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Q: Who is Stan Lee’s

favorite comic book character? —Tim Johnson, Redding, Calif.

A: The Marvel comic

book legend has created hundreds of characters, but one stands above the rest: Spider-Man. “He’s the best loved all over the world, and that makes me very happy,” says Lee, 89. Lee is also happy with Andrew Garﬁeld’s portrayal of Spidey in The Amazing SpiderMan. “It’s going to be the same as with Tobey Maguire—he’s great!”

Zac Brown The Zac Brown Band’s frontman, 33, talks about food, family, and the group’s latest album, Uncaged. Enter for a chance to see the band at the Ram Jam concert in Nashville at Parade.com/country. deﬁnitely the best record we’ve made so far. We’ve deﬁned a sound that is uniquely our own. You’re a father of four. How do you balance career and family? I spend as much time with them as I

Q: What happened to the guide dog who helped her blind master escape on 9/11? —B. M., Chicago

A: Roselle, the yellow

Labrador retriever who led Michael Hingson down 1,463 steps to safety from his ofﬁce on the 78th ﬂoor of the World Trade Center’s north tower, passed away in June 2011 at the

P Billie Jean King

Q: What is tennis legend Billie Jean King’s take on today’s players? —Carrie Groves, Tampa

A: “They’re so much

better than we were,” King, 68, says. “The strings and rackets have changed, and information on ﬁtness and nutrition keeps getting better.” Who does she think is a standout? “Roger Federer is just unbelievable,” she says. King reveals her proudest career moment at Parade.com/king.

WALTER SCOTT ASKS …

What can fans expect from the new album? It’s

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age of 13. “I would not be alive today if it weren’t for Roselle,” Hingson wrote shortly after her death. Four months later she was named American Hero Dog for 2011 by the American Humane Association. Vote for this year’s furry ﬁnalists at herodogawards.org and see our favorites at Parade.com/dogs.

can and let them know they’re loved. I don’t want to look back and say, “Yeah, I was really successful, but I failed at fatherhood because I wasn’t there.” What’s the story behind your famous Eat & Greet feasts before every show? I’m from Georgia, and

everybody gathers around food in the South. I always thought it was sad that you couldn’t get anything really good to eat at concerts, so we sit down with our fans before every show and eat a gourmet meal that we made for them. What’s your favorite dish to serve? The chocolate peanut butter biscuit pudding is just naughty. I don’t know another word to describe it! Email your questions to Walter Scott at personality@parade .com. Letters can be sent to P.O. Box 5001, Grand Central Station, New York, N.Y. 10163-5001.

P Lisa Marie Presley

Q: What does Lisa Marie Presley think about the possibility of an Elvis hologram?

I HAVE A DESIRE TO TELL STORIES, AND I’M NEVER QUITE SATISFIED.”

—W. Padilla, Linden, N.J.

A: Virtual performers

have been a hot topic since images of Tupac Shakur wowed fans at April’s Coachella Music Festival, and Presley, 44, says she wouldn’t object to a hologram of her father, “as long as u it’s done tastefully. You have to stay up with technology.” Presley is now sharing her dad’s legacy with her 3-year-old twins. “They know his voice and that he’s their grandfather, and that makes me proud.”

—Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese, who begins filming Wolf of Wall Street this summer, on his drive to succeed

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Damages returns for its ﬁnal season (DirecTV, July 11, 9 p.m. ET) with Ryan Phillippe (above) as an online information leaker (think Julian Assange) and an epic showdown between Patty (Glenn Close) and Ellen (Rose Byrne). Deliciously dark drama.

Kyra’s Curtain Call

Spoiler alert: Not everyone survives the last six episodes of The Closer’s ﬁnal season (starting July 9 on TNT, 9 p.m. ET). “There’s a major personal loss for Brenda,” says Emmy winner Kyra Sedgwick about her homicide-solving character. But turmoil aside (Brenda struggles with her failure to capture Philip Stroh, the one suspect who got away, and the department mole is revealed), fans can rest easy—her exit will satisfy: “It’ll be sad, but they’ll be pleased. We set her on another h rp pa path.” th

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What if Lincoln had survived John Wilkes Booth’s bullet? In an engrossing tale that’s part conspiracy thriller, part courtroom drama, novelist and Yale law professor Stephen L. Carter posits that Abe would have faced impeachment for overstepping his authority during the Civil War.

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Ask Marilyn By Marilyn vos Savant

Your answer to the puzzle about a tourist and a $100 round-robin payment is incorrect. [Readers may view the puzzle at Parade.com/tourist.] You said everyone stayed the same, but they didn’t. The party planner paid her $100 debt to the hotel, but as the tourist recovered his $100 bill, the hotel is out $100 for the use of the party room. Or am I missing something? —Roberta

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You’re missing something! But you have plenty of company. Many readers wrote to say that my answer was wrong. Some said I was showing a liberal bias; others stated I had a conservative bias; and still others declared something worse— that my answer was illogical! Think of it another way. The tourist laid his $100 bill on the counter, decided against the room, and then took it back. So his situation stayed even. Now consider: (1) the hotel; (2) the butcher; (3) the wholesaler; (4) the farmer; and (5) the party planner. Before the tourist arrived, the hotel owed $100 to the butcher, who owed $100 to the wholesaler, who owed $100 to the farmer, who owed $100 to the party planner, who owed $100 to the hotel. Everyone owed someone else $100. Also, everyone was due $100 from someone else. Afterward, no one owed anything, and no one was due anything. So they’re even, too. Got a question for Marilyn? Visit Parade.com/askmarilyn

What’s Going On

INSIDE YOUR PET’S HEAD? BY CATHERINE PRICE

ou love them, you feed them, you welcome them into your homes and even your beds. But no matter how much you share with your dog, he can’t tell you why he just spent 20 minutes settling on a place to pee. And your cat is never going to attach a note to the dead mouse she just left on your doorstep. That’s why PARADE rounded up some experts (human ones!) to help clear up pet owners’ top head-scratchers.

Why do dogs drool (and why do some dogs drool more than others)? If your pup’s friendly welcome leaves your clothes looking like they’ve been attacked by a giant slug, you can probably thank his genes: Certain breeds’ lips just leak more than others. Notorious droolers like Newfoundlands, bloodhounds, and basset hounds have loose jowls and lots of skin around their mouths where saliva can accumulate, making it far too easy for them to share their slobber. As for the reasons for drooling, dogs are like humans: Their mouths release saliva in the presence of food, or when they’re anxious or excited. This behavior is perfectly normal, but if your dog begins to slobber more than usual, or if the saliva smells bad, you may want to swing by the vet: A wound in the mouth (from, say, a splinter), a dental infection, or even poisoning might be behind it.

Why do cats chase balls of string? Your cat’s obsession with yarn is not unlike a lion’s interest in a gazelle: Stalking string is a predatory behavior, a very watered-down and domesticated version of a hunt. “This type of play is good

for cats; it helps discharge their prey-chasing instinct, and it also keeps them physically active and alleviates boredom,” says veterinarian Michael W. Fox, syndicated pet columnist and author of Cat Body, Cat Mind. But since string can damage a cat’s digestive system if swallowed, try substituting a laser pointer—many cats love to chase its light.

Why do dogs chase their tails? “Sometimes, it’s just a sign that the dog is craving interaction and playtime,” says Warren Eckstein, an animal behaviorist and therapist and host of the syndicated radio program The Pet Show. If that’s the case, you might put a stop to it by distracting your dog with another activity, like fetching a ball or tugging a rope. But if g—or biting— tail-chasing—or becomes a ritual (say, before de or getting going outside fed), or if itt becomes excessive (the dog works itselff zy), into a frenzy), nal it could signal ean obsessivecompulsive disorder es help that requires imal from an animal behaviorist or a vet.

Why do cats present their owners with “kills”? Experts agree that if your cat leaves a mouse on your doorstep, you should take it as a complimen compliment. “It’s actually a very warm friendly thing for a warm, cat to do,” says Patricia Mc McConnell, certiﬁed anim animal behaviorist and auth of The Other End author of the Leash. “It’s kind of like br bringing ﬂowers.” If the mouse is dead, it’s probably just a gift, g similar to the kill a lion brings back to its p id But if the animal is pr pride. sst til breathing, your cat still m may also be mimicking

a behavior she displays with her kittens: bringing half-dead animals home to teach her babies (or, in this case, you) how to ﬁnish the job.

Is it true that dogs are color-blind? Dogs do see color but, much like color-blind humans, they have difﬁculty distinguishing between certain hues. Humans have three types of cones (the cells in the eye that recognize color); dogs have only two. As a result, they see fewer colors than we do, and these colors are less rich. (Cats also have only two types of cones, and they see colors even less vividly than dogs.) “The common form of color blindness in people is red-green color blindness, and that’s really what dogs have, too,” says Jay Neitz, Ph.D., a professor of ophthalmology and a color vision researcher at the University of Washington in Seattle. For dogs, the rainbow is reduced to two colors, “blue at one end and yellow at the other, with colorless bands where pure red and pure green would be.” But don’t feel too sorry for your pup: What dogs lack in colorperceiving cones they make up for in an abundance of rods, the cells in the eye that aid night vision. They are also exceptionally good at spotting movement, which is why your dog is aware of every squirrel in your yard even when he’s got all four paws inside. July 8, 2012 • 7

Why do cats hate getting wet? They don’t. Well, at least not all of them—some breeds of cats, like Turkish Vans, will actively seek out water. What they do hate are unplanned soakings: slipping into a pool or

being squirted with a garden hose or disciplined with a spray bottle. If you have a kitten and want to teach him not to fear a bath, Eckstein recommends the following technique: Place the kitten in a dry sink on a nonskid mat for several minutes with some treats. Repeat this for a few days. Then slowly add a bit of water to the sink each day. “Eventually, your cat will come to associate water and bath time with rewards, rather than punishment,” says Eckstein.

into the past and into the future,” says Bill Roberts, Ph.D., professor emeritus of psychology at Western University in Ontario. For years, experts assumed that animals were stuck in the here and now, but Roberts, who studies animal cognition, says that recent research shows that pets may possess at least a limited mental timeline. In one of the most famous studies, researchers from the University of Cambridge and UC Davis allowed scrub jays to hide wax worms and peanuts in different locations and then permitted the birds to retrieve the treats either four hours or ﬁve days later. The birds prefer worms, so it was no surprise that after the four-hour delay, the jays sought them out before the peanuts. But worms don’t last as long as peanuts, and so after ﬁve days—at which point the worms were well past their expiration date—the jays sought out the peanuts before the worms. This suggested that the jays had a sense of when the food had been cached.

Do pets have any sense of time? Animals, like humans, have internal body clocks that are sensitive to the time of day. They also can accurately measure intervals between events; if a rat receives a reward for sticking its head in a feeder one minute after hearing a tone, it will start poking its head in more frequently as the 60-second mark approaches. “The more controversial question is whether they have a sense of time that extends well

Why do dogs pant? (And what about cats?) Panting is a way for dogs to cool off. (It can also be a sign of excitement.) Both cats and dogs have sweat glands on the pads of their paws, but these aren’t enough to effectively cool their entire bodies. Panting, which brings quick gusts of air over dogs’ moist tongues, is much more effective. Overheated cats will pant, too—they’re just less likely to spend a scorching afternoon chasing squirrels.

Are onions and chocolate really poisonous to pets? Yes—but for different reasons, and to varying degrees, says veterinarian Ahna Brutlag, assistant director of veterinary services at the Pet Poison Helpline. Do you love Lassie? Flip for Flipper? Vote for your favorite Hollywood pet of all time at Parade.com/pets.

Who’s the Most Powerful Pet in Hollywood?

With scene-stealing roles, book deals, and Oscar campaigns, these five animals are the entertainment industry’s top dogs By Erin Hill

CRYSTAL The 18-year-old capuchin monkey was the breakout star in the $581 million–grossing Hangover Part II. Next, she’ll hit the small screen in the NBC comedy Animal Practice.

UGGIE After the Jack Russell terrier, who earns up to $40,000 per role, stole the show in The Artist, fans pushed for him to receive an Oscar nomination.

FINDER As Hollywood’s go-to equine star, Finder has appeared in some of the biggest blockbusters of the past 10 years— from The Legend of Zorro to Seabiscuit to 2011’s War Horse.

BOO With over 4.5 million Facebook likes and a new book out this month (Boo: Little Dog in the Big City lands in stores July 11), this Pomeranian is the canine king of all media.

FANCY FEAST CAT More than 25 years after its commercial debut, the ﬂuffy white feline is an advertising icon. Three cats (Aladdin, Phoebe, and Gabby) currently share the coveted role.

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Why do dogs sniff around so much before deciding where to pee? “Before there was Facebook, there were telephone poles,” jokes Stephen Zawistowski, Ph.D., science adviser for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Canines’ highly acute sense of smell enables them to gather all sorts of information from the scents of other dogs’ urine, including which dogs passed by, how long ago they visited, even whether they were male or female. “It’s like a news feed; your dog is just taking his time to read everything that happened before he got there,” Zawistowski explains.

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Chocolate contains a chemical called theobromine, related to caffeine, that dogs and cats can’t metabolize as well as humans can. If they ingest too much of the chemical, the result is similar to what might happen if you took a handful of caffeine pills: agitation, pacing, and panting. In worst-case scenarios, it can lead to cardiac arrhythmias, seizures, or even death. The darker the chocolate, the more theobromine it contains and the more poisonous it will be—just two to three ounces of baking chocolate can be toxic to a 50-pound dog. Theobromine is also toxic to cats, but for some reason—maybe because they lack taste receptors for sweetness—they tend to have less of an appetite for chocolate than dogs do. Onions, along with garlic, leeks, and chives, contain chemicals called propyl disulﬁdes and thiosulfates, which damage pets’ red blood cells. It doesn’t matter whether the vegetables are fresh, frozen, cooked, or freeze-dried: In high enough doses, they can cause the walls of the red blood cells to weaken and break down; in the most serious cases, a blood transfusion is needed. Cats are more vulnerable to these chemicals than dogs; a little more than a tablespoon of raw onions will poison a 10-pound cat. The most telltale symptom is intense lethargy, which can begin anywhere from a day to three days after ingestion. (To learn more about what human foods are toxic to pets— like raisins and grapes for dogs— visit petpoisonhelpline.com.)

Why do cats purr? A purring cat may be a stereotypical image of feline bliss, but the behavior doesn’t always indicate happiness. “I’ve seen badly injured

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Tomatoes

The molecules that give this fruit its characteristic red, orange, or yellow hue are carotenoids, antioxidants that counteract the damage wrought by free radicals, which destroy mood-protecting fats in the brain. A 2011 study from the National Institute on Aging found that older people who filled up on carotenoid-rich foods were 28 percent less likely to be depressed. And “people with high blood levels of carotenoids have lower rates of memory loss and dementia,” says Drew Ramsey, M.D., a Columbia University psychiatrist specializing in nutrition and coauthor of The Happiness Diet. Happiness-boosting Rx: One serving (about a cup) of tomatoes a day—either fresh or in tomato-based sauces or lowsugar ketchup or salsa.

Whole Grains

Noshing on carbs promotes the release of insulin, a hormone

that stimulates serotonin production, Somer says. (To avoid a blood sugar spike, choose whole grains over the processed variety.) Avoid eating carbs and proteins together; doing so can block the effects of serotonin, says Somer. Happiness-boosting Rx: Two cups of air-popped popcorn or whole-grain graham crackers.

Fatty Fish

More than half of the human brain is composed of fat, and two types seem to be crucial to mood: the omega-3 fats DHA and EPA, found in fish such as salmon and mackerel. Last year, scientists analyzed the blood of U.S. veterans who had committed suicide and found far lower levels of DHA than were found in veterans who reported no suicidal feelings. And in December 2011, a research review by the New York State Psychiatric Institute concluded that EPA can significantly reduce the symptoms of depression. Happiness-boosting Rx: At least two servings of seafood, especially fatty fish, each week.

Dark Chocolate

Chocolate—particularly the dark kind, which by definition consists of at least 60 percent cocoa—is thought to increase the brain’s serotonin levels. Chocolate may also increase mental alertness: In a 2010 study, British researchers asked 30 people to drink cocoa

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drinks or similar-tasting cocoa-free drinks and then gave them a series of cognitive tasks, like solving arithmetic problems. Those who drank the cocoa performed significantly better and felt less mentally drained afterward. Happiness-boosting Rx: One ounce of dark chocolate a day.

Spinach These leafy greens are loaded with folate, a B vitamin the brain uses to make several mood-regulating chemicals, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. (Other folate-packed foods include lentils and asparagus.) “Up to 50 percent of people with depression are folate-deficient,” says Ramsey. A 2010 report from the American Psychiatric Association even noted that folate may be effective in treating depression. Happiness-boosting Rx: One to two cups of spinach, or another folate-rich food, each day.

Red Meat We know, we know—red meat has its detractors. But it’s an incredibly good source of iron, which the brain needs to make mood-regulating chemicals like dopamine; in fact, people who are irondeficient may be 50 percent more likely to become depressed than those with higher iron levels. Ramsey recommends meat from grass-fed cows; it contains more happiness-promoting omega-3 fats than beef from conventionally raised cows. Stick to lean, unprocessed cuts—more roast beef, fewer hot dogs. (Vegetarian? Though it’s harder to absorb iron from non-meat sources, the best bets are beans, dried fruits, and whole grains.) Happiness-boosting Rx: Two small servings of red meat each week—a total of 8 to 12 ounces.

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“I guess blackened red snapper is out and Chilean sea bass is in.”

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FROM TOP: DONNA BARSTOW; DAVE COVERLY

By Marilyn vos Savant

Sunday with ... What’s one of your favorite family activities? Several times we’ve rented an RV and driven to Vancouver. My wife I GAVE UP is a real camper; it’s a ICE CREAM FOR A WHILE TO GET SLIM nice way to bond. FOR TELEVISION. THEN I STARTED FANTASIZING ABOUT MILKSHAKES.”

Do you rub sticks together to make fire? No, we just rub dollars together to get kerosene.

What odd jobs did you have before making it big? My most romantic job: I was a manager at Baskin-Robbins. Did you get sick of ice cream? That’s one thing I’m never sick of. But when you’re 18, you can eat ﬁve scoops every day.

Eric McCormack The Emmy winner talks about “shippers,” camping, and the view from up north

On Perception, Daniel and his ex-student/FBI contact, played by Rachael Leigh Cook, seem to What are your Sundays like? be flirting. Where’s that going? At home in L.A., Sunday is It’s a thing in the air we never lazy. It’s the wife and me lying discuss. With shows like Bones in bed with coffee, watching and The Mentalist, there’s a The Soup or something funny group of fans who on TiVo. The kid will want the leads to occasionally join us. See photos of TV’s get together. They’re Eventually, breakfast groundbreaking called “shippers,” as in is at a place down the gay characters through the “relationshippers.” I’m street called Patys. years at Parade hoping the shippers And we always have .com/tv discover our show. some kind of great

dinner—my wife makes a great roast beef. Does Finnigan know you’re famous? He understood fame before he understood why, because you don’t show Will & Grace to a 5-year-old. He came to the play [McCormack is ending a Broadway run in The Best Man], and he liked watching me yell at people.

Why do so many actors and comedians—yourself, Michael J. Fox, Jim Carrey, and Mike Myers, to name just a few—hail from Canada? I think there’s a certain objectivity that comes from being Canadian. You’re partly British and partly American; you have a good bird’s-eye view of both countries. So much of the comedy that comes out of Canada is impersonation—it’s less “look at me” than it is “look at me playing other people.” It seems like every actor from Canada also plays hockey. No hockey for me! It was encouraged, but it didn’t take. I used to joke that there’d be much less violence if you just gave every player a puck; then they wouldn’t have to ﬁght over it.

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10-year-old son, Finnigan, is just catching up with Will & Grace, the show that made his dad a star, though “he doesn’t understand all the jokes,” McCormack says. Perhaps one day he’ll understand why Vice President Biden has said that the series, which ran from 1998 to 2006, “probably did more to educate the American public [about gay rights] than almost anything anybody’s ever done so far.” McCormack, 49, loved the shout-out. “We never set out to be political or educational,” he says, “but there’s no doubt in my mind that Will & Grace has been an agent for good.” The actor’s new character, the brilliant, schizophrenic college professor Daniel Pierce on Perception (TNT, Mondays, 10 p.m. ET), is also an agent for good—but this time for the FBI, which enlists his help in solving crimes. “The fun of the show,” McCormack tells Roger Friedman, “is the hallucination stuff—who’s real and who isn’t.”

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