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  1. Le’raze Sparkling Crystal Dumbbell Knife Rests – Utensil Stand Holder for Kitchen & Dining Tableware – Silverware Rest for Spoons, Forks, Knives & Chopsticks – Set of Six These add a touch of elegance to any elegant table yet can be used in a casual setting without seeming pretentious Impress your guests with these elegant table setting the crystal knife rests lend an aire of elegance to the table settings while maintaining a neater and cleaner area around each place setting They prevent knives from left laying flat on the tablecloth to prevent stains Set of 6 ideal...

Please welcome author and book coach Mary McDonough to Writer Unboxed today! If the name Mary McDonough sounds familiar, it may be because she portrayed Erin on The Waltons for a decade. Mary chronicles her Walton family and life beyond the mountain in Lessons from the Mountain, What I Learned from Erin Walton. Her debut novel, One Year, was published in 2014, followed by a second novel, Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane, which was made into a Hallmark movie. “A warm, heartfelt novel about what it means to belong to a family. You won’t want to put it down.” –Mary Alice Monroe, New York...

Chrissie Hynde to Release Bob Dylan Covers Album This article originally appeared in the December 1986 issue of SPIN.  She’s the Great Pretender. She used her eyes, she used her legs. She used her style, her fingers and her imagination to make you see there’s nobody else like her.More from Spin: Paul McCartney, Taylor Hawkins’ Son Shane Help Foo Fighters Close London Tribute Concert The 100 Greatest Rock Stars Since That Was A Thing Chrissie Hynde to Release Bob Dylan Covers Album The turning point in Chrissie Hynde’s life came when she was 14 and she and a few girlfriends...

Chris Farley employed an unusual set of gifts as an actor. During the Farley era, critics struggled to understand the quality of his craft. I'm not going to name names, but critics at the time called Farley a "slob," "blimp," and "fat dumb guy." Their words say more about them than they do about Farley. They were so busy sneering at an appearance they deemed unacceptable that they couldn't see the radiant being who brightened every scene he appeared in.Farley mastered the art of the pratfall, but it wasn't just the execution of his body smashing through a coffee table...

It was cold out, but Maya didn't want to put on her coat. An adult tried to compel her, bringing her the puffy pink parka she had worn to school that morning, holding it out to her coaxingly, urging her, "You'll be too cold outside."Our policy was that the kids got to make their own decisions about wearing their coats, the theory being that it wouldn't be the end of the world if they discovered, on their own, the natural consequence of being underdressed. When it was particularly cold, I might say something like, "It's cold out there. I'm wearing my warm...