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- Are you a TV trivia buff? Take our quiz
Ever since Philo T. Farnsworth, David Sarnoff, and Vladimir Zworykin started toying with vacuum tubes in the early part of the 20th century, we've been intrigued by the box with moving pictures and sound. Try your hand at our television trivia quiz.
Meatless Monday: Farro salad with roasted winter squash, spinach, and goat cheeseA hearty farro salad with enough warmth to get through chilly spring days.
Dwarf larkspur: an early, colorful wildflowerAmong the charming early wildflowers is dwarf larkspur, Delphinium tricorne.
Ham and corn chowderA chowder that makes perfect use of leftover Easter ham.- Damsels in Distress: movie review'Damsels in Distress,' from 'Barcelona' director Whit Stillman, has a lovely loopiness about it.
The Island President: movie reviewGlobal warming gets personal with 'The Island President,' an inspiring 鈥� and dispiriting 鈥� look at one man's fight to save his country from disappearing under a rising sea.
We Have a Pope: movie review'We Have a Pope' has an engaging premise but the story sags unaccountably in the second half.
Top Picks: The man behind Elmo, 'I'm Dickens...He's Fenster,' and moreHusband and wife duo Amadou & Mariam release a new album, a film quiz mixes movies with numbers, the video game 'Journey' explores human interaction, and more top picks.
American Idol: Even Jennifer Lopez could not save DeAndre BrackensickAmerican Idol: On Thursday night, DeAndre Brackensick was once more in the bottom three. Should American Idol judges have used their save on DeAndre?
'Mad Men': Catch up for the new season Where did we leave our favorite ad agency a year and a half ago? Here's a quick refresher as season 5 premieres on March 25.
French marigolds: There are no better annuals.New cultivars of dwarf French marigolds really brighten the garden and are among the easiest annuals to grow.
Nutella Rice Krispies Easter basketsA holiday chocolate basket to hold all those mini Cadbury eggs.
Whitney Houston autopsy report: Signs of cocaine useWhitney Houston had drug paraphernalia in her hotel room, according to the autopsy report released Wednesday. Cocaine was listed as a contributing factor in her death.
American Idol '80s Night: Gwen Stefani mentors, Skylar Laine soarsAmerican Idol: Gwen Stefani makes her second appearance as an Idol guest mentor. 聽Armed with Bette Midler's power ballad, Skylar Laine makes an impressive comeback.- Verbal EnergyElbowing our way to better writingA new book argues that people would write better if they connected better with their true 'mother tongue': spoken language.
The canna that thinks it鈥檚 a bananaWhy this huge 鈥榝oliage plant鈥� defies descriptions
'Dancing with the Stars' elimination: Jack Wagner exits, a rule change enters'Dancing with the Stars' elimination procedures will be changing. DWTS elimination round will adopt a dance-off, and a聽 judges 'save,' for the bottom two contestants.- A leap of languageDaunted by his Spanish homework, Anton moans with the belief that it鈥檚 a form of punishment.
Don't need a whole Easter ham? Try glazed Canadian bacon.A glazed Canadian bacon roll is perfect for a small gathering and pairs beautifully with classic brunch accompaniments.
Red squirrels fight to survive in the Appalachian mountainsNew in the garden: tiny American red squirrels.