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  • Anti-Drug PSAs: Do They Work?
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    The U.S. has spent millions of dollars since the 1980s on anti-drug ads. But research shows that some of these older public service announcements might be counterproductive. Now that the ads are shifting to reach teens who want to rebel, new studies show they may actually be more effective.
  • Joel Healy and his daughter, Kelli Healy Salazar. Healy was a 17-year-old Army soldier in 1957 when he witnessed Operation Plumbbob, one of the largest nuclear bomb tests ever conducted on American soil.
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    Veteran: Risks In 1950s Bomb Test 'A Disgrace'
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    It's hard to determine just how many veterans became ill because they were at nuclear test sites, but one soldier who witnessed more than 20 bomb explosions in the Nevada desert in 1957 says a lot of good men died because of it.
  • Not Jest For Pun: A Surprising History Of Wordplay
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    The new book The Pun Also Rises, by 1995 O. Henry Pun-Off World Champion John Pollack, traces the surprising long and rich history of what some people call the lowest form of humor.
  • <em>For Cod and Country </em>pairs inventive combinations of fish and fresh vegetables and suggests substitutes for over-harvested fish species. Above, wild striped bass with cilantro-onion salad and yogurt-avocado puree. <strong><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=136274662#136274197">Click here for this and other recipes.</a></strong>
    Eating Fish Sustainably, 'For Cod And Country'
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    Chef Barton Seaver wants you to look a fish in the eye before you eat it. In a new cookbook, he highlights the importance of sustainable seafood to the long-term viability of our environment and our diets.
  • In <em>Popular Crime</em>, Bill James writes that while Dr. Sam Sheppard (above) may not have actually murdered his wife, he believes he <em>was</em> somehow involved in her 1954 death.
    Inspecting A History Of Infamy In 'Popular Crime'
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    Bill James is best known for his contributions to baseball, but his latest book focuses on another, very different, favorite pastime: crime stories. Popular Crime looks at the effects infamous crimes have had on our culture.
  • <em></em>"One thing they don't tell you about growing old," Betty White writes, "You don't feel old, you just feel like yourself. And it's true. I don't feel 89 years old. I simply am 89 years old."
    Betty White Still A Hit, With Ever-Younger Fans
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    Betty White has been on television — in her words — "forever." Her new memoir, If You Ask Me, focuses on the past 15 years of her life and career. Far from slowing down, that career has been skyrocketing as a new generation gets to know her.
  • "Cool aunt" Melanie Notkin is the founder of <a href="http://savvyauntie.com/">SavvyAuntie.com</a>. She is a proud "PANK" — that is, Professional Aunt, No Kids.
    Calling All 'Cool Aunts': It's Time To Get 'Savvy'
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    Just in time for Mother's Day, Melanie Notkin has come out with Savvy Auntie, a guidebook for women who don't have children, but still love them. A proud aunt to many, Notkin explains how to play a fun and supportive role in the lives of your nieces, nephews and god-children.
  • Rob Lowe's family moved to California when he was a teenager, where he became fast friends with the likes of Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez. "For the first time, I met people my own age that wanted to act and that wanted to be filmmakers," he says. "It was great to fall in with a crowd that had similar likes." Lowe is pictured in Los Angeles in 1983.
    'I Wanted A New Life,' Says Actor, Author Rob Lowe
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    It isn't easy to transition from teen idol to Hollywood star — and while heartthrob Rob Lowe may have succeeded, that's not to say his career hasn't seen some historic highs and lows. He chronicles his journey from the Brat Pack to The West Wing in a new memoir, Stories I Only Tell My Friends.