exactly warm!

When couples are unable to conceive, what percentage of the cases are due to female versus male infertility?

—Janine M., Rolling Hills, Calif.

About a third result from female troubles, a third are due to male problems and a third are caused by other factors. Infertility is common. About 10 percent of reproductive-age women are infertile, and the same is the case for men. This parallel is surprising, as the rea-sons for female and male infertility are totally different.

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As with so many things presidential, Abraham Lincoln set the standard. During the Civil War he exempli-fied the balance between strength

and compassion, trying to keep the coun-try united while ending slavery. Often he applied his weary signature to pardons for troops who deserted their posts or faced criminal charges that could have meant the gallows, rarely failing to apply moral justice when it was in his power.

“I shall do nothing in malice,” he wrote a friend in 1862. “What I deal with is too vast for malicious dealing.” When the war was over three years later, claiming the lives of 620,000, he sounded a mes-sage not of triumph or vindictiveness but of compassion. “With malice toward none, with charity toward all, with firm-ness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us finish the work we are in, to bind the nation’s wounds.”

As Donald J. Trump becomes our 45th president after a campaign marked by divi-sion and discord, he will find that history often shines brightest on the things presi-dents do to unite, unburden and uplift. Here are a few examples of presidential kindness from Trump’s lifetime.

Visit Parade.com/kindness for stories from everyday Americans.

‘‘ DOES HISTORY

shine brightestON PRESIDENTS

who are kind?

HISTORIAN MARK K. UPDEGROVE ASKS,

Giving a Hand UpHarry Truman emulated Lincoln in the wake of World War II by cham-pioning the Marshall Plan, which poured $17 billion of American aid into the massive rebuilding of Cen-tral and Western Europe. The hand up meant that Europe would rebound quickly, re-vitalizing economies and stabilizing governments, leading to a healthier climate abroad that would ultimately benefit the U.S.

Spreading EqualityLyndon B. Johnson aimed to finish Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal with his Great Society in the 1960s. LBJ launched a “war on pov-erty,” created Medicaid, Medicare and Head Start, and passed sweep-ing civil rights laws. He supported civil rights at his own political peril. “If that is the cost for this bill,” he told a powerful senator before signing the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, “I will gladly pay it.”

Forgiveness for the Sake of UnityIn 1974, Gerald Ford took political heat by pardoning former President Richard Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal. In addition to worrying about Nixon’s health, Ford believed the pardon would help heal the wounds of Watergate, allowing the U.S. to

move on to address a foundering economy and the last gasps of the Vietnam War. While the pardon’s unpopularity led to his defeat by Jimmy Carter in 1976, Ford lived to see history mark the compassion and selflessness behind his act.

A Kinder, Gentler NationGeorge H.W. Bush made altru-ism part of his presidential vision, calling for “a kinder, gentler nation.” “America is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle,” he said, urging Americans to get involved in their communitiesas “a thousand points of light.”Nearly every day of his presidency, the White House recognized a“Point of Light,” a volunteer dedi-cated to the betterment of his or her community.

Compassionate ConservatismBush’s son, George W. Bush, touted “compassionate conserva-tism” during his 2000 presidentialcampaign. Aspresident, inspiredby the biblical admonition, “To whom much is given, much is required,” he com-mitted an initial$15 billion to thePresident’s Emergency Plan forAIDS Relief—PEPFAR—designedto treat AIDS victims in Africa,where the pandemic had ravagedlocal populations. PEPFAR, whichsaved untold lives, represents thelargest health-care initiative everlaunched by a single nation.

The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., featuresthe iconic stat-ue of a seatedAbraham Lincoln gazing resolutely towardthe U.S. Capitol in the distance. But it is hishands, which rest on the arms of his chair,that best depict his comportment as a leaderand embody the best of American leadership:One is clenched tightly in a fist to representstrength, the other is open and relaxed, sym-bolizing his compassion.

COMMANDING COMPASSION

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Visit Parade.com/kindness for stories from everyday Americans.

Giving a Hand UpHarry Truman emulated Lincoln inthe wake of World War II by cham-pioning the Marshall Plan, whichpoured $17 billion of American aidinto the massive rebuilding of Cen-tral and Western Europe. The handup meant that Europe would rebound quickly, re-vitalizing economies and stabilizing governments,leading to a healthier climate abroad that wouldultimately benefit the U.S.

Spreading EqualityLyndon B. Johnson aimed to finishFranklin Delano Roosevelt’s NewDeal with his Great Society in the1960s. LBJ launched a “war on pov-erty,” created Medicaid, Medicareand Head Start, and passed sweep-ing civil rights laws. He supportedcivil rights at his own political peril. “If that is thecost for this bill,” he told a powerful senator beforesigning the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, “Iwill gladly pay it.”

Forgiveness for the Sake of UnityIn 1974, Gerald Ford took political heat by pardoningformer President Richard Nixon in the wake of theWatergate scandal. In addition to worrying about Nixon’s health, Ford believed the pardon would helpheal the wounds of Watergate, allowing the U.S. to

move on to address a foundering economy and the last gasps of the Vietnam War. While the pardon’s unpopularity led to his defeat by Jimmy Carter in 1976, Ford lived to see history mark the compassion and selflessness behind his act.

A Kinder, Gentler NationGeorge H.W. Bush made altru-ism part of his presidential vision, calling for “a kinder, gentler nation.” “America is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle,” he said, urging Americans to get involved in their communities as “a thousand points of light.” Nearly every day of his presidency, the White House recognized a “Point of Light,” a volunteer dedi-cated to the betterment of his or her community.

Compassionate ConservatismBush’s son, George W. Bush, touted “compassionate conserva-tism” during his 2000 presidential campaign. As president, inspired by the biblical admonition, “To whom much is given, much is required,” he com-mitted an initial $15 billion to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief—PEPFAR—designed to treat AIDS victims in Africa, where the pandemic had ravaged local populations. PEPFAR, which saved untold lives, represents the largest health-care initiative ever launched by a single nation.

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