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English actor Chiwetel Ejiofor anchors 12 Years a Slave.

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Q: Did Orson Welles’s 1938 radio drama War of the Worlds really create panic? —Herbert M., Topeka, Kan. A: A new PBS American Experience documentary (airing Oct. 29) estimates that more than a million listeners who tuned in late on Oct. 30, 1938, thought Martians actually were attacking due to Welles’s canny use of faked news ﬂashes (later banned) banned). The fallout prompted some 12,50 12,500 news article articles in two weeks, making Welle Welles a global celeb at age 23.

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A: Of course! Stewart, 72, who helps judge a national costume contest on Hub Network’s Halloween Bash this week, says her reign as a Halloween queen “started when I was a child. Every year, my mother and I created costumes for me and my ﬁve siblings.” She fondly recalls dressing up as a ﬂapper, Li’l Abner’s wife, Daisy Mae, and Little Bo Peep, among others. Get the recipe for PumpkinChocolate Whoopie Pies, from Martha Stewart Halloween magazine, at parade.com/martha.

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From horror to sci-fi to movies about women behind bars, there was no genre or exploitation trend that Roger Corman failed to embrace. He also kick-started the careers of talents like Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, and Jack Nicholson, as Chris Nashawaty details in his outrageously entertaining oral history Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses. Read an excerpt at parade.com/corman.

MOVIES | “Hangover for the senior set” is probably how Last Vegas was pitched, and it’s a pretty apt description. But formula aside, it’s fun to watch pros like (below top, from left) Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, and Kevin Kline playing off each other in this comedy about a late-in-life bachelor party in Sin City. (PG-13) About Time, from Love Actually’s Richard Curtis, mixes time travel, romance (between Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson, bottom), and a surprisingly poignant message about appreciating the here and now. (R)

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MUSIC | Katy Perry is back— divorced, in love again (hi, John Mayer), and topping the charts with tunes like “Roar” and “Walking on Air” from her new album, PRISM. “It has the same amount of fun” as 2010’s Teenage Dream, she told Billboard, but “it’s more organic and honest.” We expect nothing less from this pop princess.

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minutes for smaller and 50 minutes for larger. Transfer to a rack and cool 10 minutes. Turn cakes out of cups and cool completely. 4. Meanwhile, cut 1 marshmallow in half diagonally (you’ll use only one half). Cut bread stick in half crosswise. 5. Microwave 4 unwrapped vanilla chews until slightly softened, no more than 3 seconds. Press and knead chews together and roll out

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n the th pantheon of American holidays, holi Halloween is strictly m minor league. It lacks the historical hist significance of the Fourth Fou of July or Thanksgiving and the religious gravitas of Christmas Christma or Easter. In fact, few fe adults would classify Halloween as a major holiday at all. And there’s probably only one willing to argue that Halloween is, in fact, our most import important national holiday. Hello. Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Steve Almon Almond. And no, I didn’t select that last na name. Nor did I choose to be born oon Oct. 27, or to grow up on a street st named Wilkie Way. I came by my love of Halloween lowe honestly. It’s the only holiday h liday I really remember from ho childhood, aand I remember everything about a out it: my trick-or-treating route, the ab aroma aarroma that arose a from the pillowcase I filllled with go goodies, how glorious it felt to unload my take and categorize it using a strict h hierarchy (bars first, then lollipops, then the fruit chews, etc.) before swapping tre treats with my brothers. But I also lloved the mood of the day— that tingling sense of illicit liberation. Halloween, after a all, represents a direct inversion of a sacred parental rule. It’s the one on ne night of the year when we actually allow our ou kids to take candy from strangers—albeit friendly, neighThe 3 Musketeers borhood strangers. did actually start out as a Why do we do this? trio in 1932—individual bars Because way back, long filled with chocolate, vanilla, before we had skyrocketing and strawberry nougat. During obesity rates among chilWorld War II, sugar rationing made producing all three dren, candy was the acceptflavors too pricey, so Mars Inc. put out only the most popular one, chocolate. OCTOBER 27, 2013 | 11

able addiction of childhood. childhood It was our ﬁrst de facto antidepressant, a sureﬁre way to beat a path from despair. That’s why so many adults still recall their childhood favorites. I spent 25 years mourning the loss of Peter Paul’s sublime Caravelle—what it felt like to break the thick chocolate coating and crunch through the malted rice into the creamy swirl of caramel. These days when I bring up the Caravelle in a group, people turn passionate about their own beloved treats. The puckery joys of Tangy Taffy! The wondrous sugar rush of Razzles! If I dare to admit my disdain for Twizzlers, I’m met with howls of disbelief. My kids are just as vehement. Seven-year-old Josie and I have had long, heated discussions about how to eat M&M’s. I favor quickly cracking through the shell. She prefers to suck until it dissolves and the milk chocolate melts on her tongue. ( Judah, 4, chews entire mouthfuls with gleeful savagery.) Which brings us to the one and only law in the world of candy: You can never convince others that their preferences are wrong. And really, why try? To each sweet tooth his or her own. Steve Almond is the author of Candyfreak.

Jelly Belly Factory Fairfield, Calif. Lemon and mango and buttered popcorn? Oh my! Take a 40-minute guided tour to see the many molds and machines that make jelly beans, then test your bravery at the sample bar, with ﬂavors like Pencil Shavings and Barf. In the gift shop, bags of irregular jelly beans (Belly Flops) go for halfprice. (jellybelly.com)

Z. Cioccolato San Francisco You may not make it past the candy-filled rain barrels that fill this colorful shop. But if you find your way to the back counter, you’re in for a real treat: some of the tastiest fudge to be found, with flavors like peanut butter pie, cabernet, and raspberry cheesecake. (zcioccolato.com)

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of saltwater taffy a day. Sample 40 ﬂavors—from cherry cola to cookie dough to coconut key lime— while learning about the 121-year-old company, which also manufactures 200 types of chocolate and gummy treats. (sweetcandy.com)

Number of licks it takes to get to the center nter of a Tootsie Pop, accordingg to a Purdue University study

Big Top Candy Shop Austin Owner Brandon Hodge’s biggest fascinations—sugar and sideshows— collide in this shop bedecked with vintage circus posters. Feast on childhood favorites or try the house-made Double Bacon Chocolate Bar. (facebook.com/big topcandyshop)

Rebecca Ruth Frankfort, Ky. Known as the Kno originator of bourbon orig candy, Rebecca Ruth can was established in 1919 by two plucky 191 schoolteachers, sch Rebecca Gooch and Reb Ruth Hanly Booe. Rut Today, the company Tod produces over 120 pro confections, many con of tthem laced with Kentucky liquors. Ken (rebeccaruth.com) (re

Hershey’s Great American Chocolate Tour Hershey, Pa. On an automated ride, chocoholics follow cacao beans from the rainforest to the factory ﬂoor where the creamy ﬁnal product is poured. Or play candy maker at the Create Your Own Candy Bar. (hersheys.com)

Economy Candy New York City Rare European chocolates, jawbreakers, Pixy Stix—if the candy you’re craving isn’t among the 5,000 types sold at this ﬁlled-to-the-rafters shop, it may not exist. A Lower East Side landmark since 1937, the store also has a robust mail-order business. (economy candy.com) —Kate Rockwood

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ately I have noticed quite a few newspapers and magazines praising a polish formulated by a homemaker. The articles report that Donna Maas grew frustrated with rubbing and scrubbing her silver, brass and other metals only to see them quickly become dull and tarnished again. Determined to put an end to her constant battle with tarnish Donna formulated a metal cleaner and it’s transforming the industry. Anita Gold, nationally syndicated columnist and expert on the restoration of antiques calls MAAS (named after its inventor) “The best and most amazing polish in the world.” Ms. Gold wrote in her column, “A truly miraculous polish referred to as “miracle polish” that’ll turn the most disastrous pieces into the most de-brightful is MAAS Fine Polishing Creme For All Metals, which cleans, restores, preserves and polishes to perfection any brass, copper, chrome, silver, stainless steel, aluminum, gold or any other metal with amazing results – no matter how badly stained, spotted, discolored, flood-damaged, weathered, dirty, dingy, drab, or dull they may be.” Since I had an old brass lamp in desperate need of restoration, this journalist decided to put MAAS to the test. The lamp had been stored in the garage and was in far worse condition than I remembered. I was flabbergasted as I watched the polishing creme wipe away layers and years of tarnish. Never have I used anything so easy. The lamp actually looks better than when I purchased it. Better yet, months later it’s still glowing! The polish worked so effortlessly, I decided to refurbish my mother’s collection of antique brass and copper cookware. The badly stained pots and pans developed black spots that had been impossible to remove. MAAS wiped away the years of built-up residue even from the most discolored pieces. While polishing the pots and pans, I noticed MAAS applying a shine on the stainless steel sink. So I cleaned the entire sink with the creme. WOW! The shine is unbelievable and although I wash dishes every day, the shine keeps-on-shining. And it’s no longer covered with

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n Feb. 20, 2004, Stephanie Muldberg lost her 13-year-old son, Eric, to bone cancer. On Jan. 17, 2009, Nancy Bridewell’s longtime partner, Robert (“Chris”) Christensen, died suddenly of a massive stroke. Years later, both women remained mired in bereavement, staring out windows, ignoring phone calls, forgetting appointments, sleeping too little or too much, crying. “Every day was a chore,” Muldberg remembers. “My first thought each morning was, ‘When will this end?’ ” For most people, mourning, no matter how intense, follows a similar, variable course. The grieving is all-consuming at first. Then, slowly, people begin to move on. But sometimes, for reasons that scientists are just starting to unravel, the grief lingers, even intensifies. Until recently, unresolved mourning had no name or formal psychiatric diagnosis; it was often simply considered depression. Now, mental health professionals identify it as a condition: complicated grief. “The estimate is that about 10 percent” of bereaved people experi-

A Grief That Won’t Heal Everyone mourns differently after an intense loss—but for some people, the sadness becomes impossible to move beyond By Gretchen Reynolds

ence complicated grief, says M. Katherine Shear, M.D., director of the Center for Complicated Grief at Columbia University School of Social Work in New York City. “I couldn’t see any way of going on without Chris,” says Bridewell, now 64. Years after his death, she

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If you worry that you or someone you love may be experiencing complicated grief, go to complicatedgrief.org, which provides a checklist of symptoms and resources for treatment. which, in addition to other components, mourners revisit the moment they learned of their loved one’s death. Then they engage in an imaginary conversation with them, explaining, if necessary, why they did what they did or didn’t do what they wish they had. “It’s very difficult to find happiness when you feel so much guilt,” says Shear. “I told Eric I was sad and angry that he suffered so much from bone surgery late in his treatment,” Muldberg says. (The operation left him in a full-body cast.) Today, having completed Shear’s program, both Muldberg and Bridewell consider their grief to be integrated and healthy. “It never fully goes away,” says Muldberg, 52, “because the loss never goes away.” But whereas once she couldn’t bear to drive past the fields in her New Jersey town where her son had played baseball, she now fondly and frequently recalls how he would stop at the front door before practice to call out, “Mom, I love you.” “I can think about him now and remember the joy of life with him,” she says, “and that’s given me my life back.”

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ones die suddenly or by suicide. Parents who lose a child are at especially high risk. And sometimes multiple losses within a short period of time can overwhelm someone. In the space of barely two years, Bridewell lost not only her partner but her mother and several other close friends and relatives. Still, many in those situations grieve normally. What sets apart those with complicated grief is that not only is their mourning prolonged, but “the intensity of symptoms is heightened,” according to a recent article in the journal Depression and Anxiety. Extreme isolation, for instance, is common and often self-imposed. “I stopped answering the phone,” Muldberg says. “I turned down invitations.” And her friends, confused and frustrated that she didn’t seem to be moving on even after a year, stopped inviting her. In addition, Shear says, complicated grief is often accompanied by an inability to face the finality of the loved one’s death, as well as obsessive “magical thinking” about what might have been. The good news is that in defining complicated grief—which was officially recognized in this year’s update of the DSM manual of mental conditions—researchers have also begun to develop appropriate treatments. Most notably, Shear has created a specialized 16-session psychotherapy intervention in

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PARADE: The X Factor has

dipped in the ratings this season. Does that concern you? It just makes you work harder. There are way too many talent shows on TV, and they all start to look the same, which is why we’ve made distinct changes, like the new Four Chair Challenge round. The only way you get out of a rut is to make the show better. Who’s standing out among the finalists? Thirteen-year-old Rion Paige, who has a muscular disease, is fantastic. Lillie McCloud is 54 and proves that age is not a barrier. And there’s a group, Restless Road, that I’ve got a really good feeling about.

“I’M TOO SHY TO SING IN PUBLIC. MY VOICE WOULDN’T BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME TO HAVE A CAREER.”

How do you view America and Americans now? I don’t feel like I’m in a foreign country anymore; it feels like home. I like Americans. We’re much more cynical in England, and I’m not sure we celebrate success quite as much. I didn’t know whether the American dream was real, and I suddenly realized it is. It’s not something to mock, it’s something to embrace. What would people be surprised to know about you? I love animals and cartoons. I pretty much like everything I liked as a kid—the same foods and TV programs. I still watch Scooby-Doo. I never grew up.

Simon Cowell

The X Factor honcho says he’ll be a good dad— because he’s just a big kid himself

You’ve worked alongside many judges over the years. Who’s been the most fun? Paula [Abdul] and Randy [ Jackson] were hilarious on American Idol. We had such a great time in the early years. I like working with Demi [Lovato, on The X Factor]. We bicker, and it’s like having a bratty younger sister, but she’s got a great heart. When it comes to criticisms, you’re the master. Were you always like that? I was lippy as a kid. I couldn’t keep my mouth shut. I was

always getting into trouble with my parents and in school, ﬁnding things funny that shouldn’t be. I couldn’t go to weddings or church because I would just lose it. How do you spend Sundays? I’ll have breakfast in bed—usually oatmeal, papaya juice, and tea—then I’ll work out. One of my favorite things is watching a movie with someone I like on a Sunday afternoon when it’s raining. I’m an old soul, so I love black-and-white movies. And then 90 percent of the time on Sunday evenings, I’ll be working.

That should come in handy when you’re a dad! What are you most looking forward to about fatherhood? I’m not brilliant with babies. I never know what to do. But [once he’s older] I think I’ll be a good dad in terms of advice. And then I’ll get to do all the things I want to do, like go to Disneyland or Universal Studios, teach him how to drive—I love all that. What kind of music will you play for him? He’ll listen to whatever I listen to and make his own choices. It’s funny—my mom played Frank Sinatra when I was a kid, and because he was her choice, I used to hate it; but I love Sinatra now. He always looked like he was having fun and he didn’t conform. That’s probably why I’ve got pictures of him all over my house!

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My number one fear is being bored,” says Simon Cowell, 54. “I’d rather jump off a bridge than retire and play golf.” With the third season of The X Factor under way (Fox, Wednesdays and Thursdays), a booming music and television company to look after (Syco Entertainment), and a baby due this winter (with Lauren Silverman), Cowell ﬁnds that his competitive spirit keeps him anything but blasé. “Even if I’m playing Monopoly or cards,” he says, “I have this manic desire to beat whomever I’m competing against. I hate the idea of coming in second or third.” The Britishborn mogul, who splits his time between L.A. and London, talks ratings, fatherhood, and Frank Sinatra with Erin Hill.

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