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bombastic attitudes, my gesticulations. But I’m probably a little less friendly, a little gruffer, than he is. You also voiced the character for some foreign-language versions. That was like climbing Mount Everest. We did

German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian. It was a trip! You and your wife, Rhea Perlman, have been together for decades. What’s your secret? After the initial salad

days, you get to be more than lovers and mates. You get to be friends. We go through ups and downs, but if there is more there than what you normally think of as romance, you can stick it out with each other forever. You and Michael Douglas were once roommates in New York. What was that like? He was a babe magnet,

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so I would conveniently go on adventures whenever he needed the place. It wasn’t a very big space. Will there ever be a Twins 2? Arnold [Schwarzenegger] and I speak about it. It’s time we did another movie together. I think everybody would enjoy it. Letters to Walter Scott can be sent to P.O. Box 5001, Grand Central Station, New York, N.Y. 10163-5001

Is Ellen DeGeneres really related to Kate Middleton? —Kim, Edgewater, N.J.

The talk show host and the duchess are indeed distantly related—they’re 14th cousins, twice removed, according to the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

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home in Florida with his wife and two daughters, he travels as host of the new food show My Family Recipe Rocks (Saturdays, 9 p.m. ET on the Live Well Network). “I have kind of an iron stomach,” says Fatone, 35, though he adds that the dishes he’s tasted so far have been mercifully yummy. As for music, he’d love to return to Broadway. To learn what marital advice this longtime family man has for former bandmate Justin Timberlake, go to Parade.com/fatone.

The same was true of everyone shown wearing a U.S. military uniform. “They wanted to make a movie that would authentically honor their community, brotherhood, and family sacrifice,” Waugh adds, noting that the men were heavily involved in planning the film’s action sequences.

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say this, but I bought my plane before I had a [pilot’s] license,” Enrique Iglesias says conspiratorially. “I was like that kid the Barefoot Bandit. He didn’t know how to fly, but because he loved planes, he did it anyway.” The singer’s bravado has served him well. After helping to launch the Latin music boom with sultry ballads, Iglesias, 36, is now one of dance music’s chief provocateurs, with hits like “Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You).” The high-flying star, whose latest album is Euphoria, tells Mary Margaret what keeps him grounded.

You grew up in Miami and still live there. What do you love about it? People always think of the partying and the clubs on South Beach, but it has a tranquil side, too. It’s a city where you can truly enjoy the water, get on your boat and just go fishing. And the water’s not cold!

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A lot of your songs are about love. Why? It’s the thing we all have in common. Ninety percent of music tackles that subject because everyone—no matter how old, what religion, or what nationality— knows those feelings. Speaking of love, you introduced longtime girl-

How do you spend Sundays when you’re home? I sit on the couch and watch TV. 60 Minutes is my favorite show. It’s kinda weird because I go from that to American Idol to Real Time With Bill Maher.

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friend Anna Kournikova as So no wedding bells soon? your wife at a concert in I’ve never really thought Russia last year. What was marriage would make a that about? difference. Maybe it’s It was just meant to be because I come from sweet in the moment. I divorced parents, but I honestly didn’t mean to don’t think you love confuse people. someone more I thought it’d be because of a See photos of easier for the piece of paper. Enrique and Anna audience to unAnd nowadays, through the years at derstand than if it’s not taboo Parade.com/iglesias I said “my girl.” to have kids

and not be married. What makes a difference is that you’re a good parent, period. What did you learn about fame from observing your father Julio’s career? I remember there were these two guys who worked with him who would never even watch his show, but afterward

You like to go to the movies on Mondays and Tuesdays. Why is that? It’s the best time: There are no lines, and you’re not sitting next to someone who’s snoring. What’s the craziest thing a fan has done to get your attention? Sometimes you’ll see a shirt fly off. That will get not only my attention, but the whole band’s.

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of last year touring the world. Did you take any keepsakes with you? I have a picture of my two dogs, Lucas and Grammy. Grammy passed away in 2010. That dog was like a human—he would get sad when I packed my bags. It was like losing one of my best friends.

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Many readers wrote to express the same idea, but it’s not quite correct. First, the main reason that all types of vehicles (including bikes) travel in the same direction is not decreased impact speed in an accident. It’s the avoidance of accidents in the ďŹ rst place. That’s a basic rule for any kind of trafďŹ c. Then there’s this physics error: In a head-on collision, the sum of the vehicles’ speeds does not equal the force of the impact. This is a common misconception, sometimes propagated by news reports. Say two identical cars are traveling at 50 mph and they collide headon. Each car sustains a 50 mph impact, not a 100 mph impact. A cyclist will fare much worse than a motorist in nearly all collisions, of course, but the ďŹ rst one you describe, a headon collision between a 15 mph bike and a 35 mph car, will not deliver a 50 mph impact to either party. Still wondering? Find out more at Parade.com/askmarilyn March 4, 2012 • 7

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Why do I wake up in the morning with gunk in my eyes? That crusty stuff is actually just dried tears. Your tear glands are constantly watering your eyes to flush out irritants. “While you’re awake, the act of blinking wipes tears away before they can build up,” says Jason Edward Karo, M.D., an ophthalmologist in Charlotte, N.C. “But when your eyes are closed at night, the dried tears accumulate inside the corners.”

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Why do I get goose bumps during scary movies? Goose bumps are produced by piloerection, a reflex that contracts the muscles around the base of each hair follicle, causing the hair to stand up (and small bumps to emerge), says Zoe Draelos, M.D., a consulting professor of dermatology at Duke University. Back when humans were hairier, piloerection had two benefits: It helped keep us warm by trapping heated

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Why do my fingers and toes wrinkle in the water? Here’s the leading hypothesis: The top layer of

your skin absorbs more water than the layers beneath, increasing its surface area, says Richard Scher, M.D., professor emeritus of dermatology at Columbia University. Since the newly baggy skin is still attached to the nonbloated layers, it bunches up, causing a prunelike effect. Fingers and toes are especially prone because of their thicker shell of dead keratin, an absorbent protein on the skin’s outer layer.

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Why can’t I stop biting my nails? Casual nibbling may have evolved as a type of selfgrooming, like when an animal bites or scrapes down its claws, says Monnica Williams, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at the University of Louisville. It may also be a soothing ritual for when you’re stressed, similar to sucking your thumb. But some people take this habit too far, gnawing away until their nail beds are painful or bleeding. If you’re overchomping, says Williams, seek the help of a doctor or cognitive behavioral therapist to help you break the habit.

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Why does it seem as if mosquitoes find me more delectable than other people? It doesn’t just seem that way. The bloodsuckers are drawn to a tasty dinner by a variety of signals, including heat, carbon dioxide, movement, and the smell of skin secretions like lactic acid. One study even found that mosquitoes tend to prefer people who have recently downed a beer. No one knows what precise combination mosquitoes find the most irresistible, but if you seem to be their meal of choice, wear repellent and pass on the brew.

Why do men get more hair in some places and less in others as they get older? The “George Costanza effect” is a common sign of aging. It’s caused by dihydrotestosterone (or DHT), a sex hormone to which some men are genetically predisposed to become sensitive, according to Spencer Kobren, founder of the American Hair Loss Association. When that sensitivity develops, the hormone often causes the hair follicles on the head to shrink and follicles elsewhere, like on the back or in the ears or nasal passages, to become stimulated.

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What are hiccups, exactly, and how can I stop them? A hiccup is an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm and the muscles between your ribs. Any

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Why does my nose run when it’s cold outside?

Your nose helps perform a kind of climate control by heating and humidifying the air that you inhale so that it better matches the moist, warm conditions inside your lungs. Glands in your nose produce secretions that add moisture, and blood vessels in your nose dilate to warm the incoming air, acting like miniature radiators. When you breathe super-frigid air, those phenomena are amplified, leading to runniness, says Andrew P. Lane, M.D., director of the Johns Hopkins Sinus Center. There are two reasons why: Cold air tends to be drier, which causes the glands in your nose to produce more secretions. Second, when you exhale warm, moist air out into the cold world, some of the moisture condenses into droplets of water, which collect at the tip of the nose and add to the drip. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

air close to the skin, and in scary situations, it made us look bigger and more threatening (like a spooked cat puffing up its fur). Watching a horror flick in an air-conditioned theater provides the perfect setup for piloerection: You’re not only frightened, you’re also probably freezing.

short-term hiccupping is called a “bout” and is usually the result of overeating or drinking carbonated beverages (other causes include sudden excitement, stress, or too much alcohol). Traditional

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remedies for bouts include holding your breath, sipping cold water, gargling, swallowing a teaspoon of dry sugar, gently pressing on your eyeballs, or leaning forward to compress your chest. If your hiccups last more than 48 hours, see a physician. An underlying medical problem, such as gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining), might be causing them. March 4, 2012 • 9

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What causes bad breath? Typically, the culprit is your tongue—or, to be more specific, the white film that builds up on your tongue while you sleep, says Ken Yaegaki, Ph.D., D.D.S., head of the Nippon University Department of Oral Health. Yaegaki estimates that 60 percent of halitosis cases can be attributed to badsmelling sulfuric compounds produced by this layer of microorganisms

and dead cells. The solution: Try regularly brushing your tongue, back to front, using a soft-bristled toothbrush.

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Why do I lose so much hair when I shampoo? Most people lose 100 to 150 strands each day; the longer the strands, the more dramatic their appearance when you find them on your brush or in the drain. (And if you don’t brush or wash your hair every day,

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Why do I cry when I chop onions?

According to Harold McGee, author of On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, these tears are caused by the release of a chemical called a lacrimator (which sounds like a supervillain but is actually from the Latin verb “to cry”). When you slice into an onion, the chemical is expelled into the air, and once it reaches your eyes and nose, it breaks down into irritating compounds that attack the nerve endings there, says McGee. Your eyes produce tears (and, likewise, your nose may run) to rinse away these compounds. To reduce the effect, try prechilling onions in ice water for 30 to 60 minutes; this will slow the enzymatic reaction that releases the lacrimator, and that means fewer of the offending molecules circulating in the air and fewer tears.

the loss will seem greater on days when you do.) If you think you’re losing an excessive amount—you’re no longer able to style your hair as you normally would, for example—then see your doctor. You’re most likely developing run-of-the-mill pattern baldness (which can affect both men and women), but there could be an underlying medical condition, like lupus or a thyroid disorder, at play.

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Why do I huff and puff climbing stairs when I can easily run a mile on a treadmill? As anyone who’s used a rolling suitcase knows, it’s a lot easier to pull a heavy object along a flat surface than it is to pick one up. When you run on a treadmill, you’re barely lifting any of your body weight up and down. Walking up a typical 45-degree staircase, on the other hand, requires you to move 70 percent of your body weight against gravity, says Joseph Signorile, Ph.D., professor of exercise physiology at the University of Miami and author of Bending the Aging Curve.

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What is earwax? And why do we need it? Earwax is made up of moisturizing oils, infectionfighting enzymes, and dead skin, says Jordan S. Josephson, M.D., an ear, nose, and throat specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. And though the substance may be unsavory, he argues that most of the time, we should let our earwax be. “When you try to remove it using Q-tips or your finger, the result is like packing a musket: You keep pushing the earwax in deeper, where it gets stuck and hardens,” says Josephson. Instead, clean your ears while showering by gently

tugging the lobes, which straightens the ear canal and allows water to wash away excess wax.

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Why do fingernails grow faster than toenails? We know that fingernails grow about three times as fast as toenails and that the fingernails of your dominant hand grow more rapidly than those of your nondominant hand, says Nia Terezakis, M.D., clinical professor of dermatology at Tulane School of Medicine. What we don’t know for sure is why. The most accepted theory is that since you use your fingers more than your toes (and your strong hand more than your weak one), the faster nail growth might result from the body’s attempt to repair whichever parts are undergoing the most “trauma” (from activities like pecking out texts or digging for car keys).

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Why do people ache more as they get older? The older you are, the more likely you are to develop arthritis. The Arthritis Foundation estimates that 27 million Americans suffer from the most common form, osteoarthritis, which is caused when cartilage— the connective tissue that cushions our joints— begins to break down. Without this protective padding, bones can rub together, causing stiffness and pain. Older adults are also more likely to develop a condition called bursitis, in which the bursa—the fluid-filled sacs that reduce friction where tendons slide over bones—become inflamed. The good news? Increasing your activity level may make the symptoms milder (and help you feel better).

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The answer lies within the brain’s cerebellum, which helps to monitor body movement. Scientists from University College in London found that the cerebellum can predict how self-administered touches will feel and alerts other tickle-sensitive areas of the brain. Since a truly successful tickle requires an element of surprise, this early-warning system makes self-tickling an exercise in futility. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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SundayDessert Baking Beauty Top Chef: Just Desserts, is sweet on fruit confections

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I MAKE THIS SIMPLE, LE, VERSATILE TART ART BECAUSE IT T REMINDS ME OF HOME.””

P“You can serve the tart warm or at room temperature.”

P“Wrap in plastic and keep overnight at room temp. Or refrigerate for longer storage.”

Pear Tart ½ cup (1 stick) softened, unsalted butter, plus more for greasing pan Juice of ½ lemon, divided 1 lb pears (Concorde or Anjou), cored and sliced ½ inch thick 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 ∕8 tsp salt 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract ½ tsp cinnamon

1. Butter a 9-inch springform pan. Squeeze half the lemon juice over pears.

2. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. 3. With an electric mixer, cream ½ cup butter and 1 cup sugar on medium until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla. Beat in flour mixture on low until batter just comes together. Spread in pan. Wrap and chill for at least 20 minutes. 4. Preheat oven to 375°F. Arrange pears in tight concentric circles on

top of dough. Squeeze remaining lemon juice evenly over pears. 5. In a bowl, mix 2 Tbsp sugar with cinnamon. Sprinkle over pears. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until edges are golden and center is set. 6. Cool tart in pan for 10 minutes. Run a sharp knife around edge. Remove sides of pan. SERVES: 8 | PER SERVING: 320 calories, 50g carbs, 4g

protein, 13g fat, 75mg cholesterol, 100mg sodium, 2g fiber

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P“Try serving this with softened vanilla or cinnamon ice cream, or with cinnamon whipped cream. To make the latter, whip some heavy cream with a pinch of cinnamon.”

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My mother ran a cooking school in our Toronto home, so my brothers and I were exposed to a lot of good food growing up. While other kids we knew were eating macaroni and cheese or hot dogs, my brothers and I were weaned on quiche and pâté. One dish she made all the time was this tart, using whatever fruit was fresh and in season. I could always find one of these tarts sitting on the kitchen counter; she also taught it to her students, who were often neighboring moms and dads. When I was in college, I asked my mother for the recipe, and I’ve been baking it ever since. Whether made from pears, peaches, or plums, this tart has a lovely vanilla-and-fruit scent that fills the house as it bakes. It’s comforting, simple, and versatile. I make it because it reminds me of home.

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