Promotional toys have been a popular form of advertising for a long time. The doll pictured here is Bandy, an advertising mascot created for General Electric in the 1920s.

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Yours is one of the most potent good-luck signs of the Zodiac. And this week you'll get some news that reinforces why this is so.

Chocolate doesn't need a holiday, but Valentine's Day gives us permission to notice it. Chocolate melts patiently. It waits. It forgives mistakes.

I watch reruns of the old TV series "Castle" on the Lifetime Channel. I know that the actor who plays Castle, Nathan Fillion, is also in "The Rookie," but what happened to the actress who played Kate Beckett?

The Daum glass factory of Nancy, France, is famous for its cameo glass, but that isn't the only kind it made. When Jean Daum founded the factory in 1875, he made cut and enameled glass.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A smoothly running operation could bump up against an obstacle. This is where your ability to assess situations and make adjustments…

You don't have to serve meat at every meal for it to be healthy, filling or high in protein. Lentils, rice and other plant-based proteins have fed generations of families around the world for millennia…

Much to the disappointment of my snack-starved son, who had just bounded into the house after a 5-mile run, the note on the kitchen counter by the metal cooling rack…

When is "Outlander" returning with new episodes? Will it be the final season, or will there hopefully be more?

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Travel could be a surprise element in a new project. Be prepared for other previously undisclosed aspects that might also come to light...

Easy batch cooking is one of those habits that sounds slightly extreme until you try it. The short version is this: Cook extra, freeze it and thank yourself later.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, will be in full swing on televisions and screens all across America starting on Feb. 6.

Who plays the woman who ended her engagement to the sheriff on the new show "Best Medicine"? Was she on "Schitt's Creek"?

Find winter's warmth in a big bowl of easy-to-prepare white chicken chili. This irresistible recipe is a hearty meal, and I can assure you that it will warm up tummies…

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Like your zodiac sign, the sure-footed Goat, you won't allow obstacles in your path to keep you from reaching your goal.

By week three of the new year, my willpower has usually packed a bag and left a note on the counter. The holidays feel long over, my good intentions are still technically alive…

For many of us, receiving paper valentines may be the stuff of school days -- a piece of the past.

What ever happened to Mickey Rourke? He appeared to be making a comeback in the movie where he played a wrestler, but I haven't seen him in anything since.

"I'd like to make a toast!" said my friend at a happy family celebration. Without missing a beat, her nephew burst out, "Don't we need to get the toaster first?"

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Avoid creating unnecessary fuss over a situation that you don't approve of. If it's going to work, it will do so despite your objections.