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Think about the moment you start cooking your favorite meal. Your favorite seasonings often become part of your everyday cooking habits. We use them so often that we may not even stop to wonder…

Within hours of Dolly Parton’s death at 80, the mourning had spread far beyond Nashville. Former presidents, Hollywood stars, country singers, governors, senators and longtime friends began sharing memories of a woman whose appeal…

By the time Dolly Parton appeared virtually at Dollywood in August, fans were already worried. The 80-year-old country legend, usually impossible to separate from rhinestones, towering blond hair and a perfectly timed joke, appeared…

Dolly Parton sat before the camera dressed entirely in white, her familiar blond hair perfectly styled and her voice steady as she thanked the Academy of Country Music for honoring her with its Poet’s…

Dolly Parton once imagined what motherhood might have looked like for her. She and her husband, Carl Dean, even talked about names, wondering whether a daughter might be tall like him or petite like…

Are you ready for a fun visual challenge that will test your eyes and brain? Brain teasers and optical illusions are always a fantastic way to spend a few relaxing minutes. They give your…

Only four days before her death, Dolly Parton was still talking about what came next. At 80, she acknowledged that her health had put limits on her schedule, but she spoke less like someone…

Only my eyes seemed to obey me. Chloe rushed toward her son. “Mason, sweetheart, you’re imagining things.” “No, Mom.” He pointed again. “I saw her blink.” The room went silent. I heard a chair…

Dolly Parton’s final arrangements reflected the same contrast that defined so much of her life: unmistakable glamour paired with something deeply private and practical. After her death at 80 in Nashville on August 25,…

The tributes began almost immediately after Dolly Parton’s family confirmed her death at 80, and within hours social media had become a rolling memorial to a woman whose reach stretched far beyond country music.…