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Attorney Laura Wasser, shown April 28, 2018, advisees couples to avoid divorce attorneys for cost-cutting reasons.<br>TNS

Angelina Jolie’s attorney tells other divorcing couples: Stay away from lawyers if you can

As one of the celebrity world’s best-known family law attorneys, Laura Wasser is a prominent fixture in America’s "divorce industrial complex" which is excoriated in the new film "Marriage Story." But as much as Wasser, 51, has made her fame and fortune through family law, she is now one of the first to tell people to avoid hiring attorneys to handle their divorce -- unless it’s really necessary.

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Tips for transitioning back to work after the holidays
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Inquiring minds want to know: Who reads tabloids these days?
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The challenges of holiday travel with a sleep disorder

Traveling during the holidays can be stressful, and it can be even more stressful for travelers who have a sleep disorder.

Ugly holiday sweaters are often sold through retailers such as Tipsy Elves.<br>Tipsy Elves
Ugly holiday sweaters are often sold through retailers such as Tipsy Elves.<br>Tipsy Elves

Christmas sweaters turn from earnest to varying degrees of raunchy

The Santa Claus you see on Christmas sweaters lately is not the jolly old elf with a sack full of toys, an emblem of holiday cheer and generosity. He’s kind of a dirtbag, to be honest. He’s probably saying something like, "I do it for the ho’s," or "I have a big package for you."

Dark blues and natural tones top 2020's Color of the Year selections.<br> Dreamstime/TNS
Dark blues and natural tones top 2020's Color of the Year selections.<br> Dreamstime/TNS

5 top paint colors for 2020
"Clifford the Big Red Dog" is being rebooted. The new show offers more diversity among the human characters and puts Clifford's beloved 7-year-old owner, Emily Elizabeth, front and center in his Birdwell Island adventures.<br>Scholastic Entertainment/AP
"Clifford the Big Red Dog" is being rebooted. The new show offers more diversity among the human characters and puts Clifford's beloved 7-year-old owner, Emily Elizabeth, front and center in his Birdwell Island adventures.<br>Scholastic Entertainment/AP

Clifford, everybody’s favorite big red dog, gets a reboot

Who’s your favorite big red dog? If you have one, chances are his name is Clifford. Scholastic Entertainment is rebooting the TV series about the giant dog with an equally large heart this week on Amazon Prime Video and PBS, the latter his home since the early aughts.

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Customers take photos of a Mewtwo statue while waiting to enter the Pokemon Center near Nintendo Tokyo in Shibuya, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019.<br>Christian Lopez/Stars and Stripes
Customers take photos of a Mewtwo statue while waiting to enter the Pokemon Center near Nintendo Tokyo in Shibuya, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019.<br>Christian Lopez/Stars and Stripes

Nintendo Tokyo is a paradise for gamers and anime fans

Fans of anime and video games — especially franchises that fall under the Nintendo umbrella — are making pilgrimages to the sixth floor of the newly opened Shibuya Parco building, site of Nintendo Tokyo.

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A Balkan Platter for two ? a tray with various grilled meat and salad ? garnished with djuvec, a flavorful rice-and-vegetable stew.<br>
A Balkan Platter for two ? a tray with various grilled meat and salad ? garnished with djuvec, a flavorful rice-and-vegetable stew.<br>

The Balkan Grill still going strong after 50 years

Located on the geographical crossroads between eastern and central Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East, the Balkans are renowned for the variety of the local cuisine, which incorporates influences from all of these regions.

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Raku Beer in Hiroshima, Japan, has a variety of craft beers from IPAs to stouts on tap.<br>James Bolinger/Stars and Stripes
Raku Beer in Hiroshima, Japan, has a variety of craft beers from IPAs to stouts on tap.<br>James Bolinger/Stars and Stripes

Raku Beer offers 15 Japanese craft beers

Iwakuni, the city that lends the nearby Marine Corps air station its name, is a wonderful place to live, but it lacks one thing: a pub-style establishment with a large selection of craft beer.

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the meat and potatoes of life

A 5-step prelude to starting my diet

I’m a little upset that my husband didn’t give me a Peloton for Christmas, but then again, he might be in the doghouse if he did. Without a shiny new exercise machine in my living room, I’m left to muster the motivation to begin a 2020 fitness regimen all by myself.