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Nashville charmer

While most of country music seems to be getting edgier and rockier, one artist is slowing things down. Andrew Combs brings more 鈥渨ist鈥� than grist to , a collection of new songs by a strikingly original singer/songwriter, both in sound and approach. The opening track, 鈥淩ainy Day Song,鈥� will doubtless charm you, and 鈥淔oolin,鈥� 鈥� the album鈥檚 infectious first single, will surely seal the deal.

Life hacks

Want a better way to peel a hard-boiled egg or clean a dirty pan? The video series Everyday Genius tests lots of different supposed solutions in search of the best. Host (and former 鈥�MythBusters鈥� star) Kari Byron keeps the episodes short and punchy. Find your favorite life hack at American Express鈥檚 YouTube channel: .

Radical make-unders

Australian scientist and mom Sonia Singh started a hobby at home: repainting secondhand Bratz dolls with more innocent expressions and dressing them in modest clothes. After she created a Tumblr page featuring the dolls playing in the garden, the photos went viral. Check out a video on how she remakes the dolls at or visit .听

Novice bakers

When watching popular baking-show contestants produce delectable desserts it鈥檚 hard to not want a big bite of each one. The next best thing is learning how to bake these desserts yourself. Food writer Jane Hornby鈥檚 is just the ticket to get started. It features 50 classic desserts, from cookies to muffins to cakes to pies, with multiple photos illustrating each step toward sweet nirvana.听

Still a favorite at 50

, starring Julie Andrews as the governess to the family of Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) in 1930s Austria, continues to win hearts. To mark the movie鈥檚 50th anniversary a new DVD and Blu-ray version will be released March 10. It also features a short documentary of Andrews returning to Salzburg for a visit. Did you miss Lady Gaga鈥檚 stunning medley of the movie鈥檚 greatest hits at the Oscars? Check it out at .