Lifestyles Digest
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PARENTING
Kids-Navigating the Spotlight: The point where childhood ends and adulthood begins isn't as straightforward as it seems. Add the limelight and things can get complicated for young people who either voluntarily or through circumstances live very public lives. Adult-size sniping also comes with those public roles, but are the young still entitled to age-appropriate protection from the harsher realities of public discourse? By Leanne Italie. SENT Wednesday, 1,240 words, photos.
TV-Streaming for Kids: Streaming TV services are competing for kids' eyeballs not only from each other but also from competition on YouTube and traditional broadcast channels. Often the safest way forward is piggybacking on established titles parents trust or leaning into the nostalgia. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy: SENT Tuesday, 800 words, photos.
PETS
US CBD Pet Products: The market for CBD for pets is booming. Testimonials pour in about the cannabis derivative's health benefits, especially for treating seizures and pain management. But there's little science behind the claims. And what's worse, researchers say, some of the hundreds of products being sold actually contain little or no CBD. By Mary Esch. SENT Tuesday, 950 words, Photos, Video.
HOMES
Kitchen Smarts-Gadgets: KITCHEN SMARTS: 9 essential gadgets that are worth the real estate in your kitchen. By Katie Workman. SENT Monday, 800 words, photos.
Designer-Lighting Up the Dark: Best ways to brighten up your home post-holiday, since it’s still getting dark so early. By Melissa Rayworth. SENT Wednesday, 750 words, photos.
TRAVEL
Old West-Tombstone: “Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!” The gunshots in this reenacted shootout happened so quickly I couldn’t keep count. “That was it,” said the actor playing lawman Doc Holliday at the OK Corral’s several-times-a-day show about what may be the most famous gun battle in the Old West. “Over before it even started.” Today, Tombstone, Arizona, offers tourists a mix of authenticity and gimmickry. While guns and cowboys are still the main draw, the town is broadening its offerings and rethinking its focus. By Peter Prengaman. SENT Wednesday, 1,000 words, photos.
FOOD
Gadget Show-Impossible Pork: The other fake meat: Impossible Foods unveils pork, sausage. By Business Writer Dee-Ann Durbin. SENT Monday, 770 words, photos.
See Kitchen Smarts-Gadgets, under Homes. SENT Monday.
GARDENING
2020 Plant Trends: ``Re-wilding'' and sustainability are among the trends you can expect to see in gardens in 2020, a new study says. By Dean Fosdick. SENT Tuesday, 530 words, photos. FASHION
Native Jewelry Knockoffs: Federal prosecutors say three people face up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to import jewelry knockoffs from the Philippines and then misrepresent the goods as made in the United States by Native Americans. SENT Wednesday, photos.
Golden Globes-Fashion Highlights: A mix of risk-takers and classic Hollywood at Golden Globes. By Leanne Italie. SENT Monday. 1,000 words, photos, video.
GENERAL
Gadget Show-Sexual Health: Sex tech will grace the CES gadget show in Las Vegas this week after organizers endured scorn for revoking an innovation award to a sex device company led by a female founder. By Technology Writer Rachel Lerman. SENT Tuesday, 740 words, photos, video.
Gadget Show-Briefs: Flying taxis, toilet paper robots and more. By Technology Writers Joseph Pisani and Rachel Lerman. SENT Monday, 1,000 words, photos, video.
Gadget Show-Surveillance: The CES gadget show this year is all-in on surveillance technology — from the face scanner that will check in some attendees to the cameras-everywhere array of digital gadgets. By Technology Writer Matt O'Brien. SENT Monday, 960 words, photos.
NerdWallet-Liz Weston-Bad Advice-Costly: Good financial advice can position you to enjoy a better life and a comfortable retirement. Bad advice, on the other hand, can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars over your lifetime — while possibly enriching someone else. By Liz Weston of NerdWallet. SENT Monday, 740 words, photo.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
HOMES: Right-Groovy Decor; Adults-With-Disabilities-Housing
FOOD: Leftover Champagne
GARDENING: Peat Moss
PARENTING: Growing-Up-Digital-Virtual-Physical-Education; Women in Politics-Child Care
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UPCOMING SPECIAL EDITIONS, for 2020:
Feb. 4 — Summer Camps
March 3 — Spring Homes
April 7 — Weddings
May 5 — Pursuits/Outdoors
July 14 — Back to School
Aug. 11 — Fall Homes
Oct. 6 — Pets
Nov. 17 — Holidays