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People|May 7, 2018chatter‘I’m in awe of her strength.’—NICK CANNON, on ex-wife Mariah Carey revealing her battle with bipolar disorder, to People‘I cry a lot. It’s more beautiful than anyone told me it would be. I’ve been waiting a long time.’—JOHN STAMOS, on life as a new dad, to People‘Knox is now learning to fly. It makes me crazy happy to see him discover it. He still needs help with the pedals… but won’t for long.’—ANGELINA JOLIE, revealing her 9-year-old son is learning to fly, to People‘My little one was convinced that I had a baby in my belly. [My kids] still refer to this movie as the movie where mommy had a big belly.’—CHARLIZE THERON, on gaining 50 lbs. for her role in Tully, to Entertainment Tonight‘The more I eat, the hungrier…1 min
People|May 7, 2018Hollywood’s Favorite Jewelry DesignerCLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: STEFANIE KEENAN/GETTY IMAGES; ERIK PENDZICH/SHUTTERSTOCK; STEFANIE KEENAN/GETTY IMAGES; OWEN KOLASINSKI/BFA/SHUTTERSTOCK; CLINT SPAULDING/GETTY IMAGES; JAMIE MCCARTHY/GETTY IMAGES; JOHN SHEARER/GETTY IMAGES…1 min
People|May 7, 2018PRINCE’S TREASURES FOR AUCTION1 min
People|May 7, 2018Ralph MacchioAfter playing teen martial artist Daniel LaRusso in 1984’s Karate Kid and its ’86 and ’89 sequels, Ralph Macchio refused to reprise his role for almost 30 years. “That film has become such a piece of pop culture,” says Macchio, 56, who is “protective” of the legacy. He finally agreed to return to the franchise in the new YouTube Red series Cobra Kai (streaming May 2) because it will “pay homage” to the original. The Huntington, N.Y., native—a father of two with his wife of 31 years, Phyllis—still does his own stunts. “It comes with a price,” he jokes. “Now you start walking funny, or it takes you a half hour to get out of bed in the morning!”CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: AUSTIN AND NICOLE BARKIS/BARKIS AND CO.(3); ARI MICHELSON;…1 min
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People|May 7, 2018Deejay Avicii Dead at 28The life of one of the most prolific stars in the electronic-dance-music world has come to a sudden and tragic end. Avicii, 28, the Swedish producer and deejay known for the 2013 hit “Wake Me Up” among other global chart-toppers, was found dead in his Muscat, Oman, hotel room on April 20. Though a cause of death had yet to be released at press time, in recent years he battled anxiety and severe health problems—including acute pancreatitis—brought on by the heavy drinking he used to cope with his high-octane lifestyle. “He was always honest about how he hated being a celebrity,” a source close to the artist, born Tim Bergling, tells People. “He turned to alcohol to make his social life easier.” The physical tolls forced him to retire from…1 min
People|May 7, 2018Meet the New Little PRINCE!Charlotte Makes HistoryBecause of a 2013 change in succession rules, Charlotte will be the first royal daughter not passed over in the line to the throne by her new baby brother.1 Queen Elizabeth2 Prince Charles3 Prince William4 Prince George5 Princess CharlotteDeparting St. Mary’s Hospital in London around 6 p.m. on April 23, Prince William and Princess Kate showcased the easy confidence of third-time parents. With their new baby boy—whom Kate had delivered just seven hours earlier—strapped snugly into his car seat, the couple briefly greeted photographers and fans before heading home to nearby Kensington Palace. “[We’re] very happy, delighted,” William told the gathered crowd, adding, “We didn’t keep you waiting too long!” Of course, even with the smoothest births and the most dazzling postdelivery debuts, parenthood is never a breezy…9 min
People|May 7, 2018Courage on Flight 1380‘Those individuals are heroes — and I don’t use that word loosely’—PASSENGER KRISTOPHER JOHNSONJust as Southwest Flight 1380 hit cruising altitude en route from New York to Dallas on April 17, Hollie Mackey put down the book she was reading, unbuckled her seat belt and was about to go to the bathroom—when a flight attendant announced that passengers should fasten their seat belts and prepare for turbulence. Sliding back into seat 14C on the aisle, Mackey exchanged a knowing glance with Jennifer Riordan, who had also been reading and was seated next to the window in 14A. “We gave each other one of those ‘Oh great, it’s going to be one of those flights’ looks,” remembers Mackey, 42, a seasoned traveler. “But I suddenly got a strange foreboding feeling at…4 min
People|May 7, 2018FALSELY CONVICTED, NOW THEY FIGHT FOR OTHERS‘ONCE I WAS EXONERATED, IT BECAME ABOUT THE PEOPLE LEFT BEHIND THAT I KNEW WERE INNOCENT’—CHRISTOPHER SCOTTChristopher Scott remembers being stunned when he was arrested in 1997 after driving through a neighborhood where a robbery and murder had just been committed. Says Scott: “I thought they were going to get it cleared up.” Instead the Dallas grocery-produce manager and single dad to two young sons was charged and convicted and spent nearly 13 years of his life in prison, serving time for crimes he didn’t commit. “You just wish the system hadn’t failed like it had,” says Dallas County Judge Robert Burns, who exonerated Scott in 2009 after another man confessed.Once his nightmare ended, Scott, 47, resolved to keep what had happened to him from happening to anyone else. In…3 min
People|May 7, 2018A Walk to RememberIt was the moment Chris Norton and Emily Summers had been waiting for. Just before sunset at the Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla., on April 21, the pair had taken their wedding vows and exchanged white-gold rings. The one thing left to do was to take their walk back down the aisle as husband and wife. But for Norton, it couldn’t have been more monumental. For the past seven years Chris has been confined to a wheelchair, paralyzed from the neck down in a college football accident, and he’d endured countless hours in grueling physical therapy with the hope of making that walk. Now with 177 guests fighting back tears, Summers took off her long veil, wrapped her arms around her husband and pulled him up out of his…6 min
People|May 7, 2018gift guideDEAR DREW NECKLACE“Top off your outfit with this statement piece.”CLAUDIA PEARSON CITY TOTES“A whimsical accessory for your necessities.”FOLLOW BARRYMORE'S HEART-OBSESSED INSTAGRAM, @FINDITINEVERYTHINGHEART UMBRELLABarrymore has a place in her heart for, well, hearts. She calls this “a pop of color and love to brighten up a gloomy day.”BILLIE SHAVING RAZOR“This is a cute way to be a lady.”BAN. DO GIANT CIRCLE BEACH TOWEL“For Instagram worthy beach photos; bonus if you add kids and dogs!”CROCS LITERIDE CLOGS“What mom doesn’t deserve a little extra comfort on Mother’s Day?” says the Crocs spokes woman.NORMANN COPENHAGEN FLIP MIRROR“Love the reflection.”ZAZZLE CUSTOM STAMP“Create a personalized postage stamp with a family photo.”GLOSSIER BODY HERO DUOBarrymore loves the body wash and moisturizer. “Glossier all day every day.”POKE TO TRAVEL JOURNAL“If you get to go somewhere special, it’s always…7 min
People|May 7, 2018HOW THE STARS TRAVELHOW THEY FLYFirst-class roundtrip airfare from the U.S. to Cancún, plus $420 for a private limo for the two-hour drive to Tulum.Averages $1,720AIRFARE SOURCE: WATCHDOG.COMWHERE THEY STAYLuxurious tented rooms at Habitas or thatched-roof villas at Azulik.$600-$4,000 per nightWHERE THEY DRINKCasa Jaguar, where the bartenders mix drinks for people based on their “energy.”$11HOW THEY CHILL OUTSix-day yoga and spa retreats at the Amansala yoga and wellness resort.$2,250-$3,950 per personCLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: SERGIY SERDYUK/ALAMY; ADRIAN GAUT; PABLO RODRIGUEZ/THE.POLF; AMANSALA ECO RESORT; GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES; XAVIER COLLIN/IMAGE PRESS/SPLASH NEWS; TODD WILLIAMSON/GETTY IMAGES; DONATO SARDELLA/GETTY IMAGES; EXCERPTED FROM HARTWOOD BY ERIC WERNER AND MYA HENRY (ARTISAN BOOKS). COPYRIGHT © 2015. PHOTOGRAPHS BY GENTL & HYERS; MARIANNA MASSEY/GETTY IMAGES; SPLASH NEWS; ISTOCKPHOTO/GETTY IMAGES…1 min
People|May 7, 2018Ellen BurstynYour character Josephine is a disciple of inventor Buckminster Fuller. Are you also a fan?I was such an admirer of Bucky’s work. He died in 1983, so I felt like I was contributing to his legacy.Did you ever get to meet him?We were friends! Peter Livolsi, who wrote and directed the film, didn’t know that when he sent me the script. When I told him I had videotape of when Bucky and me went sailing, he almost dropped on the floor.What was the hardest part of production?I had to slap Asa Butterfield, who plays my grandson, in the face. That was hard because he’s such a sweet boy. And the bugs in Minneapolis drove us all crazy!What was the most fun you had on the shoot?I brought my granddaughter Emily…1 min
People|May 7, 2018SURPRISE WEDDING!‘OUR KARMA WAS ATTRACTED THE MOMENT WE SAW EACH OTHER’—ALEJANDRA SILVA TO HOLA!RICHARD GERE IS MARRIED again! The actor, 68, and his Spanish girlfriend of four years, Alejandra Silva, 35, quietly tied the knot earlier this year. A source close to the couple says they married “weeks and weeks ago” and are “extraordinarily happy. They’re so comfortable with each other, have fun together and are looking forward to their future together.” This is the third marriage for the Pretty Woman star and the second for Silva, an activist who is also well known in Spanish high society. Gere and Silva began dating in 2014 but reportedly met almost 20 years ago when Silva was a teenager and Gere borrowed a boat from her father to shoot a TV ad. (Silva’s…3 min
People|May 7, 2018Staying Strong for Her BabyDespite the cheating scandal surrounding her boyfriend Tristan Thompson, 27, Khloé Kardashian still hasn’t decided whether to leave him or not. Instead the reality star, 33, is staying focused on bonding with their newborn daughter True. “Khloé is doing okay,” says an insider. “She is still extremely disappointed in Tristan, but she isn’t ready to give up on their relationship. Tristan wants to be with Khloé, and it seems he’s willing to get help.” Kardashian currently remains in their Cleveland home, though her family “wants Khloé back in L.A.,” says the insider. Either way, says a family source, Khloé’s priorities are clear. “Khloé will deal with whatever comes next with Tristan, but she will not let anything affect this amazing time with her little girl.”CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: SPW/SPLASH NEWS;…1 min
People|May 7, 2018POP DUO JACK & JACKFriends since kindergarten, Jack Johnson, 22, and Jack Gilinsky, 21, of Omaha, first found attention covering hits on the now-defunct video app Vine. “In middle school, In ever dreamed that we would become a pop music duo,” says Gilinsky. But they were discovered by producer Timbaland and their hit single “Beg” now boasts more than 10 million streams. Says Johnson, “I think Jack and I always knew we wanted to captivate the world, we just didn’t know how or when.”CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: SAMIR HUSSEIN/WIREIMAGE; MMV/BACKGRID; JON KOPALOFF/FILMMAGIC; COURTESY JULIEN’S AUCTIONS(4); BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/GETTY IMAGES…1 min
People|May 7, 2018WHAT’S NEXT?KERRY WASHINGTONAfter playing fixer Olivia Pope for six years Washington, 41, is still wrapping her head around it all being over: “I don’t think the processing will be complete for a while.”Next Washington is producing the ABC comedy Man of the House and producing and starring in Hulu’s drama Little Fires Everywhere.TONY GOLDWYNPresident Fitzgerald Grant and Olivia Pope did not end up living happily ever after, but Goldwyn, 57, is fine with that. “It wasn’t about the romance,” says Goldwyn, who is developing directing and producing projects. “But Shonda suggests Olivia and Fitz are permanently connected.”BELLAMY YOUNGAs Fitz’s ex Mellie, Young, 48, got to play comedy and high drama and even become President herself. Next the Yale grad will star in ABC’s comedic soap False Profits alongside Vanessa Williams.‘EVERYBODY GOT…1 min
People|May 7, 2018Verne Troyer (1969-2018)After minor stunt work pretending to be a baby, the 2'8" Verne Troyer became an international star when he played Mini-Me, the tiny clone of Mike Myers’s Dr.Evil, first in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me(1999) and then in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). The visual gag was so obvious yet so brilliant, the phrase “Mini-Me” has been with us ever since. Troyer, 49, died April 21 of undisclosed causes, but the actor was hospitalized for alcohol addiction in 2017 and had admitted that sobriety was an endless struggle. Troyer, whose height was the result of a genetic condition called achondroplasia dwarfism, never found another role equal to Mini-Me—he was Griphook in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone—but as a celebrity he lived large. He once recalled skinny-dipping with…1 min
People|May 7, 2018Octavia SpencerWhy I CarePERSONAL STORIES ABOUT GIVING BACKI grew up in an impoverished neighborhood, but my mother understood the transformative power of education. Had it not been for my education, I wouldn’t be where I am today. That’s why I teamed up with City Year. I learned about the organization when I attended their annual Spring Break fund-raiser in 2010. This year’s event—cosponsored by People—takes place on April 28 in L.A. and will include food, games and a performance by Charlie Puth. City Year’s goal is to graduate as many kids as possible, focusing on at-risk schools. They do this by enlisting young AmeriCorps mentors who offer free tutoring and help in the classroom—elementary school through high school. I am a product of the Montgomery County public-school system in Alabama and…1 min
People|May 7, 2018HOW KATE DID IT From Delivery to Doorstep!‘Three is a great number. They are a lovely little family unit’—A FRIEND8:22 A.M.Kensington Palace announces that Kate “traveled by car” and has been admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital “in the early stages of labor.”10:00 A.M.Kate’s stylist Natasha Archer is spotted leaving the Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s.1:02 P.M.The Palace announces that Kate “was safely delivered of a son” and that Prince William was present: “Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well.” William leaves around 4:42 p.m. and returns with George and Charlotte.5:52 P.M.Kate steps out in a red Jenny Packham dress, Gianvito Rossi heels and the Queen’s diamond-and-pearl earrings, which she wore on the family’s tour of Canada in 2016.5:56 P.M.The couple return to the steps outside the hospital before loading the new baby into their…1 min
People|May 7, 2018Remembering the Victim of Flight 1380: Jennifer RiordanNearly 1,000 people attended the memorial service for Jennifer Riordan, 43, who died of injuries sustained aboard Southwest Flight 1380. “Jennifer’s vibrancy, passion and love infused our community and reached across our country,” her family said in a statement. “Her impact on everything and everyone she touched can never be fully measured. She is the bedrock of our family.” Married to Michael Riordan, a former COO of the city of Albuquerque, and the mother of daughter Averie, 12, and son Joshua, 10, Riordan was a vice president for community relations for Wells Fargo and was well known in her community for her tireless philanthropic work. “Obviously God needed her,” her sister-in-law Marianne Riordan told the Boston Herald. “Hopefully she’s somebody’s guardian angel now.”…1 min
People|May 7, 2018My Mother’s Alzheimer’s JourneyMost mornings, Marcia Gay Harden wakes up to find her mind is racing. “It’s regret, anxiety, guilt,” she says. “So then I have to breathe.” Of course no breathing exercise or meditation—both of which Harden practices—can take away the cause of her angst: her beloved mother, Beverly, 81, has Alzheimer’s disease. “I carry it with me all the time—the pain of Mom’s situation and the appreciation of her beauty,” says the actress, who, along with her brother and three sisters, has pitched in to help with care since the diagnosis nearly a decade ago. But along with lending support and ensuring that comforting touches, including massages and fresh flowers, are a part of her mom’s routine, Harden, 58, aspires to honor her legacy. “The sadness and horror of it all…6 min
People|May 7, 2018Barbecue-Chicken Loaded French Fries1 cup mayonnaise1⁄4 cup sour cream2 Tbsp. thinly sliced sweet onion2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon)1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar1 Tbsp. granulated sugar1⁄ 2 Tbsp. black pepper1 tsp. kosher salt2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken1 (18-oz.) pkg. frozen skin-on french fries8 oz. sharp Cheddar cheese, grated (about 2 cups)1⁄ 2 cup bottled whiskey barbecue sauce1⁄ 2 cup bottled blue cheese dressing1⁄ 4 cup sliced scallions1. Whisk together mayonnaise, sour cream, onion, lemon juice, vinegar, sugar, pepper and salt in a medium bowl.2. Toss together chicken and about 1⁄ 4 cup of the mayonnaise mixture in a bowl; set aside. Reserve remaining mayonnaise mixture for serving.3. Bake french fries according to package directions. Remove from oven. Adjust oven temperature to broil.4. Top fries evenly with chicken mixture; sprinkle with cheese.…1 min
People|May 7, 2018Chris EvansLast time I was recognizedYesterday. Yeah, the mustache [for his Broadway role] has definitely helped. It’s a pretty effective mask. But in New York, you really have a sense of anonymity. People are probably too busy, and even if they do notice, they don’t care.Last time my dog Dodger made me laughThis morning he was so lazy and so funny. Some days he just doesn’t want to get out of bed. I think it’s hilarious. But he really loves the city—we go to dog parks every single day, and he has a very active social life. I think he’s really happy.Last time I sang out loudOh, I do that a lot. And I know that can be annoying sometimes. I’m not, like, belting—but you know, I usually have some sort…1 min
People|May 7, 2018Star TracksA ROYAL REMEMBRANCEThe Royal Wedding may be less than a month away, but that didn’t stop Prince Harry and fiancée Meghan Markle from stepping out in London on April 23—just hours after Princess Kate and Prince William welcomed a baby boy (see page 42 for more). The uncle and soon-to-be aunt attended a memorial service in honor of the anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, a black British man who was killed in a racially charged attack 25 years ago at the age of 18.A LOVE MATCHIpswich, England, April 21Ed Sheeran and fiancée Cherry Seaborn looked on during a championship soccer match in their native Suffolk County.TWINNING!Beverly Hills, April 17Jane Seymour and Paris Hilton flaunted matching Oscar de la Renta floral-print dresses on the red carpet ahead of the…4 min
People|May 7, 2018IT’S BABY NO. 3 FOR THE ROCK!There’s a new girl in Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson’s life: his daughter Tiana Gia! The actor, 45, revealed on Instagram April 23 that he and longtime girlfriend Lauren Hashian, 33—already parents to 2-year-old Jasmine Lia—welcomed their second daughter together. “Your crazy dad has many responsibilities and wears many hats in this big ol’ world, but being your dad will always be the one I’m most proud to wear,” he wrote. Johnson, also father to Simone Alexandra, 16, from his marriage to producer Dany Garcia, reflected on being present for Tiana’s birth. “If you really want to understand the single most powerful and primal moment life will ever offer—watch your child being born,” the Rampage star wrote. “The respect and admiration you have for a woman, will forever be boundless.”TOP, CLOCKWISE…1 min
People|May 7, 2018A BABY BOND!They’re one of Hollywood’s most private couples—so it was a surprise on April 20 when Rachel Weisz, 48, joyfully revealed that she and husband Daniel Craig, 50, are expecting. “Daniel and I are so happy. We’re going to have a little human,” Weisz told The New York Times. The Mummy actress wed the James Bond star in 2011, just six months after they began dating. Both have children from previous relationships: Weisz has a son Henry, 11, with director Darren Aronofsky, and Craig has a 25-year-old daughter, Ella, with ex-wife Fiona Loudon. The pair, who live quietly in New York City, “have a solid marriage,” says a source. “Having a child is a natural step.” Weisz told the Times, “We can’t wait to meet him or her.”…1 min
People|May 7, 2018ENGAGED TO A PASTOR!Michelle Williams had all but given up on finding love when she met Chad Johnson in March 2017 at a spiritual retreat in Phoenix run by the pastor and pro sports chaplain, 40. “I was in a horrible, dark place,” says the Destiny’s Child singer, 37. “I just needed… a message of hope and restoration.” The pop star and the pastor hit it off and kept in touch for months—via Instagram, texting and FaceTime—before taking their relationship public in July. Williams’s bandmates, Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland, were among the first to meet her new beau, “and it’s been cool ever since,” she says. “They love him!” Despite busy schedules (she recently founded Believe by Michelle Williams, a home line, while he traveled often for work with the Pittsburgh Steelers), the…1 min
People|May 7, 20183 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT OLD DOMINION’S MATTHEW RAMSEYRamsey started out writing songsHe wrote hits for Sam Hunt and Kenny Chesney but calls the band’s success “the ultimate validation.”Just call him Mr.MomRamsey, 40, and wife Sara have two daughters, 8 and 11. When he’s not on the road, “I’m in charge of breakfast,” he says, “then I’m the taxi service and take the kids to school.”He has a trainer, but…“I hate working out,” says the Virginia native. “I do like the results, but, man, it’s brutal!”…1 min
People|May 7, 2018passagesBABIESHomeland’s Claire Danes, 39—who is already mom to 5-year-old son Cyrus Michael Christopher with husband Hugh Dancy, 42—is expecting their second child. •Former Bachelorette Jillian Harris, 38, and her fiancé, Justin Pasutto, are expecting their second child together. They are parents to son Leo, 1.• Six star Brianne Davis, 36, and her husband, Mark Gantt, 49, welcomed their first child, son Davis Nolan, on April 16. •X-Men: Apocalypse star Nicholas Hoult, 28, has welcomed his first child with his girlfriend, lingerie model Bryana Holly, 24. •How to Get Away with Murder’s Karla Souza, 32, welcomed her first child, a girl named Gianna, with her husband, Marshall Trenkmann. •Model Coco Rocha, 29, welcomed a baby boy named Iver Eames with her husband, James Conran. He joins big sister Ioni, 3. •Lauren…2 min
People|May 7, 2018People picksNo. 1 Keith Urban, Graffiti UMUSICAn album that has ‘megastar’ written all over itCOUNTRY “You know what we need right now?” Urban asks at the start of “Texas Time,” a track tucked away on the back half of his ninth album. “We need a song about Texas!” It says something about Urban’s current musical direction that, for an homage to one of country music’s epicenters, he emphasizes a riff that sounds like something off Bruno Mars’s latest record. Following the country pop successes of 2013’s Fuse and 2016’s Ripcord, Urban once again assembles a cadre of trendy Top 40 musicians for a set that impressively unites disparate styles. “Coming Home” splits the difference between outlaw country (it borrows from, and acknowledges, the Merle Haggard classic “Mama Tried”) and the en…7 min
People|May 7, 2018Their Glorious Love StoryGeorge H.W. Bush meant it as a grand romantic gesture: After his wife, Barbara, swooned over the painted cow statues installed around Houston in 2001, he decided to surprise her with one. But the former President couldn’t decide which bovine she’d like. “So he bought a blank one,” his longtime chief of staff Jean Becker recalls with a laugh. “Mrs. Bush turned it into a family art project.” Today that cow—a riot of hand-prints and scribbles by the 5 Bush children, 17 grandchildren and 8 great-grands—graces the lawn of the family home in Kennebunkport, Maine, a monument to the life she and George, 93, built. “That statue,” says Bonnie Steinroeder, the Bushes’ former pastor in Kennebunkport, “was Barbara’s prize possession.”Barbara Pierce Bush, the blunt-spoken and unpretentious matriarch of a political…3 min
People|May 7, 2018FINDING LOVE AFTER CAPTIVITYDuring the time of unimaginable pain—the 11 years she spent as a captive in a Cleveland house being raped and tortured daily—Michelle Knight survived by fantasizing about a better future. But never in her wildest dreams, she says, did she think she would actually find love and happiness. “I had no hope,” admits Knight, now 37, who was kidnapped by Ariel Castro in 2002 and later joined in the house by two other girls Castro abducted, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus. Yet today, five years after the trio’s miraculous escape on May 6, 2013, she is happier than she ever dreamed possible. Along with a new name, Lily Rose Lee (“I wanted a new beginning,” she says), she has a new marriage: She wed Miguel Rodriguez, a courier. “My life…9 min
People|May 7, 2018MY SON WAS KILLED FOR PLAYING LOUD MUSIC‘I WAS JUST A MOTHER RAISING HER CHILD, NOT AN ACTIVIST. NOBODY WANTS THIS EXPERIENCE’—MOM LUCY McBATHEven living on a quiet, upper-middle-class cul-de-sac outside Atlanta, Lucy McBath knew to speak with her 17-year-old son Jordan Davis from an early age about misperceptions he might confront as a young black male. “I told him,” she recalls, “people might not really see you for who you really are.”Tragically her son discovered that misperceptions can be fatal. On Nov. 23, 2012, a 47-year-old white man killed Jordan in a hail of 10 gunshots fired at the SUV where Jordan sat with three friends, all unarmed, outside a Jacksonville, Fla., gas station. The shooter, Michael Dunn, claimed he’d felt threatened when the youths refused to turn down their car radio. “I never imagined,” says…2 min
People|May 7, 2018Caramelized Brussels Sprouts Grilled Cheese2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened, divided1⁄4 cup shreddedBrussels sprouts2 Tbsp. chopped yellow onion1⁄4 tsp. kosher salt1⁄8 tsp. black pepper2 bread slices2 white Cheddar cheese slices1. Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter in a small skillet over medium. Add the Brussels sprouts and onion, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until sprouts are brown and caramelized, 6 to 7 minutes. Transfer the sprouts mixture to a bowl.2. Spread 1⁄ 2 tablespoon of the remaining butter on 1 side of each bread slice. Place 1 slice of bread, buttered side down, in the skillet.3. Place 1 cheese slice on the bread, and top with the Brussels sprouts mixture. Add the remaining cheese slice, and top with the remaining bread slice, buttered side up.4. Cook over medium heat until golden…1 min
