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Does starring in Girlfriends’ Guide

to Divorce give newlywed Lisa

Edelstein second thoughts about

marriage?—Peter A., Burbank

A: No, but the former House star, 48, who married for the first time in May of this year, says she has firsthand experience when it comes to divorce: Her husband, artist Robert Russell, was in the middle of a marital breakup when she met him. She says her new show—which airs Tuesday nights on Bravo—is "super smart, honest storytelling.” SC

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WALTER SCOTT ASKS...

Stowe, 56, took a break from playing Victoria Grayson on ABC’s Revenge to take on a subject that strikes close to home: multiple sclerosis. This is the first time you have spoken out publicly

about multiple sclerosis. Why now?

“My father suffered from it from the time I was very young and he had a very rapid progression of the disease. MS was very hopeless when I was a child.”

What do you hope people take away from

Genzyme’s Lights, Camera, Take Action on MS

campaign? “We’re going to be having a series of meetings around the country with MS patients and their caretakers. It’s my hope that they can become more informed about their options.”

You’ve had some heavy confrontations with costar

Emily VanCamp on Revenge. When you finish a

scene like that, do you laugh to break the tension?

“Sometimes it’s emotional, because after four years of playing these characters, you start to take on [their] darkness a little bit.”

What is on your bucket list of things still to do?

“I would really like to go to Patagonia. I would really like to flamenco dance. My daughter [May] is a great flamenco dancer. I would like to learn more about

that culture. My family all descends from Spain.”

Q: I loved John

Schneider on Dukes

of Hazzard. Now I’m

enjoying him on The

Haves and the Have

Nots, but he plays quite

a conniver. What’s

the appeal of such an

unscrupulous guy?

—Julie N., Louisville

A: Schneider, 54, went from sweet hunk Bo Duke on Dukes of Hazzard to devious Judge Jim Cryer on The Haves and the Have Nots (Tuesday nights on OWN), created, written and directed by movie-TV mogul Tyler Perry. “I come from a long line of sarcastic people,” he says. “We’re not mean, but we’re fairly witty. So when I get to turn that guy free as Jim Cryer, I even make Tyler Perry look out from behind the monitor and

go, ‘Oh my, gosh—did you reallysay that?’”

3 Highlights of

ANDY COHEN’S ‘Shallow’ Year

The host of Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live gets

ready for 2015 by taking stock of 2014 in his new

book, The Andy Cohen Diaries: A Deep Look at a

Shallow Year.

1. Cohen, 46, rescued and fell in love with a beagle/

foxhound mixed breed, which he named

Wacha, after St. Louis Cardinals pitcher

Michael Wacha.

2. A baseball fanatic, he

faced his fear of looking inept and played in a Major League Baseball

celebrity game.

3. He hung out with Sarah Jessica Parker on

Broadway, Madonna on a cross-country flight, and

attended Carnival in Rio

de Janeiro with CNN’s

Anderson Cooper.Email your questions for Walter Scott to

[email protected]

WALTER SCOTT’S

MADELEINE STOWE

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WITH THE QUINTESSENTIAL NEW YEAR’S EVE

HOST, RYAN SEACREST—PLUS CREATIVE PARTY

IDEAS AND TIPS FROM SOME OF THE

NATION’S TOP EVENT PLANNERS.

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rowing up in his hometown of Dunwoody, Ga., Ryan

Seacrest fantasized about joining the revelers in Times

Square on New Year’s Eve.

“I thought, ‘Someday I am going to drive up there and watch

the ball drop,’” he says. Seacrest never imagined that when he

finally made it to Times Square in 2005, it would be as co-host of

the iconic New Year’s Rockin’ Eve live broadcast alongside Dick

Clark.

Now, with Clark’s death in 2012, Seacrest is ringmaster of the

year’s biggest bash, a gig that caps off his “day” jobs hosting TV’s

American Idol and two Los Angeles-based syndicated radio

shows.

With Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest

2015, airing on ABC on Dec. 31 from

8 p.m. to 1 a.m. ET, the Emmy-winning

producer and red-carpet mainstay con-

tinues to pay homage to Clark—and as

always, heeds his sage advice.

“I asked him, ‘What is the key to

making this show work?’ ” Seacrest, 39, says. “He said,

‘Remember that a lot of people aren’t going any-

where; you are bringing the party into their homes.

You are making sure that they feel like they are a

part of everything.’”

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the commentary. During that same conversation, Seacrest recalls, Clark said, “‘No one wants to hear your voice at 12 o’ clock. All they want to do is listen to the sounds in Times Square and look at the faces. You can start talking at 12:02, but from 12:00 to 12:02, shut up.’ I thought that was really funny—and right.”

The likeable on-air personality whose pro-duction company created the TV hits Keeping Up with the Kardashians, met Clark during Ameri-can Idol ’s second season, and for a dozen years, Seacrest absorbed his idol’s wise counsel.

“In the beginning, what drove me was to be able to make enough to pay my rent pursuing something that I love to do,” he says. “Now my motivation is to put on great shows and try and maintain some sort of balance in my life.”

For years, he wouldn’t stop for lunch, so he would eat while stand-ing, walking or meeting with others. “Now I real-ize that it’s OK to take a second,” says Seacrest, who remains a bachelor.

So, how would he celebrate if he weren’t hosting the world’s biggest New Year’s Eve party? “I’d do something on a much smaller scale,” Seacrest says. “A small dinner at home with my family and friends. Nothing too crazy!”

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OLD-SCHOOL NEW YORK BASH

Just blocks from Times Square, legendary New York restaurant Le Cirque will com-memorate New Year’s Eve with a menu fea-turing classic French food and live music from Neil Sedaka. Co-owner Marco Mac-cioni advises bringing elegance to your home party by inviting guests to dress their best. “As a boy, I could not come to Le Cirque un-less I was wearing my jacket and tie. Dressing up is part of the excitement,” he says.

DrinkSet up a champagne bar: Place ice buckets filled with champagne on a table and line up an array of liqueurs. Add a few drops to a flute of sparkling champagne to make these celebratory spirits just like they do at Le Cirque:Kir Royale: Champagne and crème de cassisFireworks Imperiale: Champagne and Chambord “Strawberry” French 75: Champagne and Fragoli Wild Strawberry Liqueur

EatBegin the night with cheese platters combining soft, semi-soft, firm, blue and fresh cheeses paired with thinly sliced baguette and grapes. Shrimp cocktail is swanky and easy to prepare using precooked shrimp. Pre-made crab cakes only re-quire heating. New Zealand lamb loin chops are an incredible value at Costco—grill or broil with salt, pepper and fresh rosemary.

PlaySpin tunes by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole, or stream swing station WKHR in Cleveland, Ohio, to hear big band jazz.

GiveOutfit guests with celebrity event planner Mary Giuliani’s “Hangover Preparedness Kits”—a wine gift bag filled with everything they will need to make the next day a touch brighter: coconut water, Advil, a soothing eye mask and lip balm.

Ryan Seacrest doesn’t have many New Year’s Eve memo-ries that don’t involve Dick Clark, whether it was watching him host his famed show as a boy or joining him on-camera as an adult.

“One of my most memorable moments in Times Square was after the first year that I had hosted with Clark, who suffered a stroke the year before [in 2004]. I wasn’t sure what to ex-pect,” he says. “I wanted to do everything I could to give him everything he needed, consid-ering how he was feeling, so I was nervous about accomplish-ing that.

“When we finished, he gave me this long look in the eye and told me to come over. I came over and he looked at me again and gave me this really big, warm hug. He leaned into my ear and said thank you. It was at that point that I realized that he felt good about the night and that I may have the opportunity to do this again.”

GIVE YOUR NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION A FRESH TWIST WITH THESE THREE SIMPLE IDEAS FROM EXPERTS KNOWN

FOR BRINGING THE FUN TO FABULOUS FETES.

~ By Jocelyn Ruggiero ~

A MEMORABLE

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Ryan Seacrest and Dick Clark ringing in the 2011 New Year.

Celestial Celebration

Here’s a stunning way to ring in the New

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FAMILY-FRIENDLY FESTIVITIES

“As kids, my brother and I loved New Year’s Eve because my grand-

mother babysat us and my mother always bought us hors d’oeuvres,”

says Marcy Blum, whose New York-based event planning compa-

ny’s clients include Billy Joel, and Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick.

“It was the only night of the year we had them—and on trays, no

less!” At this all-ages fete, Blum suggests giving kids their own space

“turned into something a bit glamorous.”

EatServe food the whole family will enjoy: Mini pigs in blankets, tiny

vegetable egg rolls and 3-inch round pizzas are all available frozen

at the supermarket. “If you fancy up your trays with flowers or rib-

bon, the kids will flip!” Blum says. Another sure win is a “make your

own” station, such as a taco bar.

DrinkBubbly is crucial: Raspberry

ginger ale, sparkling ciders or

sparkling fruit sodas all

work, “if they are served in

plastic champagne flutes, of

course,” says Blum.

PlayVisit commonsensemedia.org to find New Year’s-themed, family-

friendly movies: Rudolph’s Shiny New Year (3 and older), Sleepless in Seattle (11 and older), While You Were Sleeping (11 and older) and

The Poseidon Adventure (13 and older).

MakeSally Schneider of Improvisedlife.com suggests everyone make a

noisemaker: Put a few tablespoons of rice or beans in a plastic cup,

top with another cup, lip-to-lip, seal with tape and decorate.

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MIDNIGHT BREAKFAST DANCE PARTY

Mary Giuliani, who has organized celebrations for the Rolling

Stones, Stella McCartney and Carolina Herrera, likes to keep

things cozy on the big night. Her pajamas-optional theme

evokes the best of the morning after.

EatIn addition to bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches, serve mini

waffles and breakfast sausages. Or try a “Hash Bash” (such as

the one pictured at right) with store-bought frozen hash browns.

“Line up mason jars with forks and have guests build their own

hash mash. Guests can spoon in sautéed onions, red pepper, sau-

sage and hot sauce to their liking,” Giuliani suggests.

DrinkThe Mimosa: Mix champagne or other sparkling wine (or fizzy

cider for designated drivers) in a 1:1 ratio with fresh-squeezed

orange juice.

PlayLet’s face it: Once you roll up the carpet and get ready to

groove, the dance music you like will usually depend on the decade you were born. iTunes makes finding just

what you want easy: Simply search by decade (i.e. ,“70s Dance”).

GiveSend guests home with a pancake party favor: Fill extra mason jars with dry pancake mix, such as Whole Foods’

simple recipe for scrumptious Cinnamon Pancakes. Visit parade.com/cinnamonpancakes to find printable jar labels.Decorate each jar with a circle of iridescent tulle under the lid, then tie with ribbon.

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If you find yourself feeling a wee bit under the weather come New Year’s Day, we have just the tonic: This Bloody Mary recipe from New York’s St. Regis Hotel, which counts itself among the many purported originators of the cocktail, along with the legendary drinking hole Harry’s New York Bar in Paris.

ST. REGIS BLOODY MARY MIXJuice of 1 lemon

3 cups tomato juice

3 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

3 dashes Tabasco

1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1 tsp cayenne pepper

1 tsp celery salt

1 tsp whole black peppercorns

Pour ingredients into a container and shake well. Use immediately or refrigerate. Strain peppercorns be-fore using. Makes enough for 3 drinks. To prepare one drink, fill glass with ice and add 1 oz vodka, 11 oz Bloody Mary mix, and garnish with lemon.

Why, after even one sip of an

alcoholic beverage, do my

nose and cheeks turn red?

I have maybe one drink a

week but don’t enjoy draw-

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myself!

—P. H., Fort Wayne, Ind.

I’m sure you’ve heard of lac-tose intolerance, an inherited condition that occurs when a person lacks a certain enzyme needed to digest milk and other dairy prod-ucts. Well, you’re describing a classic case of alcohol intolerance, which is also inherited and very common. With this condition, one is missing a particular enzyme required to process alcohol efficiently, resulting in symp-toms that range from mild to severe. (Nausea, a drop in blood pressure and a rapid heartbeat may also occur.) Check with your doctor to see if the situation applies to you and what steps you could take, if any.

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On New Year’s

Day, 1969, two

buddies and I

ran five miles to

the Long Island

Sound near our home-

town of Mystic, Conn.,

and then plunged into

its icy waters. We saw

this as an act of rebel-

lion, a radical aerobic

protest against the day’s

empty resolutions. What

can I say? This was the

1960s, and we 20-some-

things were all demon-

strating against one

thing or another.

What started as a whim has

become a ritual: Almost 50 years

later, I’m still running and swim-

ming on Jan. 1. But I’m no

longer protesting, I’m celebrat-

ing—my health, my friendships,

my many other blessings.

That first time, we weren’t

sure we would survive the

plunge. I recall the knot in my

throat as I raced across the

beach, the sharp prick of frozen

sand against my bare feet. We

recovered by screaming as loud

as we could, cramming into my

VW bug with its heater blasting,

and slurping hot soup in a

friend’s kitchen.

In recent years, despite our

deliberate disorganization—no

entry form or fee, no website, no

Facebook page or Twitter

feed—our little duathlon of sorts

has drawn a ragtag group of over

200 participants, roughly ages 8

to 80. Some are still tipsy from

the previous night’s antics, some

are nearly naked high school kids

in Speedos, bikinis and body

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Run, Swim, RenewHow an act of rebellion became an annual

New Year’s Day celebration of health, friendship & blessings. By Amby Burfoot

paint, and some are regulars like

Jan, the giant Scotsman, who

runs in a kilt.

Along the running route,

hundreds of locals welcome us

with hearty “Happy New Year”

greetings. We reply in kind, and

much louder.

The group hangs tight until

we’re just a block from the

beach, where the youngsters

break ranks to sprint toward the

frigid sound. They dash

single-file through a paparazzi-

like gauntlet of folks with smart-

phones who capture the

madness in photos and video.

We older, more wizened

participants slow to a walk.

What’s the hurry?

I can’t say for sure what others

think about our footrace/Polar

Bear Plunge. For me, it’s become

my favorite day of the year: I get

to act like a child, festooning

myself in Hawaiian leis and

tooting on horns. I see old

acquaintances, often for the only

time all year. I immerse myself

in freezing, 38-degree Jan. 1

waters, a baptismal if there ever

were one. I give thanks for my

family’s health, and my own.

Nothing is guaranteed

at this point. I am in my

late 60s, so I know this

too well.

Last November, I

came down with a rare

bacterial infection. Many

days I could barely get

out of bed. Websites

termed the condition

“potentially fatal.”

As Jan. 1 approached,

I mustered enough

resolve to attempt the

run, but decided to pass

on the swim—for the

first time ever.

I showed up at the start, and

settled quietly into the middle of

the pack. It felt comforting,

familiar. As we approached the

shore, my mood brightened even

more. I slowly shed my sweats

and shoes. A moment later, I

bolted helter-skelter into the

waves. Just like every other year.

My wife has long treasured an

Isak Dinesen quote: “The cure for

anything is saltwater: sweat, tears,

or the sea.” In this case, it worked:

On Jan. 3, my illness lifted.

I don’t know what will happen

at this year’s event. We could get

smacked by a Polar Vortex or

need ice axes to hack through

frozen floes. Whatever.

I only know that I will be

there, to run and swim. And that

afterwards, I will feel resilient,

connected, energetic, optimistic.

I can’t imagine starting the

New Year any other way.

Runner’s World editor-at-large Amby Burfoot is the 1968 winner of the Boston Marathon, which he has run roughly every five years since.

Runners en route to their New Year’s Day baptism;

the author emerges from the Long Island Sound

in 2009 (below).

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